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Disapproval of Congress at all-time high: Poll
Gallup pointed to the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as Republican frustration over the failure of the Senate to approve the Save America Act, a marquis voter ID bill, as driving the negative outlook.
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House members call for improvements to ethics panel amid recent string of resignations amid scandals
In just the past several days, three House members accused of serious ethical lapses were forced to resign, two before the committee could render findings of fault and enact punishments.
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Trump's pick to to run Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, appears before Senate for confirmation hearing
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis is vowing to hold up Warsh's nomination vote until the Trump administration concludes its probe into the Fed’s headquarters renovations, under Chairman Jerome Powell, whom Trump has repeatedly criticized.
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Connolly announces bid to replace Raskin on House Oversight
Connolly is the first person to officially toss his hat in the ring to replace Raskin, after the Maryland Democrat announced he was seeking to replace New York Democrat Jerry Nadler as the party's top member of House Judiciary Committee.
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Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent to meet Senate Republicans on Wednesday
Bessent is expected to meet with incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune and incoming Majority Whip John Barrasso on Wednesday.
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Andy Kim to replace George Helmy in the Senate next week
Helmy announced that he will officially resign his post on Sunday, which clears the way for Kim's appointment on Monday. Murphy is expected to appoint Kim to fill out the rest of the term, before being sworn into a full six-year term in January.
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House Democrat moves to force vote on Gaetz ethics report
"Resigning from Congress should not allow Members to avoid accountability for allegations as serious as those faced by Matt Gaetz," Casten said in a statement. "Withholding this report from the American people would impede the dignity and integrity of the legislative proceedings of the House."
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Moskowitz becomes first House Democrat to join DOGE caucus
Moskowitz said he is joining the GOP-led caucus because he believes that eliminating wasteful government spending should not be a partisan issue.
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House Republicans could temporarily have majority as thin as two seats after Trump appointments
Republicans have won 220 seats compared to 214 for Democrats with one race outstanding in the 13th congressional district of California between Democrat Adam Gray and Republican Rep. John Duarte.
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GOP Sen. Tuberville on Hunter Biden pardon: ‘If it was my son, I’d pardon him too’
“But here’s what I didn’t like: Don’t lie to us. Don’t tell us you’re not going to do it and then do it,” he says
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Senate quietly promotes general in charge of 82nd Airborne during Afghanistan withdrawal
Donahue, who was a Lt. General at the time, is considered the last person to leave Afghanistan during the disastrous withdrawal in the summer of 2021.
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Squad member urges Biden to use presidential pardon power on thousands of imprisoned Americans
“In the remaining days of his presidency, I have called on President Biden to use his clemency power to change the lives of families across this nation — families who are disproportionately Black and brown, with loved ones behind the wall, suffering from injustices of the legal system," Pressley said in a statement.
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House Democrat suggests making it illegal for presidents to pardon family members
Connolly, who currently sits on the House Oversight committee, said he understood the president's decision as a parent, but that presidents should not be allowed to pardon their own family members.