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Bond Markets Are Flashing Red, and Congress Must Heed the Warning
The smoke alarm is going off. Washington’s next move will determine whether it becomes a fire drill or a four-alarm blaze. Source link
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Dick Durbin ending his four-decade career in Congress
Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, will not seek reelection to a sixth term next year and will retire…
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Congress Must Prevent a Massive Tax Hike
If we fail to act, taxes will increase substantially and hundreds of thousands of jobs will be placed at risk at a time when the American…
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House asks Justice Department to probe former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for lying to Congress
House lawmakers asked the Justice Department on Monday to open an investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for making false…
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Trump pressures Congress to eliminate 'costly' daylight saving time
President Trump pressed Congress to make daylight saving time, the biannual changing of the clocks to adjust for the seasons, permanent in…
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Female Founders, Including Rebecca Minkoff, Allison Luvera and More, Band Together Against Tariffs In Letter To Congress
As the impact of tariffs continues to swirl, female founders have banded together to fight back. Founders and executives across beauty,…
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Congress Must Assert Itself on Tariffs
My bill would require Congress to approve any presidential proposal to impose tariffs before they are put into effect. Source link
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Elon Musk DOGE to Target Members of Congress Who Got 'Strangely Wealthy' Despite Modest Public Salaries
The world's richest man is desperate to figure out how lawmakers on Capitol Hill got "strangely wealthy" despite earning modest public…
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Column: Trump is creating an imperial presidency — and he's doing it by decree
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has been back in the White House for only two weeks, but he’s already remaking the federal government. He’s…
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These House newcomers came to the Capitol with big plans. Then the wildfires hit
WASHINGTON — Rep. Luz Rivas had barely begun her day in Washington when her cellphone rang at 7 a.m. The Hurst fire had erupted around…
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Is Trump pushing his presidential powers beyond what the Constitution allows?
WASHINGTON — President Trump has begun his second term pressing his power to reshape the government by firing federal officials, ending…
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Trump lands back-to-back wins as Florida candidates secure elections
Two Republicans endorsed by President Donald Trump have won GOP primaries for House seats previously held by U.S. National Security…
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With diminished clout, Californians in Congress struggle to counter Trump's agenda
WASHINGTON — California — the self-proclaimed liberal resistance to President Trump’s policies — has long had an outsize voice in the…
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Column: How Donald Trump's second inauguration outdid the cruelty and excesses of his first
I really appreciated Monday’s unexpected call for unity in the Capitol rotunda, where MAGA insurrectionists mounted a deadly attack on…
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Supreme Court upholds law that could force TikTok to shut down in U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that calls for the shutdown of the U.S. operations of social media app TikTok due to…
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Barbara Lee announces bid for Oakland mayor as city looks to rise from crisis
SAN FRANCISCO — Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, a prominent progressive Democrat who represented the East Bay in Congress for more than two…
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A very different Jan. 6 as Congress gathers to certify the 2024 election results
WASHINGTON — Four years after a violent mob stormed the Capitol, a full Congress is set to gather to certify the 2024 election, formally…
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Meet the 9 new House members from California
WASHINGTON — Friday was the first day of work for California’s nine new House members, and their first order of business involved typical…
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Three House Republicans defy Trump in first 2025 test of his "mandate"
In the first test of President-elect Donald Trump's "mandate" over a unified Republican Party, three House Republicans defied him by…
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FCC's net neutrality rules struck down, in another blow to Biden administration
A federal appeals court on Thursday dealt a blow to President Biden’s Federal Communications Commission, striking down the agency’s…
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Mike Johnson won't "be good at" enacting Trump agenda, Republican warns
Republican Representative Thomas Massie said Tuesday that House Speaker Mike Johnson will not be able to enact President-elect Donald…
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Opinion: Politics past will haunt Washington in 2025. It won't be pretty
To look back over the politics of the past year is to see a preview of the coming one. It’s not pretty. Donald Trump, as president again,…
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Mike Johnson's odds of being House speaker as Republicans stay divided
House Speaker Mike Johnson's betting odds of clinching the speakership again are just shy of 75 percent on prediction market website…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene responds to MAGA civil war over H-1B visas
Far-right conservative Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene shared her opinion on the ongoing debate about the H-1B, a visa class…