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LISA MASCARO

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Election|Political|US

Republican bill requiring proof of citizenship for voting passes US House

Vermont's Democratic secretary of state says Republican legislation passed by the U.S. House that would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections is part of a strategy to make voting harder

Republican bill requiring proof of citizenship for voting passes US House
Economy|Political|US

House approves budget framework for Trump's 'big' bill after intense wrangling sways GOP holdouts

House Republicans have narrowly approved their budget framework

House approves budget framework for Trump's 'big' bill after intense wrangling sways GOP holdouts
Economy|Finance|Political|US

House GOP holdouts threaten Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill as Speaker Johnson postpones vote

House Republicans have abruptly postponed a late evening vote on their budget framework as grave misgivings from conservative GOP lawmakers threw it in flux

House GOP holdouts threaten Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill as Speaker Johnson postpones vote
Economy|Political|US

Trump's 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts faces opposition from House Republican holdouts

House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in a familiar jam, with conservative Republican holdouts stalling action on President Donald Trump’s “big” bill of tax breaks and spending reductions

Trump's 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts faces opposition from House Republican holdouts
Political|US

Tentative deal is reached in House Republican fight over proxy voting for new parents

A tentative deal has been reached in the House in the fight over proxy voting for new parents

Tentative deal is reached in House Republican fight over proxy voting for new parents
Economy|Political|US

Takeaways from the Senate budget vote: Tariff pressure, debt worries and signs of GOP unease

The political battle lines are drawn for a debate in Washington and beyond over a Republican budget plan that’s a cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda

Takeaways from the Senate budget vote: Tariff pressure, debt worries and signs of GOP unease
Political|US

Trump abruptly fires the 4-star general who headed the National Security Agency

U.S. officials and members of Congress say President Donald Trump has abruptly fired the director of the National Security Agency

Trump abruptly fires the 4-star general who headed the National Security Agency
Economy|Finance|Political|US

Senate GOP approves framework for Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts after late-night session

The Republican-controlled Senate has approved a budget framework that includes multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts

Senate GOP approves framework for Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts after late-night session
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

Republicans moving ahead with Trump's 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar

After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s ”“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts

Republicans moving ahead with Trump's 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar
Economy|Finance|Political|US

Trump gives GOP senators his support as they charge ahead on tax package and spending cuts

Republican senators unveiled a budget proposal that’s central to President Donald Trump’s agenda of tax breaks, spending cuts and border security

Trump gives GOP senators his support as they charge ahead on tax package and spending cuts
Political|US

Speaker Johnson suffers a defeat in his push to block parents in the U.S. House from proxy voting

House Speaker Mike Johnson suffered a decisive defeat after he tried and failed to squash a proposal for new parents in Congress to able to vote by proxy, rather than in person, as they care for newborns

Speaker Johnson suffers a defeat in his push to block parents in the U.S. House from proxy voting
Election|Political|US|World

Trump withdraws Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination for UN ambassador, citing tight GOP House margin

The White House has pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

Trump withdraws Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination for UN ambassador, citing tight GOP House margin
Political|US

Republicans eye actions against the courts and judges as Trump rails against rulings

Angry over the crush of court rulings against the Trump administration, Republicans in Congress are trying to slap back at the federal judiciary

Republicans eye actions against the courts and judges as Trump rails against rulings
Political|US

Top House Democrats seek DOGE details, questioning if it operates 'outside the bounds' of US law

Top Democrats on the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees have filed a lengthy Freedom of Information Act request about the Department of Government Efficiency

Top House Democrats seek DOGE details, questioning if it operates 'outside the bounds' of US law
Political|US

Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature

The Senate has passed a Republican-led six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure

Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature
Economy|Political|US

Schumer to advance GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown

Schumer to advance GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
Economy|Political|US

'In DOGE we trust': House GOP governs by embracing Trump's effort to cut government

House Speaker Mike Johnson has accomplished the seemingly unexpected, keeping his Republican majority in line to fund the government

'In DOGE we trust': House GOP governs by embracing Trump's effort to cut government
Election|Political|US

House GOP campaign chairman says voters will 'reward us' for the Trump-Musk DOGE cuts

The chairman of the House Republican campaign committee is already predicting his party will pick up seats in the midterm election that are some 20 months away

House GOP campaign chairman says voters will 'reward us' for the Trump-Musk DOGE cuts
Business|Political|US

Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he's not to blame for federal firings

Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he's not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers as he pushes to downsize the government

Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he's not to blame for federal firings
Business|Economy|Political|US

Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law

Elon Musk has visited Capitol Hill for private meetings with Republicans about his Department of Government Efficiency's budget slashing

Elon Musk comes to Capitol Hill to meet with Republicans who discuss turning DOGE cuts into law
Political|US

Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House for the outburst

Rep. Al Green of Texas wasn’t the first lawmaker ever to blurt out a protest during a presidential address to Congress

Rep. Al Green shouts down Trump and may face censure by the House for the outburst
Business|Political|US

Democrats seek to probe Musk conflicts and DOGE firings with resolutions of inquiry in the House

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are introducing two resolutions demanding the Trump administration turn over information about billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s potential conflicts of interest and firing of federal workers

Democrats seek to probe Musk conflicts and DOGE firings with resolutions of inquiry in the House
Business|Economy|Political|US

Speaker Johnson tells GOP lawmakers to skip town halls after an onslaught of protests

House Speaker Mike Johnson is encouraging Republican lawmakers to skip town halls that have been rife with protesters

Speaker Johnson tells GOP lawmakers to skip town halls after an onslaught of protests
Europe|Political|US|World

Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to war

President Donald Trump has directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in negotiations to end the war with Russia

Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to war
Economy|Political|US

Trump's speech to Congress comes as he wields vast power almost daring lawmakers, courts to stop him

President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver a speech to Congress

Trump's speech to Congress comes as he wields vast power almost daring lawmakers, courts to stop him

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