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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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Menendez files for independent Senate run amid corruption allegations
Menendez is currently facing allegations that he and his wife Nadine accepted bribes to benefit foreign governments in countries such as Egypt and Qatar, while he was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Jim Jordan calls to defund 'lawfare activities' of Trump prosecutors
The proposal includes plans to defund investigations by Special Counsel Jack Smith, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
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MTG during House COVID hearing tells Fauci he should be prosecuted for 'crimes against humanity'
Congresswoman Greene made the comment during a hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic
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House Oversight top Democrat Raskin promotes discredited Trump bleach claim at Fauci hearing
President Biden did same thing on campaign trail this year, called out by fact-check.
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Johnson: GOP using 'everything in our arsenal' for oversight, investigations after Trump conviction
"We are the rule of law party. Chaos is not a conservative value," Johnson says
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announces pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Lee said she expects to be “occasionally absent” from the House while undergoing her treatment.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for no federal funding to New York over Trump conviction
"The whole thing was illegal! Republicans should not vote to fund a single penny to that corrupt state," Greene wrote on the social media platform, X.
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Jim Jordan requests Bragg testimony after Trump verdict
Jordan requested that the testimony from Colangelo and Bragg take place on June 13, according to a letter Jordan shared on X. The testimony will be part of a hearing on the "weaponization of the federal government," which will focus on the “unprecedented political prosecution of President Trump.”
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Congressional leaders invite Netanyahu to address joint session of Congress
No specific date for the address was listed, but it is expected to occur within the next eight weeks, or just after Congress returns from its August recess.
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Trump campaign sends cease and desist letter to Virginia's Bob Good for implying endorsement
Lawyers for Trump accused the incumbent of producing signs and other materials that imply Trump endorsed his reelection bid, when Trump endorsed Good's opponent John McGuire on Tuesday.