Staff members at the Library of Congress denied access on Monday to two Justice Department officials who had been tapped for top positions there as part of a shake-up initiated by President Trump, according to two people familiar with the […]
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Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri on Monday urged his Republican colleagues to reject deep cuts to Medicaid as part of legislation to implement President Trump’s ambitious domestic agenda, including a plan to cut more than $4 trillion in taxes. In
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Since President Trump unleashed an on-again, off-again whiplash of global tariffs, congressional Democrats have worked to shine a spotlight on small business owners who say the tariffs and economic toil are threatening their livelihoods. In videos on social media, local
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The Senate on Friday approved legislation that would make permanent strict controls and harsh criminal penalties on fentanyl-related drugs. Several Democrats joined all Republicans in approving the bill, which because of minor changes now must pass the House again before
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The House on Thursday officially rebuked Representative Al Green of Texas, the Democrat who Republicans ejected from the chamber on Tuesday night for standing and heckling President Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress. A resolution of
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The U.S. Capitol Police said the chief of staff to Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested for drunken driving on Tuesday night after the top aide backed his car into a parked Capitol Police vehicle. The arrest came soon after President
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President Trump got barely two minutes into his speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night before Representative Al Green, Democrat of Texas, stood to protest, disrupting the proceedings in a display that ultimately got him thrown out
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Some are bringing fired federal workers. Others plan to hand out stickers accusing Elon Musk of “stealing Social Security.” Several will boycott President Trump’s speech altogether. Congressional Democrats are planning to use Mr. Trump’s first address to a joint session
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Rather than boycott President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, some Democratic lawmakers are inviting former federal workers to the speech on Tuesday as a way to protest the mass firings and funding cuts that have defined Mr.
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Before the new Congress can do anything — including certifying Donald J. Trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election — the House will need to elect its speaker. A vote is scheduled for Friday. The speaker’s election happens
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