He says, “Women deserve women’s-only spaces.” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson announced a policy requiring transgender members of the House to use bathrooms associated with their biological…
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White House Requests $100 Billion for Emergency Relief
Files funding request after Congress returned to session. The White House filed a request for $100 billion from Congress this week to support the rebuilding of communities recovering…
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House Ethics Panel to Meet Regarding Report on Former Representative Gaetz
The now-nominee for U.S. attorney general was already cleared by the DOJ. The House Ethics Panel is considering whether or not to release a report on former Congressman…
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Congressional Leaders Selected in Both Chambers
Senator Thune will head the Senate and Representative Johnson renominated as House Speaker. Senator John Thune of South Dakota was elected Senate majority leader this week. He served…
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House Speaker Says Congress Will Take up Hurricane Relief After Recess
He said more time is needed to assess and calculate the “scope and magnitude” of the storms. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana refused to call members of…
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Congress Passes 3 Month Stopgap Measure to Fund Government
Sends legislation to president for signature to avert shutdown. The House and Senate both passed a continuing resolution on Wednesday that will fund the federal government through December…
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Continuing Resolution and SAVE Act Fail in the House
The current fiscal year deadline is September 30. The stopgap spending bill did not pass in the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon. The measure would have provided…
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House Speaker Schedules Continuing Resolution Vote with SAVE Act
The measure would fund the government for six months and require proof of citizenship to register to vote. After pulling the legislative vote last week due to weak…
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Congress Continues to Broker Federal Appropriations
The House will be out of session next month, limiting the options for keeping the government funded. House Speaker Mike Johnson proposed a stopgap bill providing temporary funding…
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House Speaker Cancels Government Funding Bill Vote
The bill was a stopgap measure to avert a shutdown after September 30. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson canceled the scheduled vote on legislation that would keep…
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