Elmo has a friend, indeed. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries,D-N.Y., brought along a stuffed friend to help make a point on the House floor Thursday. Jeffries held up a stuffed Elmo doll while accusing Republicans of…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham is pushing forward to fund President Donald Trump’s border security agenda despite objections from a key Senate Republican who wants to cut the spending in half. The South Carolina Republican, who chairs…
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Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., tore into a fellow Empire State lawmaker Thursday after the latter accosted Lawler on the House floor. Chaos briefly broke out in the House of Representatives during the chamber’s final vote…
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White House takes interest in proposed Russian sanctions as Ukraine War peace talks drag on
The White House is in ongoing discussions with Capitol Hill to amend a proposed sanctions bill targeting Russia, Fox News Digital has learned, and prefers that route over sanctions led by the executive branch. Sens.…
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The House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion plan to claw back federal funds for foreign aid, PBS and NPR. The 214 to 212 vote was mostly along party lines, with no Democrats…
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Democrat grills Hegseth on whether he’ll take ‘accountability’ for Signal chat once DOD IG report drops
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Thursday in a tense exchange over whether Hegseth improperly shared classified details about U.S. airstrikes against Houthi rebels. In what was the sharpest line of questioning…
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Trump warns Israel strike on Iran ‘could happen’ amid Middle East evacuation, nuclear negotiations
President Donald Trump on Thursday wouldn’t say an attack by Israel on Iran was imminent, but warned it ‘could happen’ as the U.S. continues to pressure Tehran on a nuclear deal, but simultaneously prepares evacuations…
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Senate Republicans rammed through another of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Thursday, this time giving a green-light to the president’s pick to lead the IRS. The GOP-controlled Senate approved former House Rep. Billy Long to…
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Former Vice President Mike Pence’s conservative organization wants Republican senators to gut provisions from the ‘big, beautiful bill’ that could jeopardize the legislation’s survival in both chambers. Advancing American Freedom, Pence’s organization that he founded…
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Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote a dissent to the Supreme Court’s decision to limit the U.S. Tax Court’s authority in certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cases, asserting that the federal tax collecting service could avoid accountability…