Congress

How Thune’s involvement tipped the scales in the House budget resolution fight

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• budget reconciliation
• Congress
• deficit
• House
• House Republicans
• John Thune
• Mike Johnson
• Senate Republicans

How Thune’s involvement tipped the scales in the House budget resolution fight

admin April 10, 2025

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) muscled the budget resolution through the chamber thanks to...

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Congressional Republicans demand answers from Ivy League schools over price-fixing collusion allegations

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• Chuck Grassley
• Congress
• House
• House Republicans
• Ivy League
• Jim Jordan
• Senate Republicans

Congressional Republicans demand answers from Ivy League schools over price-fixing collusion allegations

admin April 10, 2025

A group of House and Senate Republicans are demanding answers from Ivy League...

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Brandon Gill grills Democratic witness defending Baltimore as safe city

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• Baltimore
• Congress
• Donald Trump
• House
• House of Representatives
• Maryland
• Sanctuary Cities

Brandon Gill grills Democratic witness defending Baltimore as safe city

admin April 9, 2025

During a heated House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing,...

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House delays budget vote after Johnson fails to sway GOP holdouts

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• budget reconciliation
• Congress
• Donald Trump
• House
• House Republicans
• Mike Johnson

House delays budget vote after Johnson fails to sway GOP holdouts

admin April 9, 2025

House Republicans scrapped a vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda after it...

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House passes legislation to curb authority of ‘rogue’ district judges

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• Congress
• courts
• Darrell Issa
• Department of Justice
• Donald Trump
• House
• House of Representatives
• House Republicans
• Lawfare

House passes legislation to curb authority of ‘rogue’ district judges

admin April 9, 2025

House Republicans have moved to limit the authority of federal judges, passing legislation...

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Republicans breathe sigh of relief over Trump’s tariff retreat

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• Congress
• Donald Trump
• Senate
• Tariffs
• trade policy
• Trump Administration

Republicans breathe sigh of relief over Trump’s tariff retreat

admin April 9, 2025

News of President Donald Trump pulling back on sweeping tariffs Wednesday gave Republicans...

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Wiley Nickel challenging Thom Tillis for North Carolina Senate seat

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• campaign
• Congress
• House Democrats
• North Carolina
• Roy Cooper
• Senate
• Thom Tillis

Wiley Nickel challenging Thom Tillis for North Carolina Senate seat

admin April 9, 2025

Former North Carolina Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickel is hopping back into national politics...

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Bipartisan effort builds to restore USAID funding to fight malnutrition abroad

7 min read

• Congress
• Elon Musk
• House
• House Democrats
• House Republicans
• Nutrition
• Rosa DeLauro
• State Department
• USAID

Bipartisan effort builds to restore USAID funding to fight malnutrition abroad

admin April 9, 2025

EXCLUSIVE — Groups that feed malnourished children abroad with edible paste are asking...

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Trump open to tax on millionaires to pay for second-term agenda

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• Congress
• Donald Trump
• Lindsey Graham
• Senate
• Senate Republicans
• taxes

Trump open to tax on millionaires to pay for second-term agenda

admin April 8, 2025

President Donald Trump expressed openness to a new tax on millionaires to offset...

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Some House GOP budget holdouts cave after White House meeting, but not enough

3 min read

• budget reconciliation
• Byron Donalds
• Congress
• Donald Trump
• House
• Mike Johnson
• Rules
• White House

Some House GOP budget holdouts cave after White House meeting, but not enough

admin April 8, 2025

A handful of Republicans withholding support for a GOP budget resolution changed their...

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