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White House Seeks More Supreme Court Security Funding After Kirk Killing

14 septembre 2025 à 12:33
In a notice to Congress, the Trump administration said the additional $58 million would go to the U.S. Marshals Service. It also said it supported additional security for lawmakers.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

The Trump administration last week requested emergency funds to go toward bolstering security for the Supreme Court.

McCaul, a Foreign Policy Leader in the House, Won’t Seek Re-election

14 septembre 2025 à 10:40
Representative Michael McCaul, an 11-term Texas Republican who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced on Sunday that he would retire from Congress.

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Representative Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, in 2023. He is the latest in a string of Republicans who have announced plans to leave the House after next year’s elections.
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House Passes Defense Policy Bill With Transgender, Diversity Restrictions

10 septembre 2025 à 17:59
For the third year in a row, House Republicans pushed through a Pentagon policy measure that included conservative policy dictates.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Despite the partisan nature of the final legislation, it included an effort backed by conservative Republicans and progressive Democrats alike to claw back Congress’s war powers.

Senator’s Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained

4 septembre 2025 à 00:06
Senator Mark Warner’s visit was classified and not intended to be publicized. It was to include a meeting with the head of the agency and a briefing on the agency’s use of artificial intelligence.

© Greg Kahn for The New York Times

Laura Loomer has questioned the loyalty of various intelligence officers, and helped oust the National Security Agency’s director, deputy director and general counsel.

Lawmakers Visit Syria to Push for Repealing Sanctions Law

25 août 2025 à 16:08
A bipartisan pair of members of Congress made the first official U.S. visit there since the fall of the Assad government, arguing that it was time to permanently lift American sanctions.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

A damaged billboard of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in January, a month after he was overthrown.
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