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Democrats weave climate messages into spending bills
championed by Republicans when they controlled the chamber in the 115th Congress.
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Trump energy plan faces legal blitz over weaker emissions standards
The ACE rule is meant to bolster the coal sector and deliver on a Trump campaign promise to parts of the country that rely on the fossil fuel for their economies.
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Drums of looming Iran war resound in Congress
All of this has members of Congress bracing for U.S. airstrikes on Iran and an inevitable response by Tehran.
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Debate on e-cigarettes lights up 10 years after FDA tobacco law
On the other hand, those who view e-cigarettes, or vaping, as a safer alternative to cigarettes fear FDA rules would effectively ban the products and drive millions to traditional tobacco.
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Judge who said being transgender is a ‘delusion’ nearing confirmation
The Kentucky Republican has used a 53-47 majority and streamlined floor rules to quickly confirm 34 judicial nominees this year.
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Supreme Court decisions could affect makeup of Congress for years
But judges in Ohio and Michigan have also struck down congressional maps in cases that are on hold to see how the high court rules on the issue.
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Trump signs bill restoring retirement benefits for Senate dining workers
Trump signed the bill on Wednesday, which makes technical corrections to the computation of average pay regarding the benefits for the dining workers in the Senate, a move that allows cafeteria workers
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Rep. Greg Pence tweaked his campaign finance report ‘to avoid confusion … from hostile reporters,’ spokesman says
Greg Pence, facing scrutiny for spending campaign funds on overnight stays at the Trump International Hotel, tweaked his campaign finance filings Tuesday “in order to avoid confusion here from hostile
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Saudi arms resolutions are within rules, McConnell says
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he believes a bipartisan effort to force floor votes contesting the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia and other Arab states is in line with Senate rules
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Democrats’ next move unclear after approving subpoena lawsuits
“You can either work with us and comply with subpoenas, or we’ll see you in court,” House Rules Chairman Jim McGovern said after the vote at a press conference with six Democratic committee chairmen
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Unassuming House counsel is a key player in Trump-Congress fights
“We’re way in uncharted territories with this kind of stuff, where the executive branch just isn’t playing by the rules anymore and has no intention of playing by the rules,” Kircher said.
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Fight over pay raise for Congress causes Democrats to pull spending bill
House Democrats have decided to pull the fiscal 2020 Legislative Branch spending bill out of a package moving on the floor this week, averting a politically toxic debate over salaries for members of Congress
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Why Ken Cuccinelli is persona non grata in the Senate
Bevin has since gone on to win election to the governor’s office in the Bluegrass State.
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Bipartisan Senate group seeks to block Saudi arms sales as Trump administration tries to avoid congressional review
Bipartisanship is breaking out in the Senate to push back on yet another emergency declaration from the Trump administration.
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Road ahead: Plenty of legislating to be done around Trump impeachment chatter
“We were sent to Congress to solve problems, not to make them worse.
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Mueller departs with warning: Don’t forget Russia’s election meddling
Most of the political wrangling and fallout over Mueller’s report has focused on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice — the report, and Mueller on Wednesday, specifically said he did
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Trump proposal would roll back transgender, abortion protections
“When Congress prohibited sex discrimination, it did so according to the plain meaning of the term, and we are making our regulations conform,” Severino said.
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Americans may vote in 2020 using old, unsecured machines
“Forty states rely on electronic voting systems that are at least 10 years old,” Klobuchar, who is the top Democrat on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, said at a hearing last week.
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Judiciary Democrats may ask full House to formally approve their investigation into Trump
Some Judiciary Committee Democrats, concerned about the Trump administration escalating its stonewalling into their investigation of potential obstruction of justice and abuses of power by the president
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Nearly half seeking exclusions from new Trump tariffs on China get preliminary OK
[Trump threatens China over trade talks, contradicts top adviser on tariffs’ effect at home] “It’s not automatic dismissal,” said Gary Hufbauer, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International