Congress
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House Democrat accused of stealing $5 million from FEMA posts edited photo without expensive ring
Cherfilus-McCormick's official House portrait shows the congresswoman wearing a flashy yellow diamond ring, but the photo that was posted on Christmas does not feature the jewelry. A Community Notes on the post flags the missing ring.
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Congress in what has become a too familiar situation will return to resolve a missed deadline
This past fall, Congress went on recess without passing a spending measure to avoid a government shutdown.
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Congressional Conflicts: Curb on lawmakers’ stock trades draws fire for being weak
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, said he expects by early next year to vote on a bill that would permit lawmakers to keep stocks they own but bar them from buying new stocks.
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Donald Trump Jr. criticizes House GOP leaders: 'They’re not our friends'
"Enough already!" Trump said in response to a video of Johnson talking about the need to secure the U.S. border before securing the border of other countries.
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Rep. Greene alleges Speaker Johnson is considering unprecedented change to motion to vacate rules
"Kevin McCarthy while he was starring down the barrel of a loaded gun, he never made a move like this behind closed doors and made deals with Democrats to change the motion to vacate," Greene said.
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Senate Republicans introduce resolution that targets SEC’s controversial climate-disclosure rules
“The SEC’s final climate disclosure rule threatens economic opportunity across the country, and it must be overturned," the resolution’s sponsor, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said.
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Tea Party Nation founder: Tea Party brought GOP 'back to life' but failed to cut spending
“The Tea Party movement was an abject failure. There’s just no other way to put it. Look at where we are today," says Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation
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GOP-led House passes bipartisan Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act
The vote is the result of an agreement Johnson reached with House conservatives last week in exchange for not blocking, for the second time, a rule to allow House floor consideration of the bill to reauthorize section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for 2 years
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New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne Jr. remains unconscious after April 6 heart attack: report
It is unclear when he will return to Capitol Hill
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GOP lawmakers slam Johnson’s foreign aid plan: ‘Strike line one on page one and all that follows’
Texas conservative Rep. Chip Roy indicated that the speaker’s priorities were wrong by seeking aid for United States allies instead of the crisis at the U.S.’s southern border.
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Polish President Duda meets with Trump in NY amid DA Bragg trial
"He's doing a fantastic job. The people of Poland love him, they really do. He's my friend, and we had four great years together," Trump said.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene proposes forcing lawmakers who vote for Ukraine aid to join its military
The measure is not expect to make it into the final bill and appears to be merely a protest against the foreign aid initiative.
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Science publisher apologizes for dismissing lab leak as colleagues spurn congressional hearing
Democrats accuse GOP of "setting a dangerous precedent that if Congress doesn't like what you publish you'll be hauled in" as a tool to "prove their conspiratorial narrative."