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Luna negotiates with Johnson on paths out of parental proxy voting impasse

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) says she and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are discussing possible paths out of the clash over proxy voting for new...

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GOP may look to Trump for answer on Luna's proxy vote war

With the House at a standstill amid GOP disputes about proxy voting for new parents, a sense is growing that President Trump might have to weigh in...

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House cancels rest of votes for week after GOP floor rebellion

House Republican leaders on Tuesday canceled votes for the rest of the week after a band of GOP lawmakers staged a rebellion on the floor, bringing...

01.04.2025 2

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Johnson: 'High bar' to change Constitution for third Trump term

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said that President Trump recognizes the constraints that prevent him from seeking a third term, saying it is...

01.04.2025 2

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House GOP leaders play hardball to stop Luna push for proxy voting for new parents

House Republican leaders are playing hardball as they try to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from triggering a vote on a bill to allow proxy...

01.04.2025 30

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House panel recesses as GOP leaders weigh blocking proxy voting for new parents

The House Rules Committee went into recess on Monday night without taking action that would tee up a way for House Republican leaders to block Rep....

01.04.2025 3

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Trump says he’s ‘not joking’ about a third term. Republicans insist he is

Congressional Republicans are brushing off President Trump’s latest comments about seeking a third term, downplaying them as a joke designed to...

01.04.2025 30

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Withdrawal of Stefanik UN nod puts spotlight on slim House margin

The withdrawal of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is putting a spotlight on the House GOP’s...

29.03.2025 3

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Stefanik says UN nomination withdrawal about being ‘team player’ and House margin

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) said she will stay in the House after President Trump announced her nomination would be withdrawn for United Nations...

28.03.2025 2

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Battle over proxy voting for new parents intensifies in House GOP

The battle between Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and House GOP leaders over looming floor action to allow proxy voting for new parents is...

28.03.2025 2

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Inside the push and pull to keep GOP Jan. 6 probes alive

Significant differences between Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) are leaving plans for a new House GOP probe into...

27.03.2025 10

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GOP battles over proxy voting for new parents as defiant Luna ready to ‘play hardball’

House Republicans are battling over whether and how to squash a looming vote on allowing new parents to vote by proxy, after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna...

26.03.2025 10

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Johnson stresses Congress's power over courts: 'Desperate times call for desperate measures’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday drew attention to Congress’s power over the federal judiciary as Republicans plot how to legislatively...

25.03.2025 3

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House GOP looks to rein in judicial power amid calls for impeachment

While House Republicans are unlikely to cobble together the votes to answer President Trump’s call to impeach federal judges who block his...

25.03.2025 20

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GOP lawmakers booed at town halls defend hosting events despite advice from leaders

House Republicans who faced hostile crowds and viral confrontations at town halls in their districts are defending their decision to hold the events...

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Pence’s advocacy group finds its footing in Trump’s second term

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s advocacy organization, Advancing American Freedom, is seeking to find the right balance during President...

20.03.2025 10

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GOP chairs 'very concerned' over report of Trump changing military commands

The Republican chairs of the House and Senate Armed Services committees issued a joint statement on Wednesday criticizing the idea of the U.S....

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Republican files impeachment against judge who ruled against Trump deportations

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) introduced a resolution to impeach U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who over the weekend ordered the Trump...

18.03.2025 4

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GOP lawmakers tackle challenge of turning Trump actions into laws

Republicans lawmakers who are jubilant about President Trump’s flurry of executive orders and actions reshaping the government are staring down a...

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Inside the Trump-Massie love-hate relationship

President Trump’s threat to back a primary challenger against Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is just the latest boiling point in their hot-and-cold...

13.03.2025 3

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Heritage Foundation report calls to wind down military aid to Israel

The Heritage Foundation is proposing that the U.S. wind down military aid to Israel as part of a strategy to “re-orient its relationship” with the...

12.03.2025 4

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In big win, Luna notches signatures to force vote on parental proxy voting

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) notched enough support to force a floor vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents, circumventing House GOP leaders...

12.03.2025 20

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House GOP blocks Democrats from forcing vote on repealing Trump tariffs

House Republicans on Tuesday approved a provision that would prevent Democrats from forcing votes for the remainder of the year on repealing recent...

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Al Green censure highlights increased appetite for retribution in House

A formal House reprimand didn't contain the fallout from Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) interrupting President Trump’s speech to Congress, showing how...

08.03.2025 10

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Bill to pay troops during shutdown filed as funding deadline looms 

Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) on Thursday reintroduced a bill to ensure that members of the military get paid during a government shutdown, a move that...

06.03.2025 10

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Free-market advocates assemble coalition, at Trump’s request, to push tax cuts

EXCLUSIVE: Free-market economics big wigs, acting on a request from President Trump, have assembled a coalition that aims to be the premier voice in...

06.03.2025 10

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House Republicans advised to avoid in-person town halls amid protests

House Republicans are being encouraged to avoid in-person town halls in favor of phone and live-streamed versions, advice that comes after...

04.03.2025 3

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Looming shutdown deadline presents minefield for Speaker Johnson 

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing a political minefield as he seeks to avoid a government shutdown in just 10 days, with both Republicans and...

04.03.2025 30

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Frustrations mount as Stefanik stuck in limbo — even after House clears hurdle

Frustrations are growing as Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) wait to be confirmed as ambassador to the United Nations could stretch until April due to...

01.03.2025 10

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AFP grows Capitol Hill footprint; Trump 2028 push looks to House

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) may be in the doghouse with President Trump, but it is increasing its footprint on Capitol Hill as it advocates for its...

27.02.2025 10

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House GOP, after pulling budget resolution, brings it back for a vote

House GOP leaders brought their budget resolution to the floor for the vote, just minutes after pulling it at the last minute Tuesday evening as they...

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Pardoned Jan. 6 defendants get hero's welcome, star status at CPAC

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Individuals pardoned by President Trump over their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot are off-stage stars at the...

21.02.2025 60

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Speaker Johnson discourages DOGE stimulus checks idea

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) threw cold water on the idea of using savings from the Trump administration’s Department of...

21.02.2025 30

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Gonzales aims to ‘turn up the heat’ as chair of Congressional Hispanic Conference

New Congressional Hispanic Conference Chair Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) plans to make the group of around a dozen Hispanic House Republicans a more vocal...

20.02.2025 10

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House Republicans plot impeachment against judges blocking Trump, DOGE

A few House Republicans are pledging to bring up impeachment articles against federal judges who have blocked Trump administration actions, including...

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‘DEI Watch list’ sparks racism charges; Advocates see that as validation

President Trump and Elon Musk have brought a “move fast and break things” style to Washington that is inspiring aggressive outside advocacy...

13.02.2025 50

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House GOP skeptical it can advance Trump agenda by week’s end

House Republicans are growing increasingly skeptical that they can advance a framework for President Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda by the end...

12.02.2025 20

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Mace alleges sexual abuse, rape in stunning House floor speech

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) made a series of allegations of sexual abuse, rape and voyeurism perpetrated against herself and other women by a group of...

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House GOP reports progress after marathon Trump meeting

House Republicans reported “very positive developments” after a marathon meeting at the White House on Thursday focused on passing President...

07.02.2025 3

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GOP leader sees advantage in tiny majority: Fear of Trump's bad side

House Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) sees an advantage in wrangling the tiny House GOP majority this year, despite having a historically narrow...

03.02.2025 9

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What the House GOP retreat revealed about Trump, Johnson, and the fragile majority

Speaking to the three top House Republican leaders over the past three days at the House GOP retreat here in Doral, Fla., revealed how President Trump...

31.01.2025 20

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Trump demands for legislative agenda squeeze House GOP

DORAL, Fla. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring out at a minefield as he looks to pass a sprawling tax and immigration package that pleases...

29.01.2025 7

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Johnson floats possibility of working with Democrats on debt ceiling

DORAL, Fla. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in a Tuesday interview with The Hill’s Emily Brooks floated the possibility of working with Democrats...

29.01.2025 20

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Trump addresses House Republicans at Florida retreat: 5 takeaways

DORAL, Fla. — President Trump floated running for a third term, commented on a new Chinese artificial intelligence app, and urged House Republicans...

28.01.2025 20

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House Republicans retreat to Trump’s Miami resort to hash out his agenda

It’s decision time for House Republicans as they gather for their annual policy retreat in Florida this week. While they are escaping the frigid...

27.01.2025 20

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GOP leaders in debt limit quandary between Trump, fiscal hawks

Congressional GOP leaders are in a massive pickle as they weigh how to deal with a looming deadline to raise the debt ceiling. President Trump is...

24.01.2025 10

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Released Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes goes to Capitol campus to meet with GOP lawmakers

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers who was convicted of seditious conspiracy in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, was in the Capitol...

23.01.2025 20

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Speaker Johnson forms committee to probe Jan. 6, Democrats' original investigation

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he will establish a new select subcommittee that will probe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — and...

22.01.2025 2

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GOP leaders stare down legislative minefield after Trump's Day 1 blitz

President Trump made a big splash with dozens of executive actions on his first day in office, but now comes the hard part: getting Republicans in...

22.01.2025 30

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Main Street Caucus grows behind-the-scenes influence in Trump’s GOP

The House GOP’s Main Street Caucus has turned into a critical behind-the-scenes force for striking deals in the fractious, slim majority — and is...

21.01.2025 10

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