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Armed Services panel cancels hearing for controversial Pentagon nominee
The Senate Armed Services Committee canceled at the last minute a hearing on Donald Trump's controversial pick to be the Pentagon's policy chief.
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5 takeaways from the Big Tech antitrust hearing
Questioning of four top tech executives yielded key insights about the direction of an investigation into potentially anti-competitive business practices.
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John Lewis’ best friends in Congress attend his funeral
The late Rep. John Lewis treated everyone like his best friend, so his funeral Thursday in Atlanta had a lot of best friends in attendance.
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Misuse of taxpayer funds leads Ethics Committee to reprimand and fine Rep. Schweikert
The House Ethics Committee plans to bring a privileged resolution on the House floor for a vote to reprimand Rep. David Schweikert.
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Trump doesn’t have authority to change election date alone
The executive branch is basically the only part of government that doesn’t have the authority to change the date of the presidential election on its own.
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Amid virus aid divide, parties find common ground on tax breaks
Republicans and Democrats already agree on a handful of tax-related provisions that are likely to serve as the basis for an eventual aid package agreement.
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No ‘skinny’ deal on coronavirus relief in late-night meeting
Democratic leaders late Thursday said they rejected a short-term proposal offered by top White House negotiators to replace lapsed unemployment benefits.
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House votes to end military ban on transgender troops
The amendment was tucked into a massive en bloc package of amendments that were attached to the six-bill spending package that includes defense funding.
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GAO: Higher nuke budgets won’t add much capability
President Trump wants a 25 percent hike in nuclear weapons budgets, but the raise would mostly just cover rising costs on existing programs.
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House would overturn Trump’s transgender ban in military
The House is likely to adopt an amendment this week to effectively overturn the Trump administration’s restrictions on transgender people in the military.
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Costs of Florida baseball, spas and luxury hotels paid from Rep. Marc Veasey’s leadership PAC
Since 2019, Rep. Marc Veasey’s leadership political action committee spent over $10,000 on spa treatments, baseball games and travel expenses in Florida.
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Kennedy’s ‘spending porn’ quip demonstrates lack of buy-in, input from key senators
Sen. John Kennedy's quip about White House projects and a new FBI building said a lot about the aid package's assembly, given his role as an appropriator.
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Lawmakers blast Trump plans to withdraw troops from Germany
Praise was scarce on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as lawmakers in both parties sharply criticized plans to remove U.S. troops from Germany.
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Gohmert’s positive coronavirus test raises fresh safety questions
Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican, tested positive for the coronavirus after frequently skipping wearing a face mask around the Capitol complex.
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Ahead of antitrust hearing, tech CEOs defend their companies
Heads of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google will say their companies have lots of competition and are spearheading U.S. innovation
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Congress still playing catch-up on accessibility, despite progress, 30 years after ADA
The Capitol complex has seen significant advancements in accessibility. But challenges remain for those navigating in person and in the digital space.
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First Republican votes by proxy on the House floor
Florida Rep. Francis Rooney's vote came as the House GOP is suing to block a rule allowing members to designate a colleague to vote for them.
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Senate uses pandemic bill to fill accounts raided for Trump’s border wall
Billions in Senate Republicans’ $1 trillion coronavirus relief bill would restore money for military weapons redirected to pay for the border wall.
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What’s in the Senate GOP’s coronavirus relief proposal?
Senate Republican leaders unveiled their proposal for the next round of coronavirus relief legislation this week, but it faces scrutiny from both parties.
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Dueling testimonies: National Guard officer contradicts Park Police on Lafayette Square protests
Watch as Maj. Adam DeMarco contradicts nearly every assertion made by U.S. Park Police Acting Chief Gregory Monahan of the incident at Lafayette Park.