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Thune: Republicans to keep GOP-only bill to fund border security ‘as narrow as possible’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Thursday said he suspects that Republicans will try to keep a GOP-only bill to fund border security...

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DHS funding bill in House's court after Trump, GOP leaders reach deal

A Senate bill setting up a two-step path to ending the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown is back in the House’s court. The Senate sent...

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Trump endorses funding ICE and Border Patrol in GOP-only bill

President Trump on Wednesday endorsed funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through the special budget reconciliation...

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The Movement: Trump loses the bros, reshuffling the right

President Trump is losing the bros, endangering Republicans in the midterms and reshuffling their coalition as vibes change on the right. The...

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GOP divisions on display as Johnson rejects Thune-backed Senate DHS deal

The move by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House GOP leaders to forcefully reject a Senate deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland...

28.03.2026 10

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House GOP plots clean DHS stopgap, signaling rejection of Senate deal

House GOP leaders on a Friday conference call pitched their members on rejecting a Senate deal funding much of the Department of Homeland Security...

27.03.2026 10

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Freedom Caucus slams Senate DHS deal, complicating path to swift passage

The House Freedom Caucus is expressing strong opposition to a Senate deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), complicating...

27.03.2026 1

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House Ethics panel finds 25 of 27 counts against Cherfilus-McCormick proven

The House Ethics Committee on Friday announced that its Adjudicatory Subcommittee found that the panel had proven 25 of 27 counts of ethics violations...

27.03.2026 1

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Second GOP-only bill faces new flash points

The Iran war, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, and President Trump’s demands for voting reforms are putting pressure on Republicans...

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Johnson says supplemental Pentagon funds ‘probably’ in reconciliation as Senate moves forward

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said that supplemental funding for the Pentagon due to strikes in Iran would “probably” be part of a...

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The Movement: Kent, Carlson, Greene create Shadow MAGA faction defying Trump

A year ago, Joe Kent, Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene were undeniably a core part of the MAGA movement that supported President Trump and...

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MAGA battle over Iran, Israel intensifies with Joe Kent resignation

Joe Kent’s resignation from a key Trump administration intelligence post has put the spotlight on a small but vocal segment of right-wing figures...

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House GOP pushes spy powers vote to April amid opposition

House Republicans leaders will not bring a “clean” reauthorization of foreign surveillance powers up for a vote next week as they had hoped, a...

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GOP grapples with $200B Iran funding request from Trump, Hegseth

Republicans are grappling with how to handle an expected $200 billion request for supplemental funding for the war in Iran, weighing their desire to...

19.03.2026 3

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House eyes clean FISA reauthorization vote that will be tricky

House GOP leaders are aiming for a clean reauthorization of key provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) next week, a vote that...

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Joe Kent resignation over Iran war reveals an internal MAGA Trump division

Joe Kent’s resignation from the National Counterterrorism Center over objections to the U.S. war in Iran is putting a spotlight on divisions in the...

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Johnson says Democrats' pitch to fund DHS without ICE, CBP would 'defund the police'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday dismissed a plan backed by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) to fund agencies within the...

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Johnson refutes Joe Kent on Iran: 'There was clearly an imminent threat'

"We all understood there was clearly an imminent threat,” Johnson said in a press conference, referring to the classified briefings provided to top...

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The Movement: Why the Club for Growth is eyeing weeks of debate on the SAVE America Act

Outside conservative groupsare putting pressure on Senate Republicans to make their floor debate exercise over the SAVE America Act last as long as...

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Trump reveals story about GOP lawmaker Neal Dunn's health

President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) revealed Monday that Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) got a terminal diagnosis for a heart problem, prompting...

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The Movement: GOP weighs disclosure and due process in sexual misconduct allegations

From Jeffrey Epstein to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and beyond, Republicans are reckoning with classic questions: Should powerful figures accused of...

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Gonzales drops reelection bid after pressure over affair

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) dropped his reelection bid on Thursday after coming under pressure from Republican leaders and other GOP colleagues to do...

05.03.2026 4

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Bice, Hern considering Senate runs to replace Mullin

The race is on to replace Sen. Markwayne Mullin after President Trump announced he will nominate the Oklahoma Republican to replace outgoing...

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Johnson, GOP leaders ask Tony Gonzales to drop reelection after admitting affair

House Republican leaders on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-La.) to end his bid for reelection over an affair that the Texas congressman...

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House reels over how to handle sexual misconduct allegations

The House is grappling with how to handle sexual misconduct allegations against members of Congress in light of Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) facing...

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House bats down Mace effort to reveal sexual misconduct allegations against members of Congress

The House on Wednesday batted down an effort from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) to publicly release all reports on file with the House Ethics Committee on...

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House Ethics Committee opens probe into Gonzales amid affair allegations

The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday announced that it opened an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who has been under growing...

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GOP says it’s a targeted, limited combat operation, not a war, with Iran

Congressional Republicans are denying that President Trump is waging a war in Iran, arguing instead that the U.S. is responding to acts of war by the...

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The Movement: Iran war confuses MAGA base, testing trust in Trump

President Trump’s attack on Iran is confusing the MAGA base that once bragged that he never started any wars, testing the limits of their trust in...

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Jeffries: Democrats ‘committed’ to forcing Iran war powers vote in wake of US strikes

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) pledged that House Democrats will force a vote on limiting President Trump’s war powers in Iran as he...

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Bill Clinton gets bipartisan praise for cooperating in historic deposition on Epstein

Both Republicans and Democrats said former President Clinton was “very cooperative” in a historic deposition with the House Oversight and...

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‘I did nothing wrong’: Bill Clinton denies knowledge of Epstein abuse in deposition

Former President Clinton said he “did nothing wrong” and had “no idea of the crimes” Jeffrey Epstein was committing as he kicked off a...

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Top Oversight panel Democrat calls for Trump to testify in Epstein probe

Rep. Robert Garcia (Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on Thursday called for President Trump to...

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Democrats fume after Boebert leaks deposition photo of Hillary Clinton: 'Clown show'

Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee tore into Republicans on the panel after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) leaked a photo...

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Oversight panel deposes Hillary Clinton in Epstein investigation

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has kicked off its deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in its investigation...

26.02.2026 10

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Johnson: Democrats 'brought shame upon their party' with State of the Union heckling

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said Democrats who heckled and shouted at President Trump during the State of the Union "brought shame upon...

25.02.2026 10

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Gonzales faces growing pressure over affair allegations

Pressure is mounting on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) — and on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — over explosive allegations that the Texas congressman...

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Tony Gonzales dismisses calls to resign over affair allegations

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said he will not resign as he faces calls to step down amid allegations that he had an affair with a staffer who later...

24.02.2026 10

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Mace files resolution requiring Ethics Committee to release all sexual misconduct reports

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Monday introduced a resolution directing the House Ethics Committee to preserve and publicly release all reports on...

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The Movement: How anti-MAGA Republicans are plotting to take back the party

For the Republican officials and operatives who have been turned into outcasts as they balk at President Trump and his MAGA takeover of the party,...

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Johnson: Gonzales must address affair allegations in ‘appropriate way'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) must address the allegations that he had an affair with one of his...

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Speaker Johnson to bring daughter of detained Uyghur doctor as SOTU guest

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will bring the daughter of a Uyghur doctor who has been imprisoned in China for more than seven years as one of his...

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Randy Fine censure threat could spark tit-for-tat cycle

The House could soon be forced into another tit-for-tat cycle of members attempting to discipline each other by forcing votes on the House floor —...

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Johnson denies request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in Capitol

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the Capitol, a source confirmed to The Hill. After...

20.02.2026 10

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Allegations of affair with aide rock Tony Gonzales reelection bid

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is facing increasing scrutiny over allegations that he had an affair with a staffer who died after lighting herself on...

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Fine to introduce Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act amid criticism over post

Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) is set to introduce a bill in support of dog ownership as he faces a wave of criticism over a social media post he made about...

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Khanna, Massie plan to force war powers vote on Iran

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) plan to move next week to force a vote on a resolution to require authorization from Congress...

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Les Wexner denies knowledge of Epstein crimes in deposition with skeptical Democrats

Billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner denied knowledge of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activity in a deposition with the House...

18.02.2026 10

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Randy Fine faces censure and resignation calls over post on Muslims and dogs

A wave of Democrats are calling for Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) to be formally reprimanded or to resign over a social media post he made saying that he...

17.02.2026 10

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The Movement: Allure of tax cuts fades on right, challenging GOP midterm message

The conservative activist class has grown disenchanted with tax cuts, putting them at odds with Republicans who are still trying to make the cuts in...

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