In Congress
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
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Federal Agents Execute Search Warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington-Area Home in Ongoing Criminal Probe
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Investigations agents conducted a predawn search early Monday at the Washington, D.C.-area home of Rep. Ilhan…
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Seriously? Chuck Grassley Files for Reelection; Would Be 101 at End of Term
Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley filed for reelection in 2022, meaning he would be 101 years old at the end…
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Republican Infighting Derails GOP Plans To Lower Gas And Diesel Prices Before Election Day
Senate Republicans have failed to agree on a plan to lower gas and diesel prices before the midterms, split over…
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Top Senate Democrats Challenge Legality Of Pentagon’s Planned Venezuela Oil Stake
Four top Senate Democrats are challenging whether the Pentagon has the legal authority to take a 35 percent stake in…
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Senate Leaves Town Without Addressing Major Issues Before Midterms
The Senate left Washington, D.C., Wednesday without addressing several key issues before the midterm elections. The upper chamber is not…
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Senate Votes Down Stock Trading Ban Critics Say Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Legislation aiming to ban members of Congress from insider trading failed to meet the necessary 60-vote threshold Wednesday after Democrats…
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Judicial Retirement Sets Up Trump Circuit Court Nomination Showdown
President Donald Trump will need to appoint a judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to…
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GOP Senator Calls On Senate Judiciary Committee To Investigate Don Jr., Hunter Biden. Most Members Haven’t Even Opened The Letter
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee split along party lines on whether to support Republican Utah Sen. John Curtis’ calls…
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7 Republicans Go Against Trump, Vote To Rein In War Powers
Seven House Republicans voted for a war powers resolution Tuesday to direct President Donald Trump to end hostilities in Iran.…
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Sore Loser: Thomas Massie Forces Vote to Impeach Pete Hegseth
Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie announced Tuesday he will force a vote to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Massie…
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Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Months Of Missed Votes
Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to Capitol Hill Monday after a three-month absence. McConnell said he would cast his…
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GOP Lawmakers Putting ‘Criminal’ Birth Tourism Industry Under Microscope
Some Republican lawmakers are sounding the alarm over birth tourism amid rising national security and fraud concerns. The phrase birth…
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Clearing The Roadless Rule: What Comes Next For America’s Burning Forests?
Republican Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz wants to turn wildfire fuel from federal forests into an energy market as the Trump…
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House GOP Leaders Don’t Crack The Whip To Advance Agenda Like Dems Do
House Republican leaders haven’t enforced the party’s America First agenda the same way House Democratic leaders dropped the hammer to…
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House GOP Leadership Says Current Congress Is ‘Most Productive.’ Americans Don’t Seem To Feel That Way
House leadership argued the 119th Congress has been the “most productive” in decades, although public sentiment tells a different story.…
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