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Trump vowed to make U.S. world's crypto leader, Congress just took the first step
If you're among the roughly 67 million Americans who hold crypto, the bipartisan bill would be the first federal law to spell out how digital assets are taxed. The change would scrap the per-transaction reporting.
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Retiring Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters to lead USC political center next year
The university said Peters will be co-director of its Center for the Political Future alongside Republican strategist Mike Murphy.
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GOP lawmakers say ActBlue not taking fraud concerns seriously ahead of midterms
The platform’s failure to answer questions about its fraud prevention practices show ActBlue still doesn’t take lapses seriously, Republican lawmaker Bryan Steil tells Just the News.
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa dies at 65: GOP leadership
LaMalfa's death further narrows the GOP majority in the House, though his district is considered reliably Republican.
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Speaker Johnson says US troops are not expected to be on ground in Venezuela with Maduro out
Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill that the operation was not a "regime change" but a "demand for change of behavior by a regime," and that he does not expect the United States to have direct involvement in the country's new government.
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Democratic lawmakers decry Trump's Venezuela operation as 'impeachable offense'
The Trump administration has pushed back on claims that the operation was a military action or invasion, stating that it was law enforcement because U.S. forces were arresting Maduro and his wife.
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Trump officials to brief congressional leaders on Maduro arrest operation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine and Attorney General Pam Bondi are expected to attend the briefing.
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Centrist-minded Pennsylvania governor now at center of politically charged ICE enforcement debate
At issue is whether the Pennsylvania state police should keep contributing data to a law enforcement database used for ICE roundups
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Florida GOP congressman predicts Machado will be next Venezuela president despite Trump’s comments
“Do not put words in my mouth. I will not tolerate putting words in my mouth or my colleague’s mouth," the congressman said.
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Florida Republicans applaud Trump's handling of Venezuela operation that led to Maduro's capture
Rep. Gimenez compared the operation to the fall of the Berlin Wall and called it a “stellar military operation.”
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Democrat lawmaker Wasserman Schultz comes out in support of Trump's operation in Venezuela
Many Democrats in Congress have come out against the strikes that led to Maduro's capture.
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U.S. Senate races will decide balance of Congress in 2026
In 2024, Republicans flipped the U.S. Senate from blue to red and hold a 53-47 majority. Two senators are independents who caucus with Democrats.
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Congress faces govt. shutdown date, health care bills, Epstein on return
With the current CR expiring Jan. 30, lawmakers have less than a month to finish the remaining nine bills or pass yet another CR, otherwise, the government will partially shut down.