Politics

Lawmakers blast Biden Gaza port plan as political move to win back progressives

House Republicans are accusing President Biden of building a temporary aid port for Gaza in a bid to win back…

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$12B in earmarks: Congress’ roller-coaster history with earmark spending takes another twist

6,628. That’s the number of earmarks bipartisan House and Senate lawmakers tucked into the $467 billion minibus spending bill which…

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Israel’s US ambassador slams Schumer’s ‘unhelpful’ anti-Netanyahu speech: ‘Israel is a sovereign democracy’

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog charged that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's criticism of Israeli Prime Minister…

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House GOP leaders call Schumer’s Israel comments ‘inappropriate,’ demand apology in impromptu press conference

House Republican leaders are blasting Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and demanding he apologize for urging Israel to hold…

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DeSantis claps back at Libs of TikTok in online feud: ‘Truth shouldn’t be a casualty’ to generate clicks

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went after Libs of Tiktok – the popular social media account run by former real estate…

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Schumer calls for new Israeli leader to replace Netanyahu in Senate floor speech

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has called on Israel to elect a new prime minister to replace Benjamin Netanyahu…

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Lauren Boebert won’t ‘further imperil’ slim GOP majority by running in special election for Ken Buck’s seat

Populist firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., will not run in the special election for Colorado GOP Rep. Ken Buck's seat,…

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Johnson says House will ‘apply every amount of pressure’ to Senate to pass TikTok bill

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says the lower chamber of Congress will fiercely pressure the Senate to approve the…

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American nonprofit tied to UNRWA sued by Oct. 7 survivors for ‘aiding and abetting’ Hamas terrorists

An American nonprofit that has raised millions of dollars for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…

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New York Republican co-sponsors bill defending IVF treatment

Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-N.Y., became one of the first GOP members of Congress to support legislation defending in vitro fertilization…

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