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‘Non-negotiable:’ Republican budget hawks warn Johnson to stand by promises(The Center Square) – Following a nail-biter budget resolution vote in the House Thursday that unlocked the next steps in the budget reconciliation process, top Republican lawmakers are now… Read More
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House passes $5.8 trillion budget resolution to make Trump tax cuts permanent(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s tax cuts are set for permanent extension after the House narrowly passed a $5.8 trillion over ten years concurrent budget resolution that… Read More
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Pennsylvanians join the push to term limit Congress(The Center Square) – Rep. Jared Solomon, D-Philadelphia, has introduced a concurrent resolution calling Pennsylvania to join states seeking a constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits. A second resolution calls… Read More
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Newsom seeks $2B for fire aid, low-income housing from Congress(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is requesting $2 billion in federal funding to develop low-income housing in Southern California communities devastated by the Palisades and Eaton Fires. Read More
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Mitch McConnell announces he will not seek reelection in 2026(The Center Square) – Republican Senator from Kentucky and long-time Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection when his current term ends in 2026. The news… Read More
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RFK hearing: Senators hostile to RFK Jr. received thousands of dollars from pharma, health PACs(The Center Square) – Three senators who displayed some of the most hostility towards Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his confirmation hearing Wednesday all… Read More
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Senate set to vote on amended version of Laken Riley Act(The Center Square) – After days of debate, the U.S. Senate is scheduled early next week for a final vote on the Laken Riley Act, a bill that would empower… Read More
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Hegseth grilled on sexual assault allegations, nonprofits at confirmation hearing(The Center Square) – For more than four hours Tuesday, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth fielded questions regarding both his professional qualifications and personal character during a heated hearing before… Read More
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House Speaker Mike Johnson re-elected after initially being blocked(The Center Square) – Three Republican holdouts appeared to block the re-election U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during the first round of voting, but two changed their minds in… Read More
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Pork-filled stopgap incites revolt from House Republicans(The Center Square) – Following the highly anticipated release of a government funding stopgap, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is taking heat from Republicans over the large number of… Read More
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Cori Bush’s far-left radical group ‘never small,’ she claims to near-empty HouseOutgoing congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri claimed in her farewell speech that her infamous far-left “squad” was “never small.” All evidence to the contrary, however, as… Read More
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Republicans elect Sen. John Thune as next Senate majority leader(The Heartlander) — Senator John Thune, R-South Dakota, was elected to be the next Senate majority leader on Wednesday, eight days after Republicans won a 53-seat majority in the Senate. Read More
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Johnson ready to ‘play ball,’ hopeful to return as House speaker(The Center Square) – With only 74 days until the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson says he is “ready to play ball.” Johnson, R-La., is ready… Read More
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Universities scorched in Republican congressional report(The Center Square) – An antisemitism report led by a North Carolina congresswoman lands on four distinctive conclusions, determining that college administrators put “the wants of terrorist sympathizers over the… Read More
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Cruz: Hate ‘manifesting right here’ during hearing on campus antisemitism(The Center Square) – At a Senate Judiciary hearing on “the tide of hate crimes in America,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted pro-Hamas rioters and Democrats for allowing antisemitism… Read More
Congress, Missouri
‘Be afraid,’ ousted Squad member Cori Bush threatens American-Israel PACMissouri Rep. Cori Bush may only have confirmed voters’ decision to oust her Tuesday, after she issued bizarre antisemitic threats in her “concession” speech. St. Louis’… Read More
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House bill would codify sex as male and female in federal law(The Daily Signal) – A Republican congresswoman from Illinois has introduced a bill to clearly define sex based on biology, rather than ideology. “As a mother and grandmother,… Read More
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Israeli prime minister praises American fraternity brothers’ patriotism(The Center Square) – Actions of the University of North Carolina fraternity brothers protecting the American flag drew the praise of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and led to a… Read More
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Menendez found guilty of federal bribery charges(The Center Square) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has been found guilty of 16 counts of bribery and other charges in his federal corruption trial. On Tuesday, a… Read More
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Fiscal watchdog group grades members of Congress on spending, tax votes(The Center Square) – Congress’s job approval rating among voters in June was just 16%, one of the lowest in history. But not all members of Congress are equal, not… Read More