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Deal or No Deal? Has Trump Driven Stake Through Heart of ‘Green New Scam’?

Is the Green New Deal dead or not? On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to repeal what he called the “green new... Read...

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Is a Congressional Stock Trading Ban Even Possible?

Is a Congressional Stock Trading Ban Even Possible?

There is a growing movement to ban stock trading by members of Congress, but it is altogether unclear whether the two parties will be able... Read...

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Congressional Stock Ban Backed by Republicans and Democrats Alike

Congressional Stock Ban Backed by Republicans and Democrats Alike

A bipartisan group of House members, including the chamber’s most conservative and most liberal members, said at a press conference Wednesday that...

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Push for House Vote on Epstein Files Release Seen as Losing Momentum

Push for House Vote on Epstein Files Release Seen as Losing Momentum

House lawmakers backing a petition to advance a vote on releasing additional files on now-deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein gathered...

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Will Congress Extend Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown Authority?

Will Congress Extend Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown Authority?

Returning to the Capitol after a monthlong recess, lawmakers face a tough question: whether or not to extend President Donald Trump’s 30-day control...

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House Duo Resurrects Epstein Discharge Petition Effort

House Duo Resurrects Epstein Discharge Petition Effort

As lawmakers return to the Capitol after the long August recess, it appears the Jeffrey Epstein controversy just won’t die. On Monday, Rep. Thomas...

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Jerrold Nadler to Leave Congress, Joining Other Veteran Democrats

Jerrold Nadler to Leave Congress, Joining Other Veteran Democrats

New York Democrat Rep. Jerrold Nadler has announced that he will not be seeking reelection, passing on the torch to younger Democrats after over...

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Comprehensive Crime Bill ‘a Very Real Possibility,’ House Speaker Says

Comprehensive Crime Bill ‘a Very Real Possibility,’ House Speaker Says

In a Friday media blitz, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson confirmed that the “comprehensive crime bill” that President Donald Trump proposed...

29.08.2025 4

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Partisan Rancor Pervades Democrat Leaders’ Letter to GOP Seeking Budget Talks

Partisan Rancor Pervades Democrat Leaders’ Letter to GOP Seeking Budget Talks

Democrat leaders in Congress invited their Republican counterparts to government funding negotiations in a Thursday letter, albeit one brimming with...

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Senate GOP Weighs Rule Change to Sidestep Dems’ Stalling on Trump Nominees

Senate GOP Weighs Rule Change to Sidestep Dems’ Stalling on Trump Nominees

Facing unprecedented delays from Democrats on confirming President Donald Trump’s executive and judicial nominees, Senate Republican leaders want to...

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Vance Accuses Democrats of Attacking Prayer in Wake of Shooting

Vance Accuses Democrats of Attacking Prayer in Wake of Shooting

Vice President JD Vance spoke out Thursday morning against what he sees as attacks on prayer in the wake of the deadly shooting at Minnesota’s......

28.08.2025 4

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Democrats Divided Over Cutting Aid to Israel

Democrats Divided Over Cutting Aid to Israel

The Democratic Party is divided over whether to support Israel, with party leaders deciding to take more time on the issue as some call for... Read...

28.08.2025 4

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BREAKING: Mass Shooting Reported at Minnesota Catholic School

BREAKING: Mass Shooting Reported at Minnesota Catholic School

A mass shooting occurred Wednesday at a Minneapolis Catholic school, with local officials reporting an unconfirmed number dead at the scene. ABC News...

27.08.2025 1

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Trump Announces ‘Comprehensive Crime Bill’

Trump Announces ‘Comprehensive Crime Bill’

President Donald Trump announced work on a “Comprehensive Crime Bill” shortly after midnight Wednesday morning, as polls show the popularity of...

27.08.2025 2

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Under Pressure From Trump DOJ, Michigan Hospital Ends Transgender Treatments for Minors

Under Pressure From Trump DOJ, Michigan Hospital Ends Transgender Treatments for Minors

The University of Michigan’s hospital system announced Monday evening that it would no longer be providing transgender “therapies” or...

27.08.2025 3

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How Will House Freedom Caucus Adapt to Several Members Departing Capitol Hill?

How Will House Freedom Caucus Adapt to Several Members Departing Capitol Hill?

The House Freedom Caucus has for years been a major force on Capitol Hill, with its members picking frequent policy fights in their push for... Read...

27.08.2025 3

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Trump Moves to Fire Federal Reserve Governor, But She Says He Can’t

Trump Moves to Fire Federal Reserve Governor, But She Says He Can’t

President Donald Trump claims to have fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, but she begs to differ. “President Trump purported to fire me ‘for...

26.08.2025 3

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Texas Redistricting to Accelerate Democrats’ Tilt Left

Texas Redistricting to Accelerate Democrats’ Tilt Left

Besides likely gaining Republicans five new Texas seats in the United States House of Representatives, the Lonestar State’s congressional...

26.08.2025 4

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Trump Goes on Anti-Windmill Offensive, Cancels Projects

Trump Goes on Anti-Windmill Offensive, Cancels Projects

With the halt on construction of a nearly complete offshore windmill project in Rhode Island, it appears President Donald Trump means business in...

26.08.2025 3

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How Trump Has Already Transformed Washington

How Trump Has Already Transformed Washington

President Donald Trump is transforming Washington, D.C., and the effects are already noticeable. In front of Washington’s Union Station, a massive,...

18.08.2025 5

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Texas Republicans Weigh Ramping Up Consequences for Runaway Dems

Texas Republicans Weigh Ramping Up Consequences for Runaway Dems

Texas state House Democrats again failed to show up to vote on Friday, putting on hold the special session to redistrict the Lone Star State... Read...

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Georgia Congressman Sets Up Statewide Team to Flip Senate Seat Red

Georgia Congressman Sets Up Statewide Team to Flip Senate Seat Red

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins just entered Georgia’s U.S. Senate race in late July, but his campaign says he’s already built the...

15.08.2025 4

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Cornyn Gains Ground in New Texas Senate Primary Poll

Cornyn Gains Ground in New Texas Senate Primary Poll

After months of negative Texas Republican Senate primary polls showing him trailing a firebrand opponent, longtime Sen. John Cornyn appears to be...

15.08.2025 2

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Newsom Promotes Pro-Democrat Redistricting in California

Newsom Promotes Pro-Democrat Redistricting in California

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom fired up a Los Angeles crowd Thursday, promoting a November ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional...

15.08.2025 3

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DC Sandwich Attack Suspect Charged With Felony

DC Sandwich Attack Suspect Charged With Felony

U.S. Attorney Jeaninne Pirro announced that she would pursue felony charges against suspect who allegedly threw a sandwich at a federal agent in a...

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Runaway Texas Dems Weigh a Return to Capitol

After almost two weeks of absence from their legislative duties, it appears the Texas state House Democrats who fled the state to prevent a vote......

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State Department Accuses UK of Free Speech Violations

The Trump administration is accusing the United Kingdom of a number of human rights abuses in a negative human rights “report card” for the...

13.08.2025 2

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Cuomo Denies Mamdani Accusation of Having Had Connection to Epstein

Democrat New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has sharpened his campaign’s rhetoric with a video containing brutal accusations against his...

13.08.2025 3

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Abbott vs. Newsom: Rhetoric Ratchets Up in House Redistricting Arms Race

As Texas Republicans push to redraw their congressional map along (district) lines more friendly to their party, a redistricting arms race has broken...

12.08.2025 3

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Will Trump’s Winning Streak Continue When Congress Returns?

President Donald Trump, though working with razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate, has won in almost every single legislative fight of the...

10.08.2025 2

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Michigan Senate Primary Seen as a Bellwether for Democrats’ Direction

Zohran Mamdani’s ascent in New York City’s mayoral race is being heralded as the reconfiguration of the Democratic Party, but the Democrat Senate...

08.08.2025 3

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South Carolina Governor Hopeful Calls for Erasing Sole Dem House District

Rep. Ralph Norman, a South Carolina Republican running for governor, is calling for congressional redistricting to flip the Palmetto State’s sole...

06.08.2025 3

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn Enters Tennessee Governor Race

Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced her run to be governor in her home state Wednesday, making her the third senator this Congress to...

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Texas AG’s Ultimatum to Missing Democrats: Return or Risk Ouster

Texas state House Democrats again refused to return for state legislative business Tuesday, prompting Republicans to issue an ultimatum—come back to...

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Arizona’s Biggs Pushes to Declare National Debt Emergency

Rep. Andy Biggs, a Republican House Freedom Caucus member running for governor of Arizona, plans to introduce a resolution Tuesday to declare the...

05.08.2025 3

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Will Trump Pardon George Santos?

As former New York Republican Rep. George Santos begins his more than seven-year sentence in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated...

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Exit Strategy: Texas Democrats Who Fled State to Avoid Vote Could Face Arrest

The Texas House of Representatives voted Monday to force Democrats who fled the state in an attempt to prevent congressional redistricting to return...

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Ex-Football Coach Enters Senate Race in Georgia

Former college football coach Derek Dooley entered the race for a Senate seat from Georgia on Monday, aiming to unseat Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff and......

04.08.2025 2

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Texas Dems Flee Austin to Stop Redistricting

Texas Republicans are weighing legal consequences for Democrats who have left Austin to stymie efforts to redraw the Lonestar State’s congressional...

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GOP Senate Hopefuls in Kentucky Keep Distance From McConnell

Kentucky Republicans are seeking someone to fill the shoes of retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell—a figure who has been a major face of the Republican...

03.08.2025 2

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Thune Presses Senate Democrats to Facilitate Confirming Trump Nominees

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, facing a big backlog of unconfirmed judicial and executive branch nominees, is asking Senate Democrats to help...

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With FY ’26 Looming, Congress Faces Major Decisions on How Government Is Funded

In the coming weeks, Congress could decide whether government funding is set by traditional bipartisan spending bills, or through temporary funding...

31.07.2025 3

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Georgia GOP Lawmaker Racking Up Endorsements, Campaign Cash for Senate Bid

Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins is entering one of the most high-stakes Senate races of the 2026 cycle armed with dollars and endorsements. The...

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Fed Chief Powell Announces He Won’t Cut Interest Rates

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced Wednesday that the Fed will not be cutting interest rates for the time being, shortly after receiving...

31.07.2025 4

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MAP QUEST: Texas Redistricting Could Boost GOP’s House Delegation in Midterms

Texas Republicans have released their proposals for a redrawn Texas congressional map, and that could spell trouble for Democrats in the midterms. The...

30.07.2025 4

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A Bove and Beyond: Parties Clash Again Over Control of Judiciary

The Senate has again become the scene of a titanic battle for control of the judiciary under President Donald Trump. Emil Bove III, Trump’s...

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2 House Republicans Eye South Carolina Governor’s Mansion

The start of the 119th Congress has been a roller coaster ride, and two Republican representatives from South Carolina appear to want to be back......

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Georgia Rep. Claims Big Numbers in Early Senate Fundraising

Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia claims he’s on a fundraising roll after announcing his bid Monday to unseat Democrat incumbent Sen. Jon...

29.07.2025 4

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Moms for Liberty Co-Founder Named VP of Heritage Action for America

Tiffany Justice, the co-founder of the conservative parental rights group Moms for Liberty, will become the new executive vice president of Heritage...

29.07.2025 6

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Trade Deal Deadline Approaching for Trump

With the self-imposed Aug. 1 deadline approaching to make trade deals with foreign powers, President Donald Trump’s “Art of the Deal” might be...

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