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Todd Blanche testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee about the weaponization fund

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Politics

Todd Blanche confirms court killed $1.78 billion weaponization fund

Posted byby Elliot Munch
7 days ago
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2 min

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers the Justice Department is not moving forward with the Trump-era weaponization fund, after questions from Congress and a court ruling put the plan on ice.

Thomas Massie speaking about the Epstein files

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Massie to expose secret Epstein names on floor

Posted byby Sean Lorne
2 weeks ago
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2 min

The congressman says he will use House floor protections to read redacted Epstein names, while accusing DOJ and FBI leaders of hiding records.

Congressional debate over the OPT program and a payroll-tax loophole

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Immigration

How a $36 billion loophole bypasses Americans

Posted byby Sean Lorne
3 weeks ago
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2 min

Republicans are moving to close a payroll-tax break in the OPT program after ICE said it found thousands of suspect and phantom workers tied to fraud.

Ilhan Omar speaking at a press event as a viral clip resurfaces

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Ilhan Omar’s ‘World War Eleven’ Clip Goes Viral Again

Posted byby Elliot Munch
1 month ago
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A resurfaced video shows Rep. Ilhan Omar saying "World War Eleven" before correcting herself, while her finances and Minnesota fraud scrutiny keep drawing attention.

Ilhan Omar speaks after questions about financial disclosures

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Omar Snaps at Disclosure Questions

Posted byby Sean Lorne
2 months ago
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Ilhan Omar brushed off a reporter who asked about big changes in her financial disclosure forms, while a CPA said lawmakers are still responsible for what they sign.

Speaker Mike Johnson at the Capitol amid questions about a missing House vote

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Politics

Missing GOP Vote Raises Fresh Questions

Posted byby Sean Lorne
2 months ago
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2 min

Speaker Mike Johnson says Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. is dealing with a personal health matter after missing more than 50 House votes. The absence comes as Republicans try to pass key bills with almost no room for error.

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ActBlue Staff Take the Fifth

Posted byby Sean Lorne
2 months ago
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2 min

Five ActBlue employees refused to answer 146 House Judiciary questions as lawmakers probed foreign donation concerns, fraud controls, and a major legal staff shake-up.

Victor Nieves reacting to Analilia Mejia's election win

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Politics

Democrats Double Down on Firebrands

Posted byby Sean Lorne
2 months ago
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2 min

Victor Nieves said Democrats keep rewarding harder-line candidates, and a New Jersey special election just gave that argument a fresh round of oxygen.

House Democrats push a 25th Amendment commission proposal against President Trump

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Raskin Floats New Trump Removal Push

Posted byby Elliot Munch
2 months ago
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2 min

House Democrats are again testing the 25th Amendment idea, even though the math in Congress makes the plan look more symbolic than serious.

Trump renews pressure on Senate Republicans to end the filibuster during a funding fight

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Trump Demands Filibuster Be Scrapped

Posted byby Elliot Munch
2 months ago
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Trump renewed his push to end the Senate filibuster as funding fights, shutdown threats, and Republican division kept the chamber stuck in its favorite mode: procedural paralysis.