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House Republicans on Wednesday released the text of their Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid bills after The spending levels are roughly in line with the the Senate passed in a broad bipartisan vote in February ..read more
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After 36 hours of agonizing inaction, House Speaker has given Democrats a reason, and a timeline, to bail him out. is more of a , but he's got a shot to get foreign aid bills passed before a vote on his job ..read more
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Two House members urged the State Department Wednesday to step up its diplomatic efforts to ensure companies that benefit from the in China can't access global markets. The U.S. has sought to believed to be complicit in the Chinese government's human rights abuses towards Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in Xinjiang province ..read more
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The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary on Wednesday, demanding information about the percentage of migrants released into the U.S., according to subpoena documents reviewed by Axios. House Republicans' demands come the same day the Senate is poised to the articles of impeachment against Mayorkas — highlighting how the GOP has no plans to let up on their border attacks ..read more
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House Democrats will meet on Thursday morning to discuss House Speaker 's (R-La.) foreign aid bills, Axios has learned. House Republican hardliners have said they won't cooperate on key procedural votes, placing the power to save the package in Democrats' hands ..read more
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expressed disappointment with reports of discrimination on campus in a high-profile, Republican-led congressional hearing about the university's handling of allegations of Two Ivy League university presidents have already following blowback from their testimony at a prior hearing, as reports of antisemitism and Islamophobia ..read more
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Arizona House Republicans on Wednesday blocked another attempt to repeal the 1864 ban on nearly all abortions The razor-thin margins, 30-30 in the House and 16-14 in the Senate, illustrate the tensions that the ruling has generated in this battleground state. . But the Senate has cleared a path for a vote on it in the coming weeks ..read more
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Vulnerable Senate Democrats took a tough vote Wednesday in against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and their GOP challengers wasted no time in their attacks. Polling consistently shows the border is one of the top issues for voters in 2024 as Democrats try to protect a fragile Senate majority ..read more
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President Biden on Friday reiterated his pledge that the federal government will foot the entire cost of rebuilding the It's the president's first visit to the city since the catastrophic collapse and gave him the chance to survey at one of the country's busiest ports ..read more
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this week to a request by Judge Aileen Cannon was one of several instances over the last 10 months challenging her competency or impartiality in a case involving former President Trump's handling of classified secrets. Cannon has left unresolved numerous issues that would move the case forward, raising the likelihood it drags beyond the November election. The pace and decision-making has fueled critics' concerns that the Trump-appointed judge is intentionally slow-walking the case ..read more