House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will reportedly campaign against the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that Senate Republicans negotiated with Democrats. McCarthy’s break with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will reportedly come at…
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New Hampshire Democrats are accusing the Democratic National Committee of punishing Granite State voters, calling plans to upend the party’s presidential primary schedule a ‘poison pill’ that would hurt Democrats in future elections. Those sharp…
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Republicans plan oversight into how Biden admin’s green push benefits China: ‘Nothing is off the table’
EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are preparing to conduct oversight into how the Biden administration’s green energy programs are benefiting China and Chinese-affiliated companies. Republican leadership on the House Energy and Commerce Committee – which has broad…
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Court upholds injunction against Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in three states
A federal appeals court has ruled the Biden administration cannot enforce its COVID-19 vaccine mandate on contractors with the government in three states. A three-judge panel on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals voted…
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Lawmakers make last-minute push to include residency path for Afghan evacuees in omnibus package
Senate lawmakers from both parties are making a last-minute push to include a pathway to permanent legal status in the U.S. for evacuees from Afghanistan who were brought to the U.S. after the withdrawal in…
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State AGs warn of ‘enormous’ harm if Title 42 policy ends in last-ditch appeal to Supreme Court
Attorneys general from 19 states warned the Supreme Court on Wednesday that allowing a Trump-era immigration policy to expire would make the ongoing crisis at the border even worse, and said even the Biden administration…
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The $1.7 trillion government funding bill expected to pass this week includes language that bans the use of federal funds to buy crack or meth pipes. ‘Notwithstanding any provision of this title and the amendments…
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Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas told fellow lawmakers Tuesday that the proposed release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns could set a precedent that affects even the Supreme Court of the United States. Democrats…
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Zelenskyy visit is a message to Putin that US will back Ukraine for ‘as long as it takes’: White House
The White House this week said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise visit to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday should be seen by Russia as a sign that America will continue to devote political and financial…
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House Republicans threaten GOP senators’ pet projects over spending bill vote: ‘New political reality’
EXCLUSIVE: Thirty-one House Republicans are doubling down on their threat to oppose any legislation in the next Congress that is favored by GOP senators who vote for a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill this week.…