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Senators to examine hospital price transparency legislation
Sens. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, and John Hickenlooper, D-Co., introduced the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act in July 2025, requiring hospitals to publicly report negotiated rates, costs and cash prices for ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers and clinical labs.
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House GOP release text of 'clean' continuing resolution to keep government funded until December
The bill would temporarily extend current funding levels while lawmakers negotiate the fiscal 2027 appropriations bills.
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Lindsey Graham's office schedules funerals in Washington, South Carolina for end of July
The memorial services will be held in Washington on Tuesday, July 28, and the next day in South Carolina.
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Thune offers to revise Senate phone data provision to instead send money from lawsuits to Treasury
Thune’s proposal would clarify that the payouts to the senators would be given to the U.S. Treasury and would not personally enrich lawmakers.
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Security footage reveals suspected J6 pipe bomber visited a third building before Capitol riot
The subcommittee investigating Jan. 6 has taken a particular interest in the two pipe bombs that were discovered that day outside the national headquarters of both major political parties.
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Tenney condemns vandalism of her private D.C. residence: 'Disturbing and unacceptable'
Tenney said law enforcement responded to the vandalism early Thursday morning, and the incident is being investigated by the United States Capitol Police and D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department. The motive is currently unclear.
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Mikie Sherrill to resign House seat Thursday as part of NJ governor transition
Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli during the general election earlier this month, and will replace outgoing New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in the governor's mansion. She is expected to be sworn in on Jan. 20.
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House unanimously votes to repeal Senate phone records provision added to bill to end shutdown
The provision benefitted eight Republican senators whose phone records were accessed as part of an FBI investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
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Congressional Republicans look to health savings accounts as alternative to Obamacare tax credits
With millions of Americans’ health insurance premiums projected to rise in 2026, due partially to enhanced Obamacare subsidies expiring, Republicans are eyeing health savings accounts as a solution.
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Cruz sets Isaacman's Senate confirmation hearing for NASA administrator for Dec. 3
President Donald Trump first nominated Isaacman, who is an ally of SpaceX founder Elon Musk, for the post last year. But he withdrew the nomination in May and placed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in the post on an interim basis.
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Ohio resolution calls for federal term limits
Proposal f a federal convention of states to change the Constitution received its second hearing in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday.
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Duckworth fires staffer posing as lawyer in bid to release illegal immigrant
“Upon reviewing the matter, I can confirm that neither I nor my leadership was aware of, authorized or directed what your letter describes as the employee's conduct,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth said
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House votes to repeal provision in bill to end shutdown that allows senators to sue over phone data
The provision was passed as part of the bill to reopen the federal government last week