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Capitol agenda: Sprinting into Budget day
House Republicans are steamrolling toward Friday morning's scheduled Budget Committee markup even as a growing number of issues threaten to...
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Megabill teeters after hard-liners make their stand
GOP leaders look to toughen Medicaid provision amid conservative pushback...
Read moreDetailsLots of talk, little outward progress as House GOP closes in on megabill
Speaker Mike Johnson is racing to resolve a suite of remaining issues with the GOP megabill just days before he...
Read moreDetailsDems move to block Middle East arms sales over Qatar plane deal
Democratic lawmakers are trying to block billions of dollars in arms sales to two Middle Eastern countries to protest investments...
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White House considers plan B as DOGE cuts hit a wall on the Hill
The Republican Senate has been skeptical of codifying DOGE’s massive cuts...
Read moreDetailsCapitol agenda: Inside the megabill asks
Speaker Mike Johnson is scrambling to negotiate with competing factions of his conference as the clock ticks to advance President...
Read moreDetailsHouse Ag urges industry groups to back megabill farm spending
GOP staff for the the House Agriculture Committee is warning industry groups that they need to get behind the panel’s...
Read moreDetailsModerate Republicans call for fixes to energy tax credit cuts in House GOP megabill
More than a dozen House Republicans are urging party leaders to undo key rollbacks of Democrats’ clean energy credits that...
Read moreDetailsMTG, Lawler clash over SALT deal
One of the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress and one of the most outspoken are feuding over the cap on...
Read moreDetailsThanedar opts against forcing impeachment vote amid backlash
Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar chose not to follow through on a threat to force a House vote on impeaching President...
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