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House Republicans grumbling about 'skinny' ICE funding package complicates its path

House Republicans grumbling about the structure of a “skinny” reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement — and their skepticism about...

23.04.2026 3

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House GOP resists passing Senate DHS bill until after ‘skinny’ ICE, Border Patrol funding

House Republican leaders are resisting calls to bring up a bipartisan Senate bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until...

21.04.2026 2

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The Movement: GOP’s tax cut push overshadowed by Iran war, tariffs

Republican attempts to flaunt the benefits of the tax cuts they passed last year are being overshadowed by President Trump’s foreign entanglements...

21.04.2026 20

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Ethics panel reveals it conducted 20 sexual misconduct investigations into lawmakers since 2017

The House Ethics Committee has conducted 20 investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the House since 2017, the panel...

20.04.2026 6

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GOP battle over Salazar’s Dignity Act immigration bill has Republicans lashing out

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) has a message for those attacking her and her signature Dignity Act immigration reform and border security...

19.04.2026 10

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GOP rebels block leaders’ last-minute spy powers deal in dramatic late-night vote

House Republican rebels early Friday morning dramatically blocked a last-minute, late-night deal from GOP leaders to extend the nation’s spy powers...

17.04.2026 10

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Republicans move forward on last-minute spy powers deal, teeing up late-night vote

House Republicans leaders are moving forward on a last-minute, late-night compromise with GOP rebels to extend the nation’s foreign spy powers for...

16.04.2026 5

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House Republicans bristle at Senate-driven DHS plan

House Republicans are not pleased with what is shaping up to be a Senate-driven plan to end the record-long Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...

16.04.2026 10

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House GOP punts vote on FISA spy powers amid last-minute scramble

House GOP leaders on Wednesday punted a key procedural vote on reauthorizing the U.S.'s foreign spy powers as they scramble to woo privacy-focused...

15.04.2026 6

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Rep. Cory Mills responds to expulsion talk in wake of Swalwell, Gonzales resignations

Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that he was not hearing anything about an upcoming vote to expel him from the House, despite an uptick in calls...

14.04.2026 5

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Swalwell, Gonzales officially resign from House amid sexual misconduct allegations

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) both officially resigned from Congress on Tuesday amid uproar over allegations of...

14.04.2026 10

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The Movement: Anatomy of an anti-amnesty pile-on

Right-wing social media and commentary last week was dominated by infighting and outrage over the Dignity Act, a bipartisan immigration reform bill...

14.04.2026 20

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Tony Gonzales says he'll 'file my retirement' after Swalwell resigns from House

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said Monday that he will “file my retirement from office” when the House is back in session Tuesday, an announcement...

13.04.2026 4

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Swalwell furor engulfs others accused of wrongdoing, threatening to upend House

Bipartisan furor over sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is cascading into calls to expel not only him, but three...

13.04.2026 10

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Sudden GOP infighting explodes over bipartisan immigration reform bill

Sudden outrage over a long-shot bipartisan immigration reform bill sparked a public battle among House Republicans, fueled by an onslaught of online...

13.04.2026 10

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Top GOP senators to meet with Trump on DHS funding

Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso (Wyo.) said he and Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will meet with President Trump at the...

09.04.2026 10

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GOP blocks Democrats’ attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers

Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to pass a measure limiting President Trump’s ability to conduct military operations in Iran during a pro forma...

09.04.2026 5

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Johnson faces rocky weeks of lassoing frustrated House Republicans for major bills

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) faces a tough task in the coming weeks in trying to lasso House Republicans to pass two high-stakes bills that are...

09.04.2026 10

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Democrats call for Trump's removal over threat against Iran

A wave of Democrats on Tuesday called to remove President Trump from office over his threats against Iran ahead of an 8 p.m. Tuesday deadline for...

07.04.2026 6

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Freedom Caucus calls for full DHS funding in GOP-only bill, rejecting Trump-endorsed plan

The House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday called to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a GOP-only budget reconciliation bill, rejecting...

07.04.2026 7

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The Movement: MAHA advocates warn GOP about risks to shaky alliance

Advocates for the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, agenda are warning that the Republican Party will lose strength unless it shores up support...

07.04.2026 10

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GOP’s ICE funding gambit squeezes Republican agenda

Republicans’ plan to use the special budget reconciliation process to fund immigration enforcement without help from Democrats will complicate their...

06.04.2026 10

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Thune: Republicans to keep GOP-only bill to fund border security ‘as narrow as possible’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Thursday said he suspects that Republicans will try to keep a GOP-only bill to fund border security...

02.04.2026 10

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DHS funding bill in House's court after Trump, GOP leaders reach deal

A Senate bill setting up a two-step path to ending the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown is back in the House’s court. The Senate sent...

02.04.2026 10

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Trump endorses funding ICE and Border Patrol in GOP-only bill

President Trump on Wednesday endorsed funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through the special budget reconciliation...

01.04.2026 8

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The Movement: Trump loses the bros, reshuffling the right

President Trump is losing the bros, endangering Republicans in the midterms and reshuffling their coalition as vibes change on the right. The...

31.03.2026 30

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GOP divisions on display as Johnson rejects Thune-backed Senate DHS deal

The move by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House GOP leaders to forcefully reject a Senate deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland...

28.03.2026 30

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House GOP plots clean DHS stopgap, signaling rejection of Senate deal

House GOP leaders on a Friday conference call pitched their members on rejecting a Senate deal funding much of the Department of Homeland Security...

27.03.2026 10

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Freedom Caucus slams Senate DHS deal, complicating path to swift passage

The House Freedom Caucus is expressing strong opposition to a Senate deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), complicating...

27.03.2026 5

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House Ethics panel finds 25 of 27 counts against Cherfilus-McCormick proven

The House Ethics Committee on Friday announced that its Adjudicatory Subcommittee found that the panel had proven 25 of 27 counts of ethics violations...

27.03.2026 5

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Second GOP-only bill faces new flash points

The Iran war, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, and President Trump’s demands for voting reforms are putting pressure on Republicans...

26.03.2026 10

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Johnson says supplemental Pentagon funds ‘probably’ in reconciliation as Senate moves forward

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said that supplemental funding for the Pentagon due to strikes in Iran would “probably” be part of a...

25.03.2026 5

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The Movement: Kent, Carlson, Greene create Shadow MAGA faction defying Trump

A year ago, Joe Kent, Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene were undeniably a core part of the MAGA movement that supported President Trump and...

24.03.2026 20

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MAGA battle over Iran, Israel intensifies with Joe Kent resignation

Joe Kent’s resignation from a key Trump administration intelligence post has put the spotlight on a small but vocal segment of right-wing figures...

21.03.2026 20

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House GOP pushes spy powers vote to April amid opposition

House Republicans leaders will not bring a “clean” reauthorization of foreign surveillance powers up for a vote next week as they had hoped, a...

20.03.2026 10

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GOP grapples with $200B Iran funding request from Trump, Hegseth

Republicans are grappling with how to handle an expected $200 billion request for supplemental funding for the war in Iran, weighing their desire to...

19.03.2026 8

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House eyes clean FISA reauthorization vote that will be tricky

House GOP leaders are aiming for a clean reauthorization of key provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) next week, a vote that...

19.03.2026 20

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Joe Kent resignation over Iran war reveals an internal MAGA Trump division

Joe Kent’s resignation from the National Counterterrorism Center over objections to the U.S. war in Iran is putting a spotlight on divisions in the...

17.03.2026 5

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Johnson says Democrats' pitch to fund DHS without ICE, CBP would 'defund the police'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday dismissed a plan backed by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) to fund agencies within the...

17.03.2026 10

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Johnson refutes Joe Kent on Iran: 'There was clearly an imminent threat'

"We all understood there was clearly an imminent threat,” Johnson said in a press conference, referring to the classified briefings provided to top...

17.03.2026 10

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The Movement: Why the Club for Growth is eyeing weeks of debate on the SAVE America Act

Outside conservative groupsare putting pressure on Senate Republicans to make their floor debate exercise over the SAVE America Act last as long as...

17.03.2026 40

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Trump reveals story about GOP lawmaker Neal Dunn's health

President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) revealed Monday that Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) got a terminal diagnosis for a heart problem, prompting...

16.03.2026 8

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The Movement: GOP weighs disclosure and due process in sexual misconduct allegations

From Jeffrey Epstein to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and beyond, Republicans are reckoning with classic questions: Should powerful figures accused of...

10.03.2026 40

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Gonzales drops reelection bid after pressure over affair

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) dropped his reelection bid on Thursday after coming under pressure from Republican leaders and other GOP colleagues to do...

05.03.2026 9

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Bice, Hern considering Senate runs to replace Mullin

The race is on to replace Sen. Markwayne Mullin after President Trump announced he will nominate the Oklahoma Republican to replace outgoing...

05.03.2026 10

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Johnson, GOP leaders ask Tony Gonzales to drop reelection after admitting affair

House Republican leaders on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-La.) to end his bid for reelection over an affair that the Texas congressman...

05.03.2026 10

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House reels over how to handle sexual misconduct allegations

The House is grappling with how to handle sexual misconduct allegations against members of Congress in light of Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) facing...

05.03.2026 20

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House bats down Mace effort to reveal sexual misconduct allegations against members of Congress

The House on Wednesday batted down an effort from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) to publicly release all reports on file with the House Ethics Committee on...

04.03.2026 10

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House Ethics Committee opens probe into Gonzales amid affair allegations

The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday announced that it opened an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who has been under growing...

04.03.2026 10

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GOP says it’s a targeted, limited combat operation, not a war, with Iran

Congressional Republicans are denying that President Trump is waging a war in Iran, arguing instead that the U.S. is responding to acts of war by the...

04.03.2026 50

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