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Chip Roy introduces legislation to label CAIR as a 'specially designated global terrorist'
The legislation seeks to label CAIR as a Hamas affiliate and prohibit Americans from dealing with the organization, which is considered one of the largest Muslim Civil Rights advocacy groups in the country.
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House Democratic leadership schedules 25th Amendment briefing for caucus members on Friday
The presidential cabinet would need to invoke the 25th Amendment, which would remove the sitting president and hand the office to the vice president.
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House Democrats' resolution to halt Trump's actions in Iran fails
The effort followed Trump's statement in the lead up to the deadline for negotiations with Iran, where Trump said "a whole civilization will die tonight."
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Senate panel advances over $1 trillion in federal funding for fiscal year 2026
The new legislation consists of nearly $852 billion in discretionary funding for defense programs and just under $200 billion for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.
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Senate Republicans appear hesitant to change confirmation rules despite slow progress
Thune told reporters that the Republican conference is exploring various rule change possibilities to get Trump’s nominees confirmed more swiftly, including eliminating the cloture vote that comes before final confirmation.
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Alaska senator blocks Naval chief confirmation amid row with Pentagon over military base: Report
The nominee was approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee in a Tuesday vote, but Sullivan is holding up the final chamber-wide confirmation until the Pentagon reopens the long-shuttered Adak Naval Air Station.
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MTG sounds off on Israel as 'America first' backers question support for conflict
"I sincerely hope Republicans, out on August recess right now, will return in September with a renewed focus to stop funding foreign wars and stop waging the fiscal war against my children and their entire generation," she went on.
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Bill would require transparency of foreign influence in K-12 schools
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., introduced the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education (TRACE) Act in the Senate. U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Florida, introduced companion legislation in the House.
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Senate Dems urge OSC to investigate whether Trump admin violated Hatch Act in redistricting push
The Hatch Act forbids government employees from engaging in political activity while on duty or in their official capacity as a federal employee. They also cannot solicit political contributions at any time, and cannot try to sway an election.
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Senate confirms Joe Kent to lead the National Counterterrorism Center
Kent, who previously served as an Army Ranger and in the Special Forces, was confirmed in a 52-44 split. Kent also served as a foreign policy advisor to Trump in 2021.
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You Vote: Do you support the bills that would ban stock trading by members of Congress?
The other Republican committee members argued that the bill would unfairly punish the wealthy and disincentivize some people from serving in Congress.
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Fetterman slams MTG's characterization of humanitarian situation in Gaza: 'Not a genocide'
Greene made waves earlier this week after she called the humanitarian crisis a “genocide” in a social media post. She also recently upped her attacks on Israel for its role in the crisis, claiming on Sunday that the situation in Gaza is "horrific."
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Senate panel advances congressional stock trading ban, Hawley the lone GOP yes vote
“We have an opportunity here today to do something that the public has wanted us to do for decades, and that is to ban members of Congress from profiting on information that, frankly, only members of Congress have,” Sen. Josh Hawley said