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Gaetz withdrawal shifts spotlight to Hegseth, Gabbard, Kennedy
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) decision to withdraw from consideration to become attorney general has shifted the attention of Senate Republicans to the nominations of Pete Hegseth, former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who find now find themselves newly exposed to an even harsher spotlight…
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in an interview Tuesday he has made no decisions about bypassing Senate filibuster rules to skirt the normal 60-vote margin required to advance legislation in the chamber. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said Monday she had White House-brokered “assurances” that the Senate would allow for a “standing” or “talking” filibuster that could allow the SAVE Act…
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Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview Tuesday morning that Republicans have given Bill and Hillary Clinton a noon deadline Tuesday to provide details of how they plan to comply with a pair of subpoenas issued by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which have until this point gone unheeded…
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House Republican leaders are facing a white-knuckle vote Tuesday morning as they move to end the partial shutdown after four days. Here’s what we’re watching on both sides of the aisle as an unpredictable day shakes out in the House. — Razor-thin rule vote: Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump got involved in wrangling hard-liner holdouts Monday who were threatening to oppose the procedural measure setting up final debate of the $1.2 trillion spending package…
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- No filibuster deal with House conservatives, Thune says
- House GOP leaders set noon deadline for Clintons to reach deal on testifying
- Capitol agenda: Shutdown hinges on razor-thin rule vote
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- Judge orders federal government to restore funding for $16B New York-New Jersey rail tunnel project
- Trump reopens Atlantic Ocean monument to commercial fishing
- Lindsey Graham says Johnson is open to expanding Smith probe payouts
- Bessent refuses to say the administration will not sue the next Fed chair
- DHS negotiations have yet to get underway, Thune says, as shutdown clock ticks
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