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Video: Behind the Vote to Release the Epstein Files
new video loaded: Behind the Vote to Release the Epstein Files The House approved a bill directing the Justice Department to release all…
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Old visuals misrepresent Indonesian lawmaker's situation after anti-government protests
Anti-government protests in Indonesia sparked by low wages, unemployment, and anger over lawmakers' perceived lavish perks turned violent…
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Barack Obama sends message to Texas Democrats over redistricting battle
By James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as…
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Senate Republicans Want to Trim Some of Trump’s Tax Cuts in Domestic Policy Bill
Even before the House passed the sweeping bill carrying President Trump’s domestic policy agenda, Senate Republicans made it clear that…
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Politicians accused of Liberia parliament arson bailed for $440,000
Liberia's former speaker and three other members of the House of Representatives have been released from prison after paying a combined…
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Liberia's ex-speaker charged with arson over parliament fire
Liberia's former speaker of parliament has been charged with arson over a fire which destroyed the nation's House of Representatives,…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene partially agrees with Elon Musk on Trump-backed bill
Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene partially backed Elon Musk Tuesday in his criticism of President Donald Trump's "big,…
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Johnson Rules Out an Aggressive Plan to Cut Medicaid as G.O.P. Moderates Waver
Speaker Mike Johnson has dropped one of the most aggressive options the G.O.P. was considering to cut Medicaid costs to help pay for…
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Republicans in Congress Use Obscure Law to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations
As President Trump moves unilaterally to slash the federal bureaucracy and upend longstanding policies, Republicans in Congress have…
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May 2, 2025, 11:22 a.m. ET The proposal aims to slash the budget for the National Science Foundation by more than 50 percent, to $3.9…
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Melania Trump reacts after House overwhelmingly passes revenge porn bill
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily…
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House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump
The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation to criminalize the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit photos and…
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Democrat grilled by voter over support for GOP-backed Laken Riley Act
Democratic Representative Derek Tran of California was grilled by a voter from his home state over why he voted for the GOP-backed Laken…
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He Said He Would Ban Congressional Stock Trading. Now in Office, He Trades Freely.
Last March, when Rob Bresnahan, Jr., a wealthy Republican business executive, was running to represent a competitive House district in…
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Senate Votes to Rescind Some Trump Tariffs, With G.O.P. Support
The Senate on Wednesday approved a measure that would block some of the tariffs President Trump has imposed on Canada, with a handful of…
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One Republican breaks with colleagues on budget plan vote
By Anna Commander is a Newsweek Editor and writer based in Florida. Her focus is reporting on crime, weather and breaking news. She has…
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Republican congressman says he wants change to Medicaid
Republican U.S. Representative Mark Alford of Missouri said that he would support "changes" to Medicaid hours after the issue took center…
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The Death of Competition in American Elections
President Trump’s return to Washington has tested the bounds of presidential power and set off alarms among Democrats, historians and…
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Fact check: Does Republican budget cut Medicaid by $880 billion?
After House Republicans shared a new budget proposal this week, some Democrats began sounding the alarm that Medicaid funding could be…
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Congressman: Stop China's Exploitation Our Student Visa Program
Federal authorities recently charged five Chinese nationals who photographed U.S. troops conducting live-fire exercises with the Taiwanese…
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Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States.
Republicans in Congress have responded to President Trump’s unilateral moves to freeze federal spending, dismantle programs and fire civil…
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Republican House committee officer lobbied for Chinese "military" company
A senior staffer's short-lived promotion in the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee caused a stir Wednesday over his past lobbying…
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Mike Johnson walks tightrope between Trump plans and contentious GOP
House Speaker Mike Johnson faces heightening pressure to deliver President Donald Trump's agenda in Congress while attempting to satisfy a…
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Full list of Republicans who voted to ban TikTok as Trump reveals new plan
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "save TikTok" once he takes office on Monday after nearly 200 House Republicans and over 30…