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Trump, allies lean into religious messaging on Christmas

President Trump and his Cabinet officials leaned heavily into religious themes as they wished Americans a Merry Christmas, underscoring how the...

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Rep. LaMonica McIver returns to detention facility months after scuffle

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) returned to the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in New Jersey on Tuesday to push for its closure months after she was...

24.12.2025 3

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House passes Marjorie Taylor Greene’s anti-trans bill 

The House passed a bill Wednesday sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) that would criminalize gender-affirming procedures and medical care...

18.12.2025 8

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Democrats to introduce stock trading discharge petition next year

Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) said that House Democratic leadership will introduce a discharge petition in January to force action on a bill banning...

18.12.2025 4

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GOP centrists push Democratic ObamaCare discharge petition to 218-signature threshold

Disgruntled centrist Republicans raced on Wednesday to sign a Democratic discharge petition extending ObamaCare subsidies for three years, providing...

17.12.2025 2

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House advances GOP health care package that doesn't include ObamaCare subsidy extension

The House advanced a GOP health care bill Wednesday, even as moderate Republicans signed a Democratic discharge petition to extend the Affordable Care...

17.12.2025 3

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House won't vote on ObamaCare amendments after heated committee meeting

Republicans on the House Rules Committee on Tuesday shut the door on amendments to extend the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, effectively...

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The Week Ahead: Republicans face a health care dilemma 

Republicans are staring down a major health care challenge as Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies are set to expire at the end of the month. With a...

15.12.2025 9

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Democrats divided over effort to force vote on banning lawmaker stock trading

Democrats are at odds over a Republican-led discharge petition to ban stock trading by members of Congress, with some insisting that any prohibition...

11.12.2025 10

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House overwhelmingly passes $900B annual defense bill

The House on Wednesday easily passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth, $900 billion measure to the Senate ahead of the year-end...

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House panel advances mammoth annual defense policy bill

The House Rules Committee on Tuesday evening advanced a sweeping bipartisan defense policy bill following months of work by the House and Senate Armed...

10.12.2025 10

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Frustrated lawmakers hit Hegseth with ultimatum over boat strike videos

Lawmakers have taken a hard line against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, threatening to lock down a portion of his travel budget until he turns over...

10.12.2025 40

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Greene faces GOP criticism for missing votes after sudden resignation

Some House Republicans are expressing disappointment with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who missed every vote this week after announcing in...

05.12.2025 20

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Speaker Johnson swears in Matt Van Epps after Tennessee special election

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) swore in Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-Tenn.) on Thursday morning, less than two days after Van Epps won an unexpectedly...

04.12.2025 3

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Tennessee special election outcome puts GOP on notice

Republicans sounded the alarm at the outcome of the Tennessee special election on Tuesday after Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn significantly...

04.12.2025 20

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House cancels vote on the SCORE Act amid GOP opposition

House leadership canceled a vote Wednesday on a bill designed to regulate the compensation college athletes earn from their name, image and likeness...

04.12.2025 20

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House GOP exits mount as gridlock deepens

House Republicans have an exodus problem. More than two dozen GOP lawmakers have already announced their decision to leave their seats at the end of...

03.12.2025 40

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Republican dissenters spark discharge petition clash with Johnson

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring down a potential political firestorm in the coming weeks as a few Republican dissenters aim to use a rare...

01.12.2025 10

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Judge seeks protections for Epstein victims exposed in file disclosures

A federal judge late Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to provide a description of the materials it intends to publicly release about the...

28.11.2025 3

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Father of National Guard member shot in DC says 'she has a mortal wound'

The father of 20-year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot near the White House the day before Thanksgiving, said that she has a...

28.11.2025 9

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Man accused of stealing Kristi Noem's purse pleads guilty

The Chilean national accused of stealing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse earlier this year pleaded guilty last...

28.11.2025 5

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Republicans 'outraged' over National Guard shooting press for immigration crackdown

Republicans on Capitol Hill are calling for more immigration restrictions after two National Guard members were shot on Wednesday by an Afghan...

28.11.2025 30

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit from Congress could spell trouble for Speaker Johnson

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) stunning decision to resign from Congress sets off a political grenade for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he...

25.11.2025 30

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Republicans double down on discharge petitions after Epstein vote

House Republicans are throwing cold water on the idea of making discharge petitions harder to execute — and threatening to launch even more of the...

22.11.2025 10

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Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced on Friday that she is resigning from Congress, saying she refused to be a “battered wife” following...

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A small group of MAGA women in Congress is defying Trump, GOP leadership

A small group of women known as some of the fiercest MAGA stalwarts in the House have led the way in pushing back against President Trump and Speaker...

21.11.2025 40

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Push for stock trading ban picks up steam, but path forward on the issue still unclear

The bipartisan push for a congressional stock trading ban is gaining steam, but lawmakers have yet to settle on the details of a proposal. The House...

20.11.2025 10

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Ethics Committee opens investigation into Mills ahead of censure vote

The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it will create a new subcommittee tasked with investigating a wide swath of allegations against...

20.11.2025 40

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Greene faces uncertain future in GOP after serious Trump rift

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was taking a victory lap on Tuesday even before the House voted overwhelmingly to approve legislation calling on...

19.11.2025 10

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House passes Chuy García disapproval resolution that divided Democrats

The House on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning Rep. Chuy García (D-Ill.) for the controversial timing of his retirement announcement that was...

19.11.2025 40

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House advances resolution to condemn Rep. Chuy García for timing of his retirement announcement

The House advanced a resolution on Monday brought forth by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) condemning Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García (D-Ill.) for...

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What's next for the House as it returns from the shutdown fight

House lawmakers have a laundry list of legislative priorities to focus on now that the government shutdown battle is behind them. Because the lower...

15.11.2025 3

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5 takeaways as the longest shutdown in history comes to an end

House lawmakers voted Wednesday to reopen the government, setting the stage to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history as the legislation now heads...

13.11.2025 10

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These six House Democrats voted with Republicans to end the shutdown

Six House Democrats on Wednesday crossed the aisle to vote in favor of a funding measure aimed at ending the longest government shutdown in U.S....

13.11.2025 50

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House Republicans push to repeal Senate litigation provision in funding measure

House Republicans are pushing to repeal a provision in the shutdown-ending funding measure that would allow senators to earn a significant amount of...

13.11.2025 50

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Key lawmakers to watch as House votes to end record shutdown

The Senate bill to reopen the government is expected to pass the House on Wednesday, but there are a few key lawmakers in both parties who will make...

12.11.2025 4

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Five unanswered questions about the historic government shutdown fight

The shutdown, which has broken the record for the longest in U.S. history, has left many Americans wondering when exactly the government will reopen...

09.11.2025 10

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House staffers feel the pinch of a historic shutdown

Most House lawmakers may be out of town during the government shutdown, but many of their staffers in Washington, D.C., are hard at work — and...

07.11.2025 1

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Shutdown ties record as lawmakers struggle to find funding deal

The government shutdown, which stretched into its 35th day on Tuesday, has tied the record for the longest in U.S. history. The current shutdown...

04.11.2025 2

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Lawmakers hopeful Election Day will be turning point in the shutdown fight

Lawmakers in both parties are hopeful that Tuesday’s elections will be the jolt needed for either Democrats or Republicans to shift their shutdown...

04.11.2025 10

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Johnson says funding extension date under discussion as Nov. 21 draws closer

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Republican leaders will meet to discuss whether to extend the stopgap bill to reopen the government past Nov. 21 as...

03.11.2025 2

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Jared Golden says Democrats 'lying' about shutdown strategy

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) says Democrats are "lying" about their shutdown strategy as the impasse over funding the government nears the one-month...

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