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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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Lawmakers side-eye billionaire CEOs getting prime Trump inauguration seats

Billionaire tech CEOs Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, and Elon Musk got prime seats at...

21.01.2025 5

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Trump plans barrage of Day 1 executive actions on border, energy, federal workforce

President-elect Trump is planning a barrage of executive actions on energy, the border and immigration enforcement on his first day in office, four...

20.01.2025 20

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Johnson’s Intel Committee shake-up fuels worries about panel under Trump

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) decision to shake up leadership on the House Intelligence Committee sent shockwaves throughout the panel and beyond,...

17.01.2025 20

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Speaker Johnson removes Mike Turner as Intelligence Committee chair

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not make Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the 119th...

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Former Social Security head gets House GOP wrath over work-from-home policies

Martin O’Malley, the former Social Security commissioner who is now seeking to chair the Democratic National Committee, took the brunt of House GOP...

15.01.2025 3

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SALT-focused Republicans to meet with Trump as they threaten to hold up bill

Republicans who are pledging to withhold support for President-elect Trump’s ambitious agenda if the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap is not...

11.01.2025 30

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Freedom Caucus members to huddle with Trump on strategy

Members of the House Freedom Caucus say they will make the case for their preferred policies and strategy when they meet with President-elect Trump at...

10.01.2025 10

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Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Meuser considering run for governor

Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) signaled he is seriously considering challenging Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) for his post in 2026. “I’m...

10.01.2025 10

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Andy Harris steers hard-line Freedom Caucus into the Trump era

House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) has taken the famously confrontational group in a slightly more agreeable direction as it prepares for...

09.01.2025 3

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House Republican bill would pave way for Trump to acquire Panama Canal for US

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) will introduce a bill that would authorize the president to purchase the Panama Canal and put it under U.S. control, an...

08.01.2025 4

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Johnson faces tough road on Trump agenda after dramatic Speaker vote

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) kept his gavel amid a threat from the right flank of the House GOP, but managing the House GOP is not going to get any...

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Chip Roy bid for Rules chair emerges as key issue ahead of Speaker vote

Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-Texas) bid to be chair of the House Rules Committee is emerging as a key issue for those withholding support for Speaker Mike...

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Whip list: Lawmakers to watch in Friday’s Speaker vote

Around a dozen lawmakers remain major question marks in Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) quest to win a floor vote for the gavel on Friday. While...

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Morning Report — Five Johnson holdouts to watch

In today’s issue: What do the holdouts want? What can sway them? Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) fate rests with a handful of House Republicans who,...

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Chip Roy on Johnson: 'I don't believe he has the votes'

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said Tuesday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) does not have the votes to keep the gavel and that he remains undecided on...

31.12.2024 10

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Trump tests influence over GOP with Johnson Speakership vote

The strength of President-elect Trump’s influence over the razor-thin House Republican majority will get another major test Friday, when Speaker...

31.12.2024 10

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Speaker math: Breaking down how many votes Johnson needs to keep his gavel

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) heads to the House floor on Friday in hopes of being formally reelected Speaker. While Johnson has the...

30.12.2024 4

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Trump gives complete and total endorsement of Johnson as Speaker

President-elect Trump offered his complete and total endorsement of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday, days before a House vote on Friday to...

30.12.2024 9

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GOP rep on backing Johnson as Speaker: 'I'm going to keep my options open’

Rep. Scott Perry (Pa.), a former chair of the House Freedom Caucus, is the latest Republican to decline to commit to supporting Speaker Mike Johnson...

28.12.2024 30

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MAGA civil war erupts between Musk, critics over H-1B visas

A Trump World civil war has erupted over visas for highly skilled workers, with the president-elect’s new tech industry allies like Elon Musk and...

27.12.2024 10

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Kay Granger revelation punctuates increasing scrutiny of aging officials

The revelation that Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) has been living in an assisted living facility is fueling scrutiny of aging public officials,...

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Morning Report: Trump's big immigration plans face big roadblocks

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump’s ambitious immigration agenda faces significant roadblocks. Trump wants to close the southern border,...

25.12.2024 7

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Four highlights from the scathing Gaetz Ethics report

The scathing House Ethics Committee report released Monday caps off one of the most extensive investigations into former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.)...

24.12.2024 3

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Gaetz Ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ of statutory rape, drug use

The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid a 17-year-old high school student for sex when he...

23.12.2024 6

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Funding saga forecasts future struggles for Speaker Johnson

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) averted a government shutdown, but the days-long rollercoaster as the leaders cycled through multiple plans leaves...

21.12.2024 3

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Republicans scramble for funding plan C as shutdown deadline draws near

Congress is racing toward a shutdown at the end of the day Friday, and Republicans appear no closer to finding a path forward that will keep the...

20.12.2024 30

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Johnson spending deal throws Speakership into question as floor vote approaches

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of an end-of-year spending deal is throwing his grasp on his gavel into uncertain territory ahead of a...

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Fast-track House vote anticipated on spending deal as conservatives object

House lawmakers are bracing for a possible vote on the 1,500-page government funding deal as early as Wednesday night or Thursday morning under a...

18.12.2024 10

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Gaetz defends ‘embarrassing’ past behavior, fires shot at Ethics report

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is defending what he says is "embarrassing, though not criminal" past behavior and taking a shot at the House...

18.12.2024 4

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Speaker Johnson speaks to Musk after he suggests torpedoing spending bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that he talked to billionaire Elon Musk about the 1,5000-page government funding deal after Musk voiced his...

18.12.2024 10

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Republicans butt heads on daylight saving time after Trump directive

A Republican brouhaha is emerging after President-elect Trump called to eliminate daylight saving time, setting up battle lines between prominent...

18.12.2024 40

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