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Dominion Voting Systems sold and renamed as Liberty Vote

Dominion Voting Systems, the voting technology company that was at the center of controversy and false stolen-election claims after President...

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Kelly, Gallego confront Speaker Johnson outside his office

Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) got in a confrontation Wednesday with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after they staged a surprise...

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Johnson, in shift, signals no vote during shutdown for military pay

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday signaled opposition to moving a stand-alone bill to pay military service members during a government...

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GOP leaders point to Capitol Police missed paychecks as shutdown drags on

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) are directing attention to looming missed pay for Capitol...

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House GOP leaders urge unity in shutdown canceled-votes strategy

House Republican leaders urged unity in their shutdown fight against Democrats on a call with GOP members Saturday morning, with members on the call...

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House GOP considers canceling more votes if shutdown continues

House Republican leaders are considering staying out of town and canceling previously scheduled votes next week if the government shutdown continues,...

03.10.2025 3

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White House's shutdown layoff threats, funding freezes unnerve some Republicans

The Trump administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers and freeze federal grants during the government shutdown are getting...

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Johnson tells Jeffries to ‘just ignore’ Trump’s sombrero memes: ‘These are sideshows’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) that he should ignore the AI-doctored videos President Trump has...

02.10.2025 2

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Republican leaders dig in on pressuring Democrats to open government

Republican leaders in Congress on Wednesday dug in on pressuring Democrats to vote for a “clean” GOP-crafted stopgap to reopen the government,...

01.10.2025 2

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Johnson: Shutdown 'ultimately could be a benefit' if Trump administration eliminates programs

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that the government shutdown could “ultimately could be a benefit” to taxpayers if the Trump...

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When will shutdown end? Lawmakers have no clue

The intense partisan politics that drove Washington into a shutdown are making the path out of it hard to see. It's a stare-down, and one side has to...

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House GOP leaders rally their members ahead of expected shutdown

House Republican leaders rallied their members ahead of a government shutdown deadline this week, telling members in a Monday conference call to stay...

29.09.2025 2

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Government shutdown looms: What to know about closures, payments and more

A government shutdown starting on Wednesday is looking probable as Democrats in Congress push Republicans on funding, health care, and President...

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Trump to meet with Schumer, Jeffries, Johnson, Thune ahead of shutdown deadline

President Trump is set to meet with the top four leaders in Congress on Monday ahead of a Tuesday shutdown deadline, a notable shift after he canceled...

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Conservative leaders urge Trump to let healthcare tax credits expire

Leaders from 35 conservative organizations are urging President Trump to allow Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire at the end of the year rather...

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Deadly ICE shooting prompts partisan rush to assign blame

Politicians and commentators rushed to assign a motive in a Wednesday morning shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in...

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Johnson questions if Schumer, Jeffries, Trump meeting ‘necessary’ to avoid shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday questioned whether a meeting between President Trump and the top two Democratic leaders in Congress is...

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Republicans grapple with backlash over tabling Omar censure brought by Mace

The four Republicans who voted with Democrats against reprimanding Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over comments about Charlie Kirk are getting excoriated...

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GOP Whip Emmer floats changing fiscal calendar as shutdown deadline approaches

Related Video: SHUTDOWN Looms As Senate REJECTS Dueling Funding Bills House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) on Friday floated changing the structure...

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House Republicans pass stopgap spending bill, set up shutdown fight with Senate

House Republicans on Friday approved a short-term government spending package to avert a shutdown at month’s end, sending the bill to the Senate and...

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House to vote on CR in race to avoid government shutdown

The first partisan showdown over an end-of-month government funding deadline is set to take place on the House floor on Friday, with a vote on a...

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House GOP plan would jam Senate Democrats with funding stopgap

House Republican leaders are telling members that the chamber may not return until after Oct. 1 after passing a short term funding stopgap, a House...

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Brett Horton: Chief of staff, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.)

As House Republican leaders charted the course to pass the biggest legislation of President Trump’s second term through the special reconciliation...

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House Republicans advance funding stopgap, tee up vote this week

House Republicans on Wednesday advanced a funding stopgap to avert an end-of-month government shutdown, teeing up a final vote on the continuing...

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House tables Mace push to remove Omar from committees over Kirk comments

The House on Wednesday voted to table a resolution brought forward by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) to formally reprimand Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and...

18.09.2025 20

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House passes 2 bills overhauling DC sentencing policies

The House passed two bills on Tuesday to assert congressional control over the District of Columbia’s sentencing policies, the first portion of a...

17.09.2025 4

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GOP rebels extract tariff concession from House leaders 

A handful of House Republicans extracted concessions from House GOP leaders on tariff policy after rebelling on a procedural vote Tuesday. GOP leaders...

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Right adopts take-no-prisoners approach to 'radical left' after Charlie Kirk killing

The staunchest conservative activists and politicians are rallying behind a clear response to Charlie Kirk’s killing: Do everything possible to...

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House GOP eyes stopgap into November to avert shutdown

House GOP leaders are aiming to pass a stopgap spending bill this week that funds the government through Nov. 20, GOP sources told The Hill, as...

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Kash Patel takes MAGA heat over handling of Charlie Kirk killing

FBI Director Kash Patel is taking heat over his handling of the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin from key figures in the MAGA movement in which...

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Charlie Kirk's assassination a turning point for conservative movement

In all the shock, grief and anger on the right over the killing of conservative powerhouse Charlie Kirk, there is a sense that this is — to borrow...

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Shouting breaks out in House after silent prayer for Charlie Kirk 

Shouting broke out on the House floor after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held a moment of prayer for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was...

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Mace yells at Jacobs on House floor over 'boob jobs is gender-affirming care' comment

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) yelled at Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) on the House floor Wednesday over a comment Jacobs made saying that breast...

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Democrat Frost calls GOP’s Higgins ‘lapdog’ for Trump as DC crime bill meeting erupts

A committee meeting on bills to exert greater federal control over the District of Columbia's criminal justice system erupted Wednesday as Rep....

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GOP rebels join Democrats to tee up vote on repealing Iraq War authorizations 

The House is set to vote on an amendment that would repeal two laws authorizing the use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq after three members of the...

10.09.2025 5

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The Movement: Heritage ‘Manhattan Project’ for nuclear family is a-bomb on right

The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. The Heritage...

09.09.2025 10

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Where the Epstein files fight in Congress goes next

The Epstein files explosion on Capitol Hill last week — headlined by emotional accounts from Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers — fueled speculation...

08.09.2025 30

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Fiscal hawks fire warning shot in House ahead of shutdown deadline

Fiscal hawks in the House fired a warning shot over government funding by withholding support for, but ultimately allowing passage of, a funding...

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Democrats move to censure GOP Rep. Cory Mills 

Rep. Yvette Clark (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday introduced a resolution to censure Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) over allegations of harassment, assault and stolen...

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GOP, Democratic lawmakers to unveil new stock trading ban bill

A bipartisan group of House members is set to unveil a compromise bill to ban stock trading by individual members of Congress and their families on...

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Republicans release first batch of Epstein files

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday made public a batch of files it said it received from the Justice Department (DOJ) in...

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Republicans move to squash GOP Epstein rebellion

House GOP leaders are racing to squash any internal rebellion over Jeffrey Epstein, launching a series of moves designed to appease the Republicans...

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GOP leaders face rocky September with even slimmer House majority

Related video: Jeffries, Schumer Call For 'FOUR CORNERS' Meeting with GOP Leaders To AVOID Shutdown | SUNRISE House GOP leaders are staring down a...

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DC police close probe into Rep. Cory Mills over alleged domestic disturbance, email shows

Washington's Metropolitan Police Department closed an investigation into Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) that it launched after police responded to a report...

29.08.2025 3

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Republicans investigate Wikipedia over allegations of organized bias

Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee opened a probe into alleged organized efforts to inject bias into Wikipedia entries...

27.08.2025 3

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Trump’s Intel deal upends conservative economic order

The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. Those who...

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Speaker Johnson says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize for DC police takeover

Related video – Trump: Can Send Military To Any City With 'Less Than Twenty Four Hours Notice' Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said President...

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House Republican promotes tax cut law with ads using office funds

Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) is taking a novel approach to selling the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” in his district: Using his official office funds on a...

22.08.2025 3

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Chip Roy headlines Freedom Caucus departures that could transform House GOP

Boisterous Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is headlining a wave of members of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus who are seeking higher office and will depart...

22.08.2025 2

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Comer hints at seeking Kamala Harris's testimony in House Biden autopen probe

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said that testimony from former Vice President Kamala Harris would be...

21.08.2025 3

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