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Democrats seek to put teeth into ‘impoundment’ law
William Hoagland, a former Republican staff director on the Senate Budget Committee. “A rebalancing needs to be brought here.
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Congress unlikely to check Trump’s power to start war with Iran
Mac Thornberry, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, told reporters in May that classified intelligence reports showed a “cause for concern” about Iran targeting U.S. personnel.
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Ethics office report says Trahan may have concealed loans by husband from FEC
Lori Trahan’s campaign accepted contributions that exceeded federal limits and that she failed to properly disclose required information, according to an Office of Congressional Ethics report released
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These Democrats helped launch the impeachment inquiry. What’s their next move?
The op-ed made clear the writers, who all have national security backgrounds, thought it would be “an impeachable offense” if reports were true that President Donald Trump pressured the Ukrainian
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In scrutinizing IG report on FBI, senators differ on what’s important
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz told a Senate Committee on Wednesday that although the FBI’s counterintelligence probe of Donald Trump’s campaign was not motivated by political bias
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Florida Republican Ted Yoho announces he won’t seek a fifth term
“Republicans in safe seats don’t usually retire if they think their party is going to win back the majority in Congress next year,” said Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokeswoman Avery
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Homeland Security announces easing of facial recognition rule
[jwp-video n=”1″] Public outrage But the outcry following news reports about CBP’s expansion of facial recognition reveals a deep and increasing discomfort with the ways in which this largely
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Lowey: Appropriations deal could be struck this weekend
“We are getting all the reports from the subcommittees and then we are going to be working all weekend and hopefully getting it all resolved,” Lowey said.
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Impeachment news roundup: Dec. 6
As expected, President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to temporarily halt the enforcement of congressional subpoenas for financial records of the president and his business from Deutsche
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Congress frets over program to streamline Pentagon procurement
But now virtually every congressional panel, including both authorizers and appropriators, has expressed in legislation or in reports some degree of concern about how these programs to develop new
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Senate Democrats question Pentagon over protecting impeachment witnesses
Tim Kaine, D-Va., asked Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist about news reports that the Army was considering extra security for the family of Army Lt. Col.
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Republicans abandon tradition of whistleblower protection at impeachment hearing
On Oct. 8, Alan Souza, the lead Republican lawyer on the House Intelligence Committee, wrote an email to Mark Zaid, the lawyer representing the person who first anonymously disclosed concerns that President
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Campus Notebook: How much does a legislative director for Katie Hill make anyway?
The average salary of a legislative director in 2018 was $93,114, according to a Congressional Research Service report.
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One of Government Publishing Office’s most important customers might soon be in charge
“As a committee staffer, you generally have two choices to produce documents with GPO.
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Facebook, other social media sites pressured to protect census
Facebook has drawn much of the scrutiny from Congress, since it was a focus of Russia’s effort to derail the 2016 presidential election, according to reports by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and
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Campus notebook: China Daily stresses a senator and a drug arrest at the Capitol
[jwp-video n=”1″] A pledge for veterans’ history A Senate Rules Committee hearing turned into a great promotion for the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project, with lawmakers pledging
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Impeachment news roundup: Nov. 5
He said he does not know the whistleblower’s identity but said if reports about the person and his or her connection to the Democrats and coordination with the Intelligence Committee are true, then
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House Ethics needs more time on Rep. Lori Trahan case
The House Ethics Committee is extending its inquiry into Rep. Lori Trahan, the panel said Monday.
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Impeachment testimony details Republicans’ process fight, in public and behind closed doors
Robbins went on to describe the tenuous situation that Yovanovitch’s testimony put her in, complying with a congressional subpoena but defying a State Department order to not testify voluntarily.
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Impeachment news roundup: Nov. 4
Schiff said the Intelligence Committee will soon move to open hearings but he declined to give a specific timetable or comment on who would be called as witnesses in those sessions.