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Kathy Hochul Will Sign Right-to-Die Bill
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FCC Chair Says His Agency Is Not Independent
FCC chairman Brendan Carr suggested his agency is not an “independent” agency, as the word was scrubbed from its online mission statement, The Guardian reports. Shortly before Carr spoke, the…
Senators Freeze Coast Guard Admiral’s Promotion
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Voters Give Democrats Record Low Job Approval
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Quote of the Day
“I have not lost control of the House.” — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), to CNN. Save to Favorites
Dan Bongino Is Leaving the FBI
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Trump Claims Ilhan Omar ‘Hates Jewish People’
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A Speaker in Name Only
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Trump Suggests New Ballroom May Cost $400 Million
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Democrats Will Force Vote on Obamacare Subsidies
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ (D-NY) discharge petition to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies has reached 218 signatures, a major blow…
A Familiar Chaos Returns to Trump’s Washington
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Time To Twist the Knife on Tariffs
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Fitzpatrick Signs On to Democrats’ Discharge Petition
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) has signed the House Democrats’ discharge petition to force a vote on a clean three-year extension of the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies, Punchbowl News reports. Fitzpatrick…
Dan Newhouse Will Not Run Again
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Republicans Push Mail Voting In Defiance of Trump
“Republicans are making mail-in voting a core part of their midterm battle plans — a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump’s efforts to abolish the practice as they scramble to…
Why 2026 Might Not Be Like 2018
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