In Congress
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
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Clearing The Roadless Rule: What Comes Next For America’s Burning Forests?
Republican Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz wants to turn wildfire fuel from federal forests into an energy market as the Trump…
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House GOP Leaders Don’t Crack The Whip To Advance Agenda Like Dems Do
House Republican leaders haven’t enforced the party’s America First agenda the same way House Democratic leaders dropped the hammer to…
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House GOP Leadership Says Current Congress Is ‘Most Productive.’ Americans Don’t Seem To Feel That Way
House leadership argued the 119th Congress has been the “most productive” in decades, although public sentiment tells a different story.…
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House Passes Gov’t Funding Bill That Does Nothing To Fix Debt Crisis
The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) Tuesday without addressing the national debt. The CR’s passage averted a…
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Catch Them While You Can: Here’s What House Has To Tackle In Brief Return
The House of Representatives has a short window of time in September to pass its legislative agenda as the midterm…
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Surprise! Congress Screwed Up Healthcare Again
And private equity is making it even worse A few years ago, Congress tried to address America’s healthcare crisis by…
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Major Permitting Bill Has Been Tied Up In Senate For Months. What’s The Holdup?
A major permitting bill that passed the House in December 2025 still hasn’t been passed by the Senate, with environmental…
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Group Of GOP Senators Said They Would Force Vote To Delay Recess Over Save Act. What Happened?
Republican senators fighting to cancel August recess over the Save America Act did not receive enough support from their side…
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Senate Leaves Town Without Passing SAVE America Act
The Senate skipped town Saturday for its August recess without passing President Donald Trump’s legislative priority, the Safeguard American Voter…
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Senate Once Again Kicks Funding Can Down The Road
The Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) early Saturday to fund the government without addressing the national debt. The CR…
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Senate Confirms Todd Blanche After Handful Of GOP Holdouts Threatened His Nomination
The Senate confirmed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to be the next attorney general after holdouts threatened his nomination process.…
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Senate To Vote On Massive Package Of Bills Before Heading For Exits
The Senate released a plan Friday to debate and vote on a massive package of bills before exiting for August…
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Todd Blanche Reaches Deal With GOP Holdouts, Paves Way For Confirmation Vote
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche reached a deal Sunday with Republican holdouts who endangered his chances of being confirmed as…
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Will Potential Debt Ceiling Increase Include Spending Cuts? We Asked John Thune To Find Out
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that he would “love” for spending cuts to be included in future negotiations…
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Trump AG Nominee’s Confirmation In Limbo
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday postponed a vote to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to become the…
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