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GOP Speaker backs Trump buyout plan: ‘Drastic times call for drastic measures’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday backed the Trump administration’s decision to offer buyouts to federal workers who do not plan to return...

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Johnson opens door to linking voter ID to California disaster aid after Trump demand

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is keeping the door open to conditioning California disaster aid on the state enacting voter identification laws, days...

28.01.2025 20

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Speaker Johnson brushes aside economic concerns associated with ICE raids

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is brushing aside economic concerns associated with the raids that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials...

28.01.2025 10

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Speaker Johnson says he didn't discourage panel from subpoenaing star Jan. 6 witness

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is denying any involvement in a Republican-led committee’s decision not to subpoena Cassidy Hutchinson, after The...

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Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons divide House Republicans

President Trump’s decision to pardon hundreds of protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many accused of assaulting police...

24.01.2025 20

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Trump to huddle with House GOP moderates at White House

A trio of moderate House Republicans are set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday, the latest huddle between the president and...

22.01.2025 10

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Here's who shared a table at the Trump Inauguration lunch

President Trump's Inauguration lunch brought together lawmakers, Cabinet nominees, Supreme Court justices and distinguished guests Monday afternoon,...

21.01.2025 6

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House barrels toward fight over placing conditions on California fire aid

The House is barreling towards a contentious debate over disaster relief for California as many — but not all — Republicans call for conditions...

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Johnson 'not wed' to including debt ceiling in sprawling reconciliation bill

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said he is “not wed” to including a debt limit increase in the reconciliation package full of...

14.01.2025 4

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Johnson appoints Virginia Foxx as Rules Committee chair

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has selected Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) to serve as chair of the House Rules Committee, installing the veteran lawmaker...

14.01.2025 5

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Johnson backs conditions on California fire aid

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is backing placing conditions on disaster assistance for California in the wake of the destructive wildfires blazing...

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Senate to kick off hearings for key Trump nominees

The Senate is kicking off confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees this week, with a slew of his picks — some...

13.01.2025 10

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House GOP lawmakers raised alternative debt limit plays in huddle with Trump

President-elect Trump and House Republicans in favor of raising the state-and-local-tax (SALT) deduction cap discussed lifting the debt limit in...

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Gingrich predicts Johnson will be Speaker for six years

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is predicting that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will remain in the top job for six years. The forecast from...

09.01.2025 3

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Freedom Caucus holds fire on Johnson’s strategy for passing Trump agenda

Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are holding their fire despite Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) bucking their preferred strategy for...

08.01.2025 3

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Congress gears up for snowy certification of Trump's election win

Congress is gearing up for a snowy certification of President-elect Trump’s election win on Monday, as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) vows to plow...

06.01.2025 10

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Trump flexes power over House GOP in whirlwind Speaker race

President-elect Trump reasserted his power over the House GOP conference during Friday’s whirlwind Speaker vote, proving that, despite some recent...

05.01.2025 7

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Johnson tells House GOP Trump wants one reconciliation package

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told House Republicans on Saturday that President-elect Trump wants to pass one reconciliation package, a strategy...

04.01.2025 2

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Trump called two last-minute GOP ‘yes’ votes ahead of Johnson's victory

President-elect Trump called two of the final Republican holdouts before they switched their votes in support of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.),...

04.01.2025 2

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House conservatives seek commitments as Johnson scrambles for votes

Roughly 10 hardline House conservatives are demanding a host of amorphous commitments from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to win their support on...

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House conservatives raised concerns about Johnson to Trump before spending fiasco

A handful of conservative House Republicans were voicing concerns about Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to President-elect Trump even before last...

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Ethics releases Matt Gaetz report: 5 takeaways

The House Ethics Committee released its long-awaited report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday, putting a bookend on the panel’s roughly 3...

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Congress avoids a holiday shutdown: Winners and losers

Lawmakers came together to fund the government on Friday, keeping the lights on in Washington until early next year and preventing a Christmas...

21.12.2024 50

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House passes bill to avert government shutdown after whirlwind funding fight

The House approved legislation to avert a government shutdown hours before the deadline on Friday, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration...

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Johnson to try vote on modified Plan B: ‘We will not have a government shutdown’ 

The House on Friday will make another attempt at passing legislation to avert a government shutdown, staging a vote on a revamped spending proposal...

20.12.2024 3

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House GOP eyes plan C that cuts Trump debt ceiling demand

House Republicans are eyeing a new spending proposal that would tee up votes on three separate measures: to fund the government, appropriate...

20.12.2024 40

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House rejects Johnson's plan B to prevent shutdown

The House on Thursday torpedoed Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan B to avert a government shutdown and suspend the debt limit, dealing a blow to...

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Republicans announce funding agreement, Thursday vote as shutdown looms

House Republicans have reached an agreement on a plan B to avert a government shutdown ahead of Friday’s deadline and plan to vote on Thursday,...

20.12.2024 40

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House GOP eyes plan B stopgap with separate 2-part debt limit commitment

House Republicans are eyeing an alternative government funding stopgap that excludes a debt ceiling increase, and are instead working on a...

19.12.2024 3

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Vance meets with Johnson after Trump torpedoes spending bill

Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday night, hours after President-elect Trump torpedoed the GOP...

19.12.2024 4

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Johnson considers plan B amid Trump World opposition to spending deal

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking at a plan B to fund the government ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline as Republicans inside and outside...

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Ethics Committee votes to release Gaetz report in massive reversal

The House Ethics Committee has voted to release its report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and plans to publish its body of work as soon as...

18.12.2024 60

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Government funding deal opens door to move Washington Commanders stadium to DC

The Washington Commanders could soon see kickoff take place in the heart of the nation’s capital. The government funding deal unveiled by...

18.12.2024 8

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House Republicans fume at Speaker Johnson over handling of CR: ‘A total dumpster fire’

House Republicans are fuming at Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of an end-of-year measure to extend government funding until March, saying...

17.12.2024 20

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Congress scrambling for stopgap in end-of-year sprint

Congress is scrambling to roll out a government funding bill to avert a shutdown by Friday’s deadline, as lawmakers sprint to wrap up business for...

16.12.2024 10

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Pelosi hospitalized in Luxembourg after sustaining injury

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was hospitalized for evaluation in Luxembourg after sustaining an injury during a trip with a congressional...

13.12.2024 20

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House sends Biden bill adding judicial seats after veto threat

The House on Thursday approved a bill that would create dozens of additional judicial seats over the next several years, sending it to President...

12.12.2024 10

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House Ethics chair: Panel held final meeting this week, signaling end to Gaetz talks

Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), the chairman of the House Ethics Committee, told The Hill on Tuesday that the panel met this week and does not have...

11.12.2024 4

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House advances annual defense policy bill, teeing up final vote

The House advanced the annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, teeing up the mammoth measure for a final vote later this week. The chamber voted...

10.12.2024 1

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Susan Wild absent from Ethics Committee meeting after Gaetz leaks to press

Rep. Susan Wild (Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, was absent from the panel’s meeting last week after being traced as the...

10.12.2024 20

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Republicans pick Mast to lead House Foreign Affairs panel

House Republicans selected Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the 119th Congress, sources told The Hill, as...

10.12.2024 30

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Gabbard heads to the Hill with Syria in spotlight

Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, is expected on Capitol Hill to meet with senators this week,...

09.12.2024 10

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Roy brushes off Hegseth allegations, saying everyone has 'indiscretions'

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is brushing off the allegations against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, arguing...

06.12.2024 3

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House torpedoes Democratic-led effort to release Ethics report on Matt Gaetz

House Republicans on Thursday torpedoed a Democratic-led effort to release the Ethics Committee’s report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.),...

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House GOP braces for tiniest vote margin possible: 'We have nothing to spare'

House Republicans will have zero room for error in the 119th Congress — literally. Rep. John Duarte (R) conceded to Democrat Adam Gray in...

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Nadler bows out of Judiciary race, will endorse Raskin

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is ceding his position as top Democrat on the powerful Judiciary Committee amid a tough challenge from Rep. Jamie...

04.12.2024 2

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Raskin launches challenge to Nadler for top Democratic spot on Judiciary panel

Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.) launched a bid to be the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, challenging Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)...

02.12.2024 3

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GOP's small majority adds to challenge of tax reform

House Republicans are heading into the new Congress with a lofty set of tax reform goals, an ambitious agenda made more difficult by a razor-thin...

02.12.2024 20

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Mychael Schnell

Biden's pardon of son, Hunter, to reverberate on Capitol Hill

President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, is set to reverberate on Capitol Hill this week, as lawmakers react to the news after years of GOP...

02.12.2024 10

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House Ethics chair says Gaetz withdrawal ‘should end discussion’ of report’s release

Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), the chair of the House Ethics Committee, said former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) decision to withdraw from...

21.11.2024 3

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