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Fetterman calls on Democrats to 'drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom' after shooting
"We were there front and center. That venue wasn’t built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government," Fetterman wrote on Sunday.
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Retiring GOP congressman says Pentagon raided housing fund for troop bonuses, demands repayment
"The barracks budget has been looted for many years for other priorities," Bacon says. "We brought in $2.5 billion to increase housing allowances for people living off base in the reconciliation bill."
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U.S. House Republicans face jam-packed week ahead
Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for more than 70 days, but House Republicans are still refusing to vote on Senate-passed legislation to reopen it until they see more progress on immigration enforcement funding.
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GOP senators reveal Kerry's pseudonym email address as secretary of State, ask agency to investigate
“We want to know whether then-Secretary Kerry properly complied with all federal records laws and regulations with respect to his official email communications and whether responses to relevant Freedom of Information Act requests have properly included that email address in productions to requestors," the senators wrote to Sec. Blinken
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Democrat holdouts Meeks, Cardin have signed off on major arms deal to Israel that includes F-16s
The weaponry is largely financed by the roughly $3.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer funds Washington gives Israel every year
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Texas man who threatened to kill Rep. Maxine Waters receives 33-month prison sentence
In all four messages, Gaherty used racist, misogynistic language, and threatened to kill the California lawmaker.
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Schumer prepares for a vote on protecting abortion rights nationally
The vote is expected to take place next month, because the Senate will go on a two-week recess next week, and will remain out for the first week of July.
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House Republicans to investigate Office of Special Counsel for alleged IRS whistleblower retaliation
The IRS Whistleblowers have allegedly faced retaliation from the Biden Administration for their protected disclosures to Congress.
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Fed watchdog confirms findings that FDA mishandled 2022 infant formula crisis, GOP congresswoman
The audit was conducted by the inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Johnson, Scalise, not expected to attend annual bipartisan Israel trip led by Democrat Hoyer
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress on July 24
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House passes resolution to automatically enroll men aged 18-26 in military draft
The resolution was included in the National Defense Authorization Act which approves the defense budget for the next fiscal year, and includes the government's top priorities when it comes to defense and national security policies.
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Johnson says House will take Garland subpoena to court after DOJ's response to contempt vote
Johnson said the DOJ's decision is "another example" of the Biden administration's two-tiered system of justice, and that the House would move to enforce the subpoena of Garland in federal court. The contempt order comes after Biden invoked executive privilege over the tapes, but Congress has received a transcript of the interview.
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Louisiana congressman will not seek reelection this year
The redistricting placed the majority of his district in GOP Rep. Julia Letlow’s fifth congressional district, which would mean he'd have to challenge her in the primary.