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The House Votes This Week on a Stopgap That Cuts Nothing. Mike Johnson Needs About 70 Democrats to Pass It.
The House returns Monday to vote on a stopgap that leaves federal spending exactly where it is through December 11, and Speaker Mike Johnson is bringing it...
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Thune Can't Count to 50. The $10 Billion SAVE Act Fund Is Stuck in a Budget Resolution the Senate Won't Vote On.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he cannot find 50 Republican votes for the budget resolution that would unlock a third reconciliation bill. "I can't count to...
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Al Green Files Trump Impeachment Articles Over Four ICE Killings, With Zero Cosponsors and 130 Days Left in Office
Rep. Al Green filed articles of impeachment against President Trump at 8:57 in the morning on Monday, August 24. The ground is immigration enforcement, and the resolution...
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Collins and Murray Killed the October Shutdown Before It Started. Now the House Has to Decide Whether to Swallow December 11.
Congress already voted twice to avoid an October shutdown. The only thing left unsettled is whether the next funding deadline falls on December 4 or December 11....
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National Debt Blows Past $40 Trillion. Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington Wants the States to 'Reverse the Curse'
The national debt crossed $40 trillion on Aug. 18, and House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington says Congress has already proven it will not fix it. So...
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Missouri Judge Hands Trump, GOP a Redistricting Win
A Cole County judge ruled Missouri's GOP-drawn congressional map stays in place for the midterms, rejecting a Democrat-backed referendum push.