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Senate Republicans Ban Earmarks — Permanently

Senate Republicans adopted a permanent ban on earmarks Thursday, signaling to Democrats that the oft-criticized practice won’t be tolerated so…

7 years ago

Kamala Harris Won’t Question This Trump Nominee. Her Explanation Is Confusing

Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris refused to question a nominee for one of California’s seats on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court…

7 years ago

House Democrats Are Coming For Hope Hicks and a Former Top White House Lawyer

The House Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas to former White House aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson for documents and testimony…

7 years ago

Sen Hawley Proposes Bill Allowing People To Block Tech Companies From Constantly Tracking Their Location

Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley announced a bill Monday that allows Americans to block tech companies from tracking people’s locations…

7 years ago

Democrats Agree To Billions In Humanitarian Assistance For US-Mexico Border – With Limitations

Top Democrats in Congress have acquiesced to some of the administration’s request for billions in southern border aid, but the…

7 years ago

Cornyn, Feinstein Bill To Help Fight Rape Kit Backlog Passes Senate

The United States Senate unanimously passed a bill to help reduce the backlog of untested rape kits in the Senate…

7 years ago

Democrats Unanimous As House Passes Bill Forcing Schools To Let Male Athletes Compete In Girls’ Sports

The Democratically controlled House of Representatives voted Friday 236-173 in favor of the Equality Act, which would require schools to…

7 years ago

Don Jr To Testify In Front Of Senate Intelligence Committee

President Donald Trump’s eldest son will give private testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in mid-June, as a…

7 years ago

House Democrats Move To Block Any Additional Spending For the Border Wall

House Democrats introduced legislation that would block the Pentagon from reallocating money to border wall construction, an attempt to undercut…

7 years ago

Chip Roy Slams Mitch McConnell Over Proposal To Bust Spending Caps

Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday for proposing to President Donald Trump…

7 years ago