Congress
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Thune promises swift confirmation process for Jay Clayton as next director of National Intelligence
President Donald Trump nominated Clayton, who was serving as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York at the time, for the role last month. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte is currently serving as acting DNI in the interim.
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Group of state AGs push Senate to confirm Todd Blanche as US attorney general
Blanche is scheduled to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday and would replace former Attorney General Pam Bondi if confirmed.
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House Republicans break impasse that allows voting to resume on chamber floor
House Speaker Mike Johnson won over Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Tennessee GOP Rep. Tim Burchett in the latest 211-215 vote.
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House Republicans demand documentation of Buttigieg’s response to Ohio train disaster
GOP accuses department of “apathy” in the face of major environmental catastrophe.
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House China panel to kick off with ex-Trump officials on fending off Beijing bid for global primacy
Former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, former Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger set to testify on Tuesday before new select committee.
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Greene to propose bill to audit U.S. funding of Ukrainian war effort
"We have no idea where all this money’s going," congresswoman says.
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Former NBA player, outspoken China critic Freedom says future includes running for elected office
Freedom said that he was in the process of making plans to run for office but has not started raising money yet
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House Oversight grills Blinken on funding conservative blacklist ahead of censorship bill markup
Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) wants State documents and communications about suppression of "mis-, dis-, or mal- information" since Biden inauguration.
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Yuma Sheriff: Illegal crossings jumped from 40 per day to 1k after Biden reversed Trump policies
Sheriff Wilmot describes the area along the Colorado River near the open fields as an "environmental disaster" due to the trash, pharmaceuticals and biological waste "left by those crossing the border illegally."
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Watch: House Judiciary hearing at the border
The House Judiciary Committee is holding its second hearing on the border crisis
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FDA redefines 'milk': Dairy State senator slams approval of label for plant-based substitutes
"Since the FDA is failing to enforce its own definitions for dairy terminology and stop imitation products from deceiving consumers, we will be reintroducing our DAIRY PRIDE Act to stand up for America's dairy farmers," said Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho).
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GOP House seeks documents on State Department's funding of 'censorship campaign'
The Global Disinformation Index, a British organization that offers "risk ratings" to ad companies on what websites to avoid, received $330,000 in federal funding.
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Mayorkas, Garland, Buttigieg emerge as top 3 House GOP targets for removal
Impeachment resolutions have been introduced in the House against attorney general and homeland security secretary, while an Ohio GOP lawmaker has floated impeachment for Buttigieg, citing his belated crisis response to the toxic train derailment in his state.