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Senate Judiciary officially schedules Blanche's attorney general confirmation hearing for next week
The confirmation hearing will take place on July 15 at 9 a.m. Eastern and will be held in the Hart Senate Office Building.
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Jack Smith’s team may have exposed classified info while probing Trump for allegedly doing the same
Senator Chuck Grassley released documents on Wednesday which described the alleged security incidents.
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Trump, NCAA pushes Congress to pass bill before fall kickoff to overhaul federal college sports regs
The bill is a sweeping proposal to reshape the future of college athletics in the NIL era.
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Arizona Democratic senators clash with House Speaker Johnson over over shutdown, Epstein
"This is a publicity stunt," House Speaker Mike Johnson said.
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Jeffries, Lawler argue in Capitol hallway over Obamacare amid government shutdown: 'Embarrassment'
“You can easily extend the ACA right now,” Rep. Mike Lawler said
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Senate Republicans block Democrats from forcing War Powers vote over drug boat strikes
The resolution was introduced in response to the Trump administration's recent strikes on drug boats in the Caribbean they believe are primarily coming from Venezuela.
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House Appropriations chairman calls for Democrats to reopen the government
Cole highlighted the success his committee has had in passing all 12 appropriations bills, which would create the federal budget for fiscal year 2026, ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline. Most of those bills still need to clear the main chamber.
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Congressional Republicans introduce 'Gas Can Freedom Act' to rollback Obama-era red tape
Banks said the new legislation, titled the "Gas Can Freedom Act," will restore consumer choice in the cans by repealing the ban and will help keep federal politics out of the lives of ordinary Americans.
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Sen. Whitehouse defends Democrats on shutdown as Senate rejects sixth attempt to reopen government
The Senate failed to advance competing continuing resolutions for the sixth time that would temporarily restore federal funding, with the House-passed resolution failing in a 54-45 split that was primarily along party lines.
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MTG says GOP must 'come up with a solution' for Obamacare subsidies amid government shutdown
"Americans are going to be hurting, and they really don’t care about R and D," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said
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Jeffries rejects possible one-year extension on Obamacare tax subsidies amid funding showdown
Virginia GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans is reportedly floating the one-year extension on Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies as a possible starting point for negotiations on reopening the government, which has been shut down since last week.
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Senate confirms more than 100 Trump nominees amid government shutdown
Senators are not expected to vote on either of the competing continuing resolutions on Tuesday that seek to end the government shutdown, but did proceed to vote on the en bloc nominations.
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Senator Jim Banks urges Commerce department to probe 2020 Census miscounts
The senator claims the Biden administration used a controversial statistical method called differential privacy in the census and allegedly counted illegal migrants without confirming their citizenship status.