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Capitol Lens | Photo stop
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (141+ words) Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy poses for selfies with so-called Angel Moms " mothers who have lost children due to crimes committed by undocumented immigrants "before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Tuesday....
Letlow’s MAHA backing complicates Cassidy’s Senate retention bid
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (1059+ words) A political action committee based on the Make America Healthy Again movement is pledging to spend big in the midterm elections, betting that wellness issues will drive Americans to the polls.The MAHA PAC's ambitions are alreadyfiguring prominently in Louisiana…...
Trump claims he ‘forced’ Israel into Iran war, contradicting Rubio’s account
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (1152+ words) President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered a much different explanation for how the United States and Israel opted to launch a surprise war with Iran, contending he pushed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the conflict. The U.S. commander in chief offered…...
War impact on funding standoff
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (163+ words) The war against Iran gave Republicans a new line of attack in a push to end the partisan standoff over Homeland Security Department funding. CQ Roll Call's Aris Folley and David Lerman assess how the war might impact negotiations over…...
Capitol Lens | Blue horizons
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (140+ words) Maryland State Del. Adrian Boafo, center, who is a Democratic candidate for the state's open 5th District, and Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, second from left, who is retiring from the seat at the end of this term, appear at a press conference…...
Supreme Court sounds wary of gun ban for drug users
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (682+ words) The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to limit the federal government's ability to ban drug users from possessing firearms. During oral arguments, a majority of the justices criticized the government's prosecution of Ali Danial Hemani, who was found with a…...
Kristi Noem set to face lawmakers amid immigration funding clash
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (676+ words) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to testify this week at two separate congressional oversight hearings, her first time facing lawmakers since the fatal shooting of two Americans in Minnesota helped spark a funding showdown over the administration's approach…...
This week: Iran war powers, DHS funding top congressional agenda
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (665+ words) It's once again a war powers week on Capitol Hill, with both chambers poised to vote on efforts to halt the U.S. military action against Iran without congressional authorization. Both the House and Senate were already expected to take up war…...
War powers votes unlikely to rein in Trump after Iran strikes
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (1539+ words) Lawmakers who oppose President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran will have a chance to weigh in next week, but they may not be able to successfully rein him in. Both chambers of Congress were already expected to vote next…...
Moratorium on federal employee layoffs lapses amid shutdown
4+ day, 32+ min ago (860+ words) A moratorium on federal employee layoffs lapsed at the start of the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, removing one hurdle faced by the Trump administration as it seeks to remake the size of the federal government. That…...