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Congress faces crammed lame-duck session with little bipartisan appetite
“Now is not the time for whining, excuses, or cowardice,” Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., posted Friday on social media. “Republicans only have 20 legislative days left this Congress to lock in America First wins and take away leverage points from the Democrats. Leave nothing on the table.”
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Democrats can’t end Trump's tariffs without Republicans
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who is in line to chair the Senate Finance Committee, said he would use the panel to "reassert congressional authority over our country's trade policy to bring down costs, end Trump's disastrous and corrupt tariffs, reestablish critical trade partnerships, and hold trade cheats accountable."
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Healthcare, economy top Democrat priorities after midterms
Across the country, Democrats won sweeping victories in what is considered a rebuke of high gas and other prices amid the U.S. military conflict in Iran and President Donald Trump’s sinking approval rating
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North Carolina lawmaker proposes bill canceling House August recess unless funding bills are passed
“The American people don’t go home before their job is done, so why should Congress?” Edwards asked in remarks on the House floor. “In the nearly five decades that our current appropriations process has been in place, Congress has only passed all 12 appropriations bills only four times."
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House Republicans vote to defund Mayorkas salary in Homeland Security appropriations bill
The amendment to withhold the salary was introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs from Arizona, and passed in a 193 to 173 vote, per Fox News. Only Republican voted against the amendment.
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Sen. Lee doubles down on term limits for Republican leaders in upper chamber
Lee said that when it comes to term limits, it would make it easier for senators to rise within party leadership and prevent someone from monopolizing the position for decades.
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GOP chairs press Mayorkas on 'lack of transparency,' potential bias of rebranded DHS board
In the letter sent to Mayorkas, the lawmakers wrote that there appears to be a “lack of transparency” around the new DHS group.
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GOP-led House rejects Republican congressman's amendment to ban taxpayer funding for IVF at Pentagon
There were 193 amendments to the defense spending bill while state-foreign operations had 75 amendments and homeland security had 61 amendments.
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Key House chairman intervenes in Bannon case, tells Supreme Court Democrat J6 contempt was 'invalid'
The 11th hour amicus brief filed by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., comes as the nation's highest court considers Bannon's emergency request to delay his four-month prison sentence.
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House passes resolution calling for independent probe of Pakistan's election in bipartisan vote
The resolution calls for full investigation into allegations of interference in the electoral process through intimidation tactics.
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Jordan says legislation needed to curb government censorship on social media after SCOTUS decision
"While we respectfully disagree with the Court's decision, our investigation has shown the need for legislative reforms," Jordan said in a statement.
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House Ethics Committee votes to expand investigation of Florida Democratic congresswoman
The committee said the probe now includes whether she "violated the Code of Official Conduct or any law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct applicable to the performance of her duties or the discharge of her responsibilities."
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Speaker Mike Johnson approves House intervening in Bannon case before prison sentence starts
The Democrat J6 committee was “wrongfully constituted and we think the work was tainted,” Johnson declares