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Republican politicians have flocked to New York City in recent days to stand alongside former President Trump as he attends his hush money trial. Trump’s group on Monday included several members of Congress: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Sen.…
House Republicans are taking aim at President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war this week, after the administration paused shipment of some bombs to Israel and warned that the U.S. wll cut off more offensive weapons to Jerusalem if its forces launch an invasion into Rafah. Republicans in both chambers have sharply criticized the administration’s…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) criticized President Biden’s stance on Israel, particularly the administration’s decision to pause some military shipments to the country and its position on Rafah. Cotton supported Israel’s actions in Rafah that have prepared the way for a potential complete invasion into the city, where over 1 million people had relocated for safety.
Fourteen senators are urging the Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to maintain the classification of the potato as a vegetable. This comes after reports that a joint advisory committee is examining the possibility of treating starchy vegetables and grains as interchangeable. The senators have written a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republican impeachment managers informed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a letter on Thursday that they will send two impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10. House Republicans are accusing Mayorkas of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” including “willful and systemic refusal to…
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) has drafted legislation to bar federal officeholders and candidates who are charged with certain criminal offenses from having access to classified information, a bill aimed squarely at former President Trump and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.). Sherrill’s three-page bill, the Guarding United States Against Reckless Disclosures (GUARD) Act, would bar…
Former Senator Joe Lieberman (Conn.) has passed away at the age of 82. He was the initial Jewish vice-presidential nominee of a large party when Al Gore chose him as his running mate in the 2000 election. His family announced that he passed away on Wednesday in New York City, with his wife Hadassah and other family members by his side, following complications from…
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), 17 other Senate Democrats and an independent sent a letter to President Biden Tuesday asking his administration “take all available action” to speed up the process for granting lawful status to migrants who have come to the country illegally. The senators urged Biden to swiftly provide administrative “relief” to…
Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito from West Virginia expressed her frustrations about how the recent funding package was handled by congressional leaders, saying that it is very frustrating to have limited influence as a GOP member in the Senate and White House. “It is very frustrating because we have to deal with the truth of our…
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