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G.O.P. Again Cedes Power on Tariffs to Avoid Crossing Trump

16 septembre 2025 à 16:21
House Republicans extended a maneuver they engineered earlier in the year that effectively strips Congress of the power to disapprove of President Trump’s tariffs.

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Tuesday’s maneuver was the latest instance in which House Republicans, many of whom have spent much of their career opposing tariffs as a matter of principle, have given up their power over trade.
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Republicans Honor Charlie Kirk at Vigil in the Capitol

15 septembre 2025 à 20:55
Only a handful of Democrats and none of the party’s top leaders attended the ceremony, an outpouring of praise and mourning for the right-wing activist, who was assassinated last week.

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Representative Steve Scalise, center, denounced political violence at the vigil for Charlie Kirk on Monday.

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.

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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 16:04
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.

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.

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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.

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