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House Judiciary Committee sets date for Jack Smith testimony
The testimony will take place on Thursday, January 22, at 10 a.m. Eastern.
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Congress to send delegation to Denmark this week as Danish, Greenland envoys come to US
The delegation will meet with high-level Danish and Greenlandic government officials and business leaders in Copenhagen on Friday and Saturday.
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Bipartisan bill to cap annual deficits at 3% could curb debt growth
The Rules Committee must suggest rule changes to help meet the target, including making budget rules more difficult to waive and requiring the Congressional Budget Office to analyze the impact of major bills.
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House Oversight drops new report alleging Green New Deal benefitted Biden allies
The staff report, titled "The Green New Scam: The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund," accused the Biden administration of creating a scheme to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars to nonprofits run by the former president's allies.
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Congressional Budget Office: 1.6 million fewer immigrants to enter US this year amid Trump policies
The One Big Beautiful Bill is estimated to cause the removal of 290,000 illegal immigrants and the voluntary exit of 30,000 others over the next five years
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Massie's discharge petition on Epstein files nears 218 signatures
Democratic Virginia Rep. James Walkinshaw, who was recently sworn in after a special election Tuesday night, signed the petition late Wednesday
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House Republicans pass 2026 defense policy bill with some Democratic support
The policy bill will still need to be approved by the Senate, which is debating its own version of the bill this week.
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Video in congressional hearing appears to show Hellfire missile fired off Yemen bouncing off UFO
"That’s a Hellfire missile smacking into that UFO and [it] just bounced right off, and it kept going," said journalist George Knapp
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Former CDC Director Susan Monarez to testify in front of Senate HELP Committee next week
The former director is expected to testify about her high-profile firing, which Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed was because she admitted to being untrustworthy.
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers to visit China for first time since 2019: Report
Details of the trip, such as the date of the visit or which lawmakers will be on it, were not immediately clear, but it is being organized by Democratic Washington Rep. Adam Smith.
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Randy Fine warns judges who release violent criminals: 'Your day in court is coming'
"Decarlos Brown Jr. should never have been released," Fine said in a post on X. "Iryna Zarutska should still be alive. To the judges who put violent criminals back on our streets: your day in court is coming."
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House Oversight Committee releases documents obtained from Epstein Estate
The files come after Democrats on the committee released a drawing that was allegedly done by President Donald Trump for a birthday book for Epstein that was organized by Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003.
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Jeffries taps Swalwell to lead Democrats on new House J6 panel
Jeffries also selected Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Jared Moskowitz of Florida to serve as the other two Democrats on the panel. House Speaker Mike Johnson gets final approval of all members.