Politics
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Johnson Wins 216–214 Vote Advancing Trump’s SAVE Act Through Reconciliation
Speaker Mike Johnson secured a narrow House victory as Republicans advanced a budget framework carrying key provisions of President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act. The measure also includes billions for Iran-related spending and American farmers.
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GOP Blocks Schumer’s $1B Qatar Air Force One Fight Over Nuclear Safety
Senate Republicans stopped Chuck Schumer’s effort to block taxpayer funding for upgrades to Qatar’s donated Boeing 747-8 presidential aircraft.
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Jim Jordan Refers Jack Smith to DOJ Over ‘Intentionally False’ Testimony
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan referred former special counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department over testimony about access to congressional text messages.
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House Bill Would Make Trump’s Border Crackdown Permanent, Nearly End Catch-and-Release
A House GOP border bill would codify major Trump-era enforcement policies, expand detention, tighten asylum rules, and strengthen border security operations.
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Rand Paul Releases Slack Messages Showing Scientists Privately Gave Lab-Leak Odds Up to 30%
Newly released Slack messages suggest authors of a major COVID-19 origin paper privately expressed more uncertainty about a possible lab origin than their published conclusions indicated.
