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Johnson secures slim victory for Trump-backed budget plan in House vote
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White House Censoring Embarrassing Pool Reports of Trump
“DHS will enforce all relevant immigration laws to the maximum degree, to protect the homeland from extremists and terrorist aliens,…
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House Budget Hawks Are Right to Resist the Irresponsible Senate Plan
If Senate Republicans can’t commit to spending cuts in a blueprint, when will they? Source link
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Libraries Take a Hit in the Latest White House Order
A department supporting literacy, archive digitization, and conservation is set to sink into the briny deep. Source link
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House passes bill to limit nationwide injunctions as orders pile up against Trump
The House late Wednesday passed a bill to limit district court judges from imposing nationwide injunctions -- the types of rulings that…
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House Strikes Down $5 Overdraft Fee Limit, Sending Issue to Trump
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved resolutions striking down a $5 cap on most bank overdraft fees and overturning a rule…
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Senate budget rewrite stalls on House floor after surviving test vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson's push to pass the Senate's budget rewrite stalled on the House floor Wednesday evening after a failed attempt…
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House panel advances legislation to halt taxpayer dollars from flowing to the Taliban
A Republican-led panel advanced legislation that would stymie the flow of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban, despite opposition from…
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House panel to consider legislation that would halt taxpayer money flowing to the Taliban
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to consider legislation that would halt millions in U.S. tax dollars from flowing to the…
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Trump sways some holdouts but House GOP opposition still big enough to block budget
President Trump convinced a few House Republicans to back Senate changes to the budget blueprint for enacting his agenda, but he hasn't…
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House adopts vote-pairing for new parents and other lawmakers who need to vote from afar
The House on Tuesday formalized a process to allow lawmakers who just had a baby or otherwise need to take an emergency leave of absence…
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Officials from El Salvador, Italy to visit the White House next week
The president of El Salvador and the prime minister of Italy will make separate visits to the White House next week. Source link
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Trump White House stands by tariffs in the face of global pushback
White House officials said Sunday that President Trump will not pause the new tariffs his administration imposed on imports as part of his…
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Trump increases pressure on House GOP to adopt the Senate-passed budget plan
President Trump is upping the pressure on congressional Republicans to fall in line behind the Senate-passed budget plan that has the…
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Trump advisers say 50-plus countries have reached out for tariff talks with White House
Top administration officials said Sunday that more than 50 countries targeted by President Donald Trump's new tariffs have reached out to…
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White House Says More Than 50 Countries Have Contacted Trump Administration as They Want to Make Fresh Deals on Tariffs
A White House advisor said that over 50 nations have contacted President Donald Trump's administration to discuss potential tariff…
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Netanyahu planning White House visit Monday
Mr. Trump suggested the world leader and the United States would be visiting, telling reporters on Air Force One Thursday that he spoke…
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Trump's upcoming White House meeting with Netanyahu is expected to focus on Gaza and tariffs
President Trump plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in what would be their second White House sit-down…
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Senate adopts altered budget blueprint for Trump agenda that now faces House resistance
The Senate early Saturday adopted changes to a House budget blueprint for enacting President Trump's agenda despite pushback from fiscal…
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Georgia lawmakers' sudden exit came as some Senate measures languished in the House
Here's how a Georgia legislative session is supposed to end: Source link
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'There was blood everywhere.' Sectarian killings ravage Syrian villages
AL-SANOBAR, Syria — Mayada pointed to a divot picked out of the pavement in front of her parents’ house — the hole left by the bullet when…
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First House Republican comes out against Trump tariffs
U.S. Representative Don Bacon has become the first Republican House member to come out against Donald Trump's tariffs, as he prepares to…
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Conservative women push House GOP to reject proxy voting for lawmakers with new babies
Over a dozen female leaders representing prominent conservative organizations signed a letter urging House Republicans to reject an effort…
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Natalie Winters: White House Correspondent Who Went Viral for Her Racy Outfits Denied Membership at National Press Club
A White House reporter who drew attention earlier this year for wearing 'inappropriate' outfits has now faced a major setback in her…