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GOP senators urge Trump to find Iran exit plan as energy prices rise: ‘The clock is ticking’ “I think our members are going to be very interested in what next steps are,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said. |
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House GOP hardliners are threatening to tank the FISA rule shortly on the House floor as Speaker Mike Johnson tries to force through a five year extension, according to four people granted anonymity to speak about plans not yet public.
They’re livid over the “inexplicable 5 year extension, the fake warrant requirement, and the... |
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President Donald Trump is facing a GOP rebellion on Capitol Hill over a key spy powers reauthorization. |
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GOP, Democrats blast Vought for holding back cash: 'You don’t have the authority to impound' Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told the White House budget director that lawmakers "are not getting any answers" as to why hundreds of millions of dollars isn't flowing to states for anti-poverty programs. |
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House GOP leaders are pushing back the planned 3:15 p.m. procedural vote related to the bill extending a key spy power due to expire in four days.
Leaders are continuing to negotiate with hard-liners to come up with a deal that can pass the chamber.
No new time has been set for the rule vote. |
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The effort to align Republicans in both chambers follows the House GOP’s rejection of the DHS funding strategy the Senate hatched last month. |
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Leaders are racing to get a deal before a scheduled Thursday afternoon vote. |
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At the first of several budget hearings, the health secretary said newly proposed cuts were needed because of the federal debt. |
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The health secretary told the Ways and Means Committee he’s bringing on new members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. |
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President Donald Trump is demanding an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without changes. |
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Republicans eager to install Kevin Warsh as Fed chair with Jerome Powell’s term ending next month are joining the call for the Trump administration to end its probe of Powell. |
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The Republican was out-raised by two of his Democratic rivals. |
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The Maine senator has a financial leg up over whoever wins the June primary. |
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Sam Graves also said he’s working on a $500 billion to $550 billion topline and that the bill will include an EV registration fee. |
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Encouraging free expression does not mean providing students with false balance. |
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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s soon-to-open new building is an epic story in itself. |
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The move would save taxpayers money, provide better service for travelers, and boost national security. |
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It’s a bogus claim that nevertheless finds no shortage of support among transnational progressives and Trump populists. |
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Columnist offers a rare personal guarantee on spectator satisfaction. |
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The desire to identify with others is subject to the same human passions as the draw of defending our own. |
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The United Kingdom is on a trajectory toward slow-motion collapse. |
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He has the constitutional authority to do so. That doesn’t mean he should. |
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Plus: Eric Swalwell resigns in disgrace. |
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A reboot so true it’s funny. |
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Historians and politics watchers continue to be confounded by the Founding Father. |
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If things continue along the current path in the conflict between President Trump and Chairman Jerome Powell, consequential legal questions will come into play. |