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Border spending package seeks aid for migrants, but no money for Trump’s wall
The decision marked the first sign of movement on a stand-alone border funding bill, which President Donald Trump first requested on May 1.
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GOP Rep. Justin Amash quits Freedom Caucus after Trump impeachment stance
[jwp-video n=”1″] Jordan told Fox’s Laura Ingraham the group’s members still considered Amash a friend, but their disagreements were “sharp.”
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On congressional pay raise, maximum political pain and no gain
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Every time we have done this, in terms of having the COLA before, it’s been done in a bipartisan way, and I expect that’s how it’s going to be this time,” Hoyer said.
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Border wall, nuclear weapons to spark partisan fight at defense bill debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The chairman feels strongly that the nuclear arsenal is too large, that we spend too much money on legacy weapons systems when we have emerging requirements like cyber, like
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Democrats’ next move unclear after approving subpoena lawsuits
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler declined to rule out an impeachment inquiry as an option Tuesday after the vote.
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Nixon counsel John Dean will testify Trump’s actions are ‘strikingly like Watergate’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Republicans have criticized calling on Dean to testify as political theatre.
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Road ahead: House tackles first spending package and NDAA endurance contest
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Democratic leaders want to pass all their spending measures by the end of June.
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House Armed Services strikes agreement on Trump’s Space Force
[jwp-video n=”1″] Smith, who supported Space Corps, said he wants lawmakers to look past the political baggage attached to the proposal, thanks in large part to Trump’s involvement.
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Rep. Hartzler to host $500-per-person event for defense executives on eve of defense markup
[jwp-video n=”1″] Brandon Winfrey, an organizer of the event, said it had nothing to do with the defense authorization markup and was not specific to any industry, including defense.
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Nadler reaches agreement with DOJ over Mueller report evidence
[jwp-video n=”1″] House Democrats last week announced that the full chamber would vote Tuesday to hold Barr and McGahn in contempt of Congress as part of the process to file a civil lawsuit,
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Hyde amendment, other abortion riders in the spending limelight
Starting Wednesday, the House will take up a nearly $1 trillion spending package written by Democrats that would roll back Trump administration anti-abortion policies, including restrictions barring
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Judiciary Committee focuses on Mueller report with pundit panel
[jwp-video n=”1″] Democrats used their time in what appeared to be a coordinated effort to highlight descriptions in the Mueller report about President Donald Trump’s efforts to interfere in
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Who protects whom? Depends on presidential candidate, congressional status
[jwp-video n=”1″] CRS notes that three Secret Service Division agents were present when President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York, in 1901, but they reportedly weren’t
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Why Ken Cuccinelli is persona non grata in the Senate
Former USCIS Director Lee Cissna, who stepped down June 1 after leading the agency since October 2017, faced backlash during his time in office from pro-immigration groups and Democrats for the massive
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Unassuming House counsel is a key player in Trump-Congress fights
[jwp-video n=”1″] “There’s few people who have both his knowledge base and experience as a litigator and dealing with executive power,” said Bob Loeb, an appellate partner at Orrick Herrington
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An expanded ‘remain in Mexico’ policy may cause more suffering, not curb migration
[jwp-video n=”1″] When migrants arrive at a port of entry, or cross into the U.S. without authorization, they have to express to Customs and Border Protection a fear of returning to their home
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Senators seek another way to push back on Trump’s Saudi Arabia policy
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US-Mexico tariff talks resume Friday as implementation looms Monday
[jwp-video n=”1″] “The president announced 5 percent tariffs on all goods from Mexico. That is the policy of the United States,” Pence said.
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Congressional pay raise amendments roil House
[jwp-video n=”1″] Earlier this week, House Majority Leader Steny H.
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Contempt votes for Barr, Ross planned next week over census citizenship question
[jwp-video n=”1″] According to Democrats, the official argument for the addition of the question — enforcement of the Voting Rights Act — is a smokescreen for suppressing noncitizen census participation