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Everybody wants to talk to the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee. He says few in GOP leadership actually want to work with him to extend an expiring spy power. |
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The proposed reauthorization of the so-called Section 702 law includes some new oversight and penalties for abuses of the spy authority. |
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House GOP leaders scramble to sell Senate’s slimmed-down budget with promises of ‘Reconciliation 3.0’ Key leaders met Thursday morning to assure wary Republicans that another party-line bill is in the offing. |
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Kid asks Jeffries, ‘Why do voters view Democrats so poorly?’ |
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The Texas Republican said he’d likely need to make a decision “soon” about joining the field — which already includes GOP Reps. Rob Wittman and Trent Kelly. |
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Sen. Maria Cantwell and other lawmakers want an investigation into whether the agency’s administrator “profited from deliberately violating his ethics agreement.” |
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“He’s in a bad mood,” one GOP senator said about President Donald Trump. |
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Approving replacements for Donald Trump’s embattled deputies could get complicated, lawmakers are warning. |
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An early-morning budget vote sets the stage for a planned $70 billion immigration enforcement bill. |
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Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s team said the absence is due to unspecified health issues. |
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The Senate will kick off a marathon amendment voting session Wednesday night as Republicans aim to adopt a budget blueprint for immigration enforcement funding.
The chamber is expected to start the vote-a-rama free-for-all around 8 p.m., according to three people granted anonymity to disclose private scheduling. Senate Republi... |
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The Senate’s top cybersecurity official is requesting a $2.8 million funding boost to support AI expansion. |
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Allies say the House Democratic leader’s redistricting counteroffensive showed he’s worthy of stepping into Nancy Pelosi’s shoes. |
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The only convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein has said she would testify to Congress if granted clemency — a power held solely by the president. |
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A federal bailout of the troubled airline would be an expensive mistake. |
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A biopic’s machinations restore the charisma of a mass folk hero. |
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Plus: Manufacturing racism for fun and tax breaks. |
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This case is almost certainly bound for the Supreme Court. |
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The various efforts to prevent the rest of us from celebrating America’s 250th illustrate a lack of tolerance and humility. |
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The lefty streamer repeatedly made clear he is disdainful toward the fundamental rules that keep our society together. |
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The new Liberal majority in Parliament will continue the Trudeau status quo, with minor modifications. |
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The nation’s regulatory and commercial environment remains a critical conduit for Tehran. |
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The Southern Poverty Law Center has been secretly funding ‘informants’ and infiltrators in multiple white supremacist groups around the country, the DOJ charges. |
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The Meadows Museum in Dallas shows us there’s lots happening in Spanish art between Goya and Picasso. |
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Why would they cozy up to ‘global progressives’ in a faraway leftist enclave? |
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The scurrilous left-wing group had to pay for racism to meet demand. But the criminal case may not stick. |