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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 2

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Top Oversight Democrat: DOJ plan to release Epstein files in ‘batches’ a 'cover-up'

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee ranking member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) said the plan for the Department of Justice to respond in “...

19.08.2025 2

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Generational cracks on Israel grow on the 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. Dramatic...

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Bill Barr deposition kicks off House GOP's Epstein probe 

Former Attorney General Bill Barr answered questions about Jeffrey Epstein in a Monday deposition with the House Oversight Committee that kicked off...

18.08.2025 3

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Jeffrey Epstein battle set to reignite in Congress

The Capitol Hill battle over Jeffrey Epstein is poised to heat up when Congress returns to Washington next month. While GOP leaders left town early...

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Bessent rips Pelosi, calls for single-stock trading ban in Congress

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for a ban on lawmakers trading individual stocks, taking a shot at former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and...

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Live updates: White House zeroes in on DC; inflation report due, first since Trump fired BLS chief

President Trump reoriented the full force of the federal government to focus on fighting crime and beautifying Washington, D.C., putting the city on...

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Trump’s DC police takeover could pique GOP interest in cities

President Trump’s effort to lessen crime in Washington, D.C., and launch a “beautification” effort is clashing with a long tradition of...

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Florida GOP lawmaker offers bill to conduct citizens-only snap census

Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) introduced a bill to initiate a snap census that counts only American citizens. The brief bill, dubbed the “Correct the...

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Byron Donalds reintroduces DC crime bill to override local council amid Trump calls

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) is reintroducing a bill on Friday to assert congressional control over the District of Columbia’s sentencing policies....

08.08.2025 3

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Blue state Republicans sound alarm on redistricting tit-for-tat 

Blue state Republicans whose political futures would be at risk in retaliatory redistricting efforts by Democrats are sounding the alarm on Texas's...

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Judge sets hearing but denies immediate restraining order against GOP Rep. Cory Mills

A court on Thursday declined to issue an immediate restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) requested by a woman who accused him of...

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GOP Reps. Burchett, Ogles eye Senate seat amid Blackburn gubernatorial bid

Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s (R-Tenn.) nascent gubernatorial bid has kicked off a shadow race for her Senate seat in the event she wins, with Reps. Tim...

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House GOP subpoenas DOJ, Clintons in Epstein probe

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) issued subpoenas to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a number of...

05.08.2025 3

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Greene talks about her ‘genocide’ comment and being an ‘early indicator’ of GOP discontent

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

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Comer agrees to postpone Maxwell's testimony to House on Epstein

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) agreed Friday to a request from Ghislaine Maxwell to delay deposing her...

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GOP congressman suggests he’d ‘lose money and go broke’ if advisers stop stock trades

Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) dismissed the idea of directing his financial advisers to halt any stock trades amid his difficulties in establishing a...

01.08.2025 3

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New Main Street Caucus chair prepares for funding showdown

Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.), the newly elected chair of the Republican Main Street Caucus in the House, is gearing up for the next big fight in Congress:...

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Conservatives divided on value of Ghislaine Maxwell testimony

Republicans are divided on the value of Ghislaine Maxwell as she takes center stage in the Jeffrey Epstein files saga. Some view the convicted sex...

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Republicans stop short of endorsing Trump’s call to arrest Obama officials 

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s document releases about the Obama administration’s review of the 2016 election are leading...

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Ethics panel directs Ocasio-Cortez to make more payments for Met Gala ‘Tax the Rich’ outfit

The House Ethics Committee has directed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to make around $3,000 in additional payments in relation to her...

25.07.2025 6

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GOP leaders submarined by Epstein uproar 

House Republican leaders who have tried to contain the furor over the Jeffrey Epstein files lost their grip on the matter this week — and...

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House panel approves subpoenas of DOJ for Epstein files

A House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Wednesday approved several subpoenas, including one directing the Department of Justice to...

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House GOP moves to establish long-delayed Jan. 6 committee

House Republicans are moving to create a long-delayed select subcommittee to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack — more than six months...

23.07.2025 2

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House stymied as Speaker Johnson's hand-picked committee rebels over Epstein

A rebellion over the Jeffrey Epstein files by Republican leadership allies on the House Rules Committee is giving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La) one of...

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House beefs up security funds for lawmakers

House leaders are beefing up security measures and funding for members of the chamber as political violence and threats have shaken lawmakers...

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Andrew Garbarino selected to chair House Homeland Security Committee

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) is slated to be the next chair of the House Homeland Security Committee after winning the nod from a panel of leaders...

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Epstein furor upends House for second week in row

The Jeffrey Epstein saga is causing chaos in the House for the second week in a row, as threats of Democrats forcing politically tough votes are...

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Republicans eye efforts to quiet Epstein uproar but can't quash it

House Republicans who were at odds all week over the Trump administration’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein disclosures are holding their breaths to see...

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Even Trump can’t quell the House GOP’s penchant for chaos

While President Trump has managed to push House Republicans across the finish line on his top priorities, he hasn’t yet cracked the code on getting...

18.07.2025 10

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Speaker Johnson eyes GOP-led Epstein documents measure to quell outrage

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is discussing backing a measure in support of disclosing more information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey...

17.07.2025 2

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Trump, Noem, Powell and Democrats: 5 takeaways from the Hill Nation Summit

Wednesday’s Hill Nation Summit was packed with lawmakers and major figures on both sides of the aisle, and made clear that President Trump has an...

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Cheat sheet: Nine questions for Rep. Virginia Foxx

In her 11th term in Congress, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) is undeniably one of the most recognizable figures in the House Republican Conference — a...

16.07.2025 2

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Virginia Foxx not done making waves as the 'Iron Lady' of the House GOP

From elevator-bound staffers to the top leaders in the House, no one is underestimating 82-year-old Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.). After Foxx chaired a...

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Mike Johnson says Bondi needs to ‘explain’ Epstein statement in break from Trump

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi needs to explain her statements regarding Jeffrey Epstein after the...

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3 big questions about Elon Musk’s third party

While Republicans are largely dismissing billionaire Elon Musk’s pledge to create an “America Party” for now, he could pose headaches for the...

08.07.2025 10

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How Trump pushed Republicans to yes — again and again — on his landmark bill

On a late February evening, President Trump sealed the deal for the first vote on his “one big, beautiful bill” with a conversation that brought...

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Freedom Caucus insists it did not fold on Trump’s megabill

Members of the House Freedom Caucus staked out strong opposition to the Senate-passed version of the “one big, beautiful bill” of President...

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Battle to define ‘America First’ intensifies as Israel strikes Iran

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...

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Democratic New York lawmaker erupts with f-bombs at GOP Rep. Lawler on House floor

Democratic Rep. John Mannion erupted at fellow New York Rep. Mike Lawler (R) on the House floor Thursday afternoon — with no shortage of f-bombs —...

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Republicans urge ICE to prioritize those facing violent crime charges for deportation

Six Hispanic Republicans are urging the Trump administration to prioritize deporting migrants facing charges for violent crimes as immigration...

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House Oversight Republicans schedule interviews with former Biden aides

The House Oversight Committee has scheduled voluntary transcribed interview with four Biden White House aides as it investigates whether there was a...

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Three dozen House Republicans urge Senate GOP against ‘budget gimmicks,’ deficit increases

More than three dozen House Republicans are warning Senate GOP leaders against approving additional deficit increases or using “budget gimmicks”...

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Stephen Miller wages war on the GOP’s libertarians

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

10.06.2025 4

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Hardline House conservatives swing for fences in asks to Senate GOP on megabill

Hardline conservatives in the House are making a broad swath of recommendations to make the “One Big Beautiful Bill” of President Trump’s tax...

10.06.2025 20

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Speaker Johnson teases follow-ups to the 'one big, beautiful bill'

The “one big, beautiful bill” may not be so singular, after all. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is teasing follow-up legislation to the megabill of...

09.06.2025 5

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Illinois Republican mistakes Sikh for Muslim, calls him delivering prayer in House ‘deeply troubling’ 

Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) said it was "deeply disturbing" that a Sikh delivered a prayer in the House chamber on Friday — after apparently mistaking...

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