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• McCarthy on giving Tucker Carlson access to Jan. 6 footage: Press seem 'jealous'

  01-03-2023 20:46 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) doubled down on his decision to hand over Jan. 6 footage to Fox host Tucker Carlson, saying that the press seem "jealous."Earlier this month, McCarthy granted access to 41,000 hours of security footage from the Jan. 6 attacks to Carlson, sparking criticism from other news outlets and security concerns from Democrats. In an interview with The Washington Post, McCarthy said that the footage will be released broadly soon and that his team took actions to mitigate s
  
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• Live updates: Dodged shutdown highlights divisions; Trump to speak at Turning Point

  22-12-2024 15:09 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden signed legislation on Saturday to prevent a government shutdown after a hectic week as the 118th Congress came to a close, which illustrated strains the slim Republican majority is likely to face in January. Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) future at the helm of the House is increasingly uncertain after these chaotic spending negotiations thrust divisions in the GOP into focus.
  Meanwhile, Congress, late on Friday, passed a big Social Security bill, which further divided
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez faces uncertain political future

  22-12-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is facing an uncertain future after a pivotal setback this week, when she lost her race to lead Democrats on the House Oversight Committee.The 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly’s (D-Va.) victory sparked new anger in liberals pushing for a generational change in leadership, and some are wondering how Ocasio-Cortez will play her cards next.The “squad” member’s House defeat shows the delicate nature of post-November politics. Her centrist
  
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• House Republicans brush aside Musk's primary threats

  22-12-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  House Republicans are largely brushing aside Elon Musk’s threats to unseat members who supported the initial government funding measure he helped torpedo earlier this week.  After the tech billionaire called for the backers of that bipartisan bill to be voted out in two years, some GOP members dismissed Musk’s tirade as simply part of the “game” of Washington politics.  But even those who seem unfazed by threats suggest some colleagues could have good reason to
  
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• Trump: Panama will lose control of Canal if it continues to ‘rip-off’ US

  22-12-2024 02:48 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump took issue with fees charged to use the Panama Canal, a vital shipping route, on Saturday night, claiming that he will demand oversight of the waterway be given back to the U.S. when he returns to office if it's not changed. “The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the U.S,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This complete ‘rip-off’ of our Country will
  
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• Houston Rockets owner tapped as Trump's Italy ambassador

  22-12-2024 00:26 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump announced that Tilman Fertitta, owner of the NBA Houston Rockets team will serve as the U.S. ambassador to Italy. “Tilman is an accomplished businessman, who has founded and built one of our Country’s premier entertainment and real estate companies, employing approximately 50,000 Americans,” Trump wrote in a Saturday Truth Social post. Fertitta owns more than 600 properties in 36 states and in over 15 countries under his company restaurant
  
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• Trump backs MAGA loyalist Joe Gruters for RNC treasurer

  22-12-2024 00:10 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump weighed in on the Republican National Committee (RNC) leadership roles ahead of internal elections, and Florida lawmaker Joe Gruters earned his support in the form of a Truth Social post. “I am hearing that America First Patriot Joe Gruters, from the Great State of Florida, is considering running for Treasurer of the Republican National Committee,” Trump wrote in a Saturday post. “An early and loyal supporter of MAGA, Joe was on the ‘T
  
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• House Republicans have an ‘audience of one’ dilemma with President-elect Trump

  21-12-2024 23:00 via thehill.com
  
  The drag-out fight over government spending has highlighted how House Republicans — for all the ideological divisions between their clashing in-house factions — are governed by the underlying effort to appease an audience of one: President-elect Trump.Trump’s 11th-hour decision to jump into the funding fight — with a big push from billionaire Elon Musk — impelled Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to trash the deal he’d initially cut with Democrats, forced GOP leade
  
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• 'The Apprentice' creator tapped as Trump's United Kingdom envoy

  21-12-2024 22:58 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump announced that Mark Burnett will serve as the special envoy to the United Kingdom in his next administration in a Saturday post on Truth Social.“With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role,” Trump told his followers.Burnett, 64, was born in the UK and created NBC’s “The Apprentice," which Trump served as the host of for 10 seaso
  
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• Clyburn: No Democrats are worried about Musk’s primary threats

  21-12-2024 22:47 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) claimed he does not know a single Democrat concerned about tech billionaire Elon Musk’s threat to fund moderate primary challenges against sitting Democrats in deep-blue districts. Clyburn, a veteran lawmaker, argued on Saturday that Democrats will overcome Musk by outworking their opposition. “Look, I‘m a child of the 60s. I grew up here in South Carolina. Uh, I was I missed the vote yesterday because I was, uh, part of eulogizing the gentle
  
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• Trump selects ex-DHS official for key DOJ post

  21-12-2024 21:30 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump chose Chad Mizelle, a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official, to be the next chief of staff at the Department of Justice (DOJ).Mizelle, an ally of the incoming White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, will work alongside the president-elect’s choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, Trump said Saturday in a post on Truth Social. He was previously an acting general counsel and chief of staff at DHS. Before that role, Mizelle was t
  
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• Biden offers condolences, cooperation with Germany after Christmas market attack

  21-12-2024 19:22 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden issued his condolences on Saturday over an attack on a Christmas market in Germany that left five dead and injured 200.“No community—and no family—should have to endure such a despicable and dark event, especially just days before a holiday of joy and peace,” Biden wrote.He said his administration would be in close contact with German officials.  “We’ve made it clear that the United States stands ready to offer all available resources and
  
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• Live updates: Biden signs funding bill; Questions move to Johnson

  21-12-2024 19:11 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden has signed legislation passed by Congress on Friday to prevent a government shutdown, as qustions shift to Speaker Mike Johnson's future.The government-funding legislation was approved just as the deadline arrived early Saturday, but lawmakers are not disagreeing over whether Johnson should stay on as Speaker. The House will vote on the matter in less than two weeks.Lawmakers also approved a big Social Security bill in the Senate, legislation that divided the GOP.The week’s
  
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• Live updates: Biden signs funding bill; Senate approves Social Security bill

  21-12-2024 18:16 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden has signed legislation passed by Congress on Friday to prevent a government shutdown.
  Biden also on Saturday offered condolences to Germany after a deadly attack on a Christmas market in that country.
  The government-funding legislation was approved just as the deadline arrived early Saturday.Lawmakers also approved a big Social Security bill in the Senate, legislation that divided the GOP.The week’s turmoil on Capitol Hill, marking the close of the 118th Congress, offers a
  
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• Funding saga forecasts future struggles for Speaker Johnson

  21-12-2024 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) averted a government shutdown, but the days-long rollercoaster as the leaders cycled through multiple plans leaves serious questions about how the Speaker will manage the House GOP under President-elect Trump — and whether he can keep his gavel.The intra-party clashes that were on full display this week will be even more consequential next year as Johnson aims to push through an ambitious legislative agenda in Trump’s first 100 days in office with an even
  
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• President Biden signs stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown

  21-12-2024 17:42 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Saturday signed the stopgap measure approved by Congress on Friday that will prevent a government shutdown.The White House announced Biden had signed the bill in a brief statement.The legislation will keep the government funded through March 14, and also provides disaster relief and extends farm legislation.The House approved the bill on Friday evening after a dramatic week that saw President-elect Trump and his allies kill a broader piece of bipartisan legislation t
  
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• Live updates: Biden signs funding bill to prevent shutdown; Senate approves Social Security bill

  21-12-2024 17:32 via thehill.com
  
  Just as the government funding deadline arrived early Saturday, Congress passed an interim plan to prevent a shutdown after a chaotic few days and nights in Washington.President Biden signed the legislation Saturday morning.
  Lawmakers also approved a big Social Security bill in the Senate, legislation that divided the GOP.The week’s turmoil on Capitol Hill, marking the close of the 118th Congress, offers a glimpse into the uphill battle the 119th Congress is likely to face when the GOP has
  
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• Live updates: Senate approves Social Security bill, prevents shutdown

  21-12-2024 16:46 via thehill.com
  
  Just as the government funding deadline arrived early Saturday, Congress passed an interim plan to prevent a shutdown after a chaotic few days and nights in Washington.President Biden is expected to sign the funding bill later on Saturday.Lawmakers also approved a big Social Security bill in the Senate, legislation that divided the GOP.
  The week’s turmoil on Capitol Hill, marking the close of the 118th Congress, offers a glimpse into the uphill battle the 119th Congress is likely to face w
  
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• Live updates: Government shutdown disarray offers preview of Trump term battles

  21-12-2024 14:01 via thehill.com
  
  Just as the government funding deadline arrived early Saturday, Congress passed an interim plan to prevent a shutdown after a chaotic few days and nights in Washington.President Biden is expected to sign the funding bill on Saturday.The week’s turmoil on Capitol Hill, marking the close of the 118th Congress, offers a glimpse into the uphill battle the 119th Congress is likely to face when the GOP has an even slimmer majority in the House. The spending deal comes just one month before
  
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• Shutdown chaos has Republicans worried about moving Trump agenda 

  21-12-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Republican lawmakers say Congress’s near brush with a government shutdown shows that House Republicans do not have a functional majority, giving them a bad feeling about how difficult it will be to pass President-elect Trump's agenda in 2025.While Republicans in both chambers broadly agree on the need to secure the border and extend Trump’s expiring tax cuts, GOP senators fear that passing legislation to accomplish those goals, as well as raising the debt limit and cutting federal sp
  
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• Congress avoids a holiday shutdown: Winners and losers

  21-12-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Lawmakers came together to fund the government on Friday, keeping the lights on in Washington until early next year and preventing a Christmas season shutdown.The package — crafted by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — funds the government at current levels through March 14, extends the farm bill for one year and appropriates billions of dollars in disaster relief and assistance for farmers.The legislation came together after a chaotic week that featured four different spending prop
  
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• Biden ‘AWOL’ amid shutdown fight: ‘He’s completely disappeared’

  21-12-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden and his administration were largely absent from the onerous negotiations on government funding that gripped Capitol Hill this week.Instead, President-elect Trump and his allies were the ones wrestling with lawmakers over a continuing resolution as a government shutdown appeared increasingly inevitable.The White House on Friday blew off a host of questioning over Biden’s absence from the talks, insisting they were staying out of it in part because it was Republicans who had
  
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• Live coverage: Senate sends bill to avert shutdown to Biden's desk

  21-12-2024 06:44 via thehill.com
  
  The Senate has sent a stopgap government funding bill to President Biden's desk, averting a shutdown.The bill passed the House earlier in the day, wrapping up a whirlwind week on Capitol Hill.Catch up on all the developments below.
  
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• Live coverage: Senate will vote on funding plan before midnight shutdown deadline

  21-12-2024 04:34 via thehill.com
  
  The House voted to support a measure to keep the government funded past Friday night's midnight shutdown deadline. The Senate is expected to vote on the plan later Friday evening.Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday afternoon that the House would vote on a modified version of the bill that was defeated Thursday — minus the debt ceiling provision pushed by President-elect Trump.Democrats and a few dozen Republicans on Thursday rejected the bill that paired a three-month government
  
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• Live coverage: Senate will vote on funding plan

  21-12-2024 04:34 via thehill.com
  
  The House voted to support a measure to keep the government funded past Friday night's midnight shutdown deadline. The Senate is expected to vote on the plan later Friday evening.Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday afternoon that the House would vote on a modified version of the bill that was defeated Thursday — minus the debt ceiling provision pushed by President-elect Trump.Democrats and a few dozen Republicans on Thursday rejected the bill that paired a three-month government
  
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• Live coverage: Senate voting on funding plan

  21-12-2024 04:34 via thehill.com
  
  The House voted to support a measure to keep the government funded past Friday night's midnight shutdown deadline. The Senate is expected to vote on the plan later Friday evening.Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday afternoon that the House would vote on a modified version of the bill that was defeated Thursday — minus the debt ceiling provision pushed by President-elect Trump.Democrats and a few dozen Republicans on Thursday rejected the bill that paired a three-month government
  
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• Here are the 34 Republicans that voted against the funding bill to avoid shutdown

  21-12-2024 04:10 via thehill.com
  
  More than 30 House Republicans voted against the government funding bill to avert a shutdown on Friday night. The legislation cleared the lower chamber with a 366-34-1 vote, surpassing the two-thirds requirement needed as the Republican House leadership brought it up under the suspension of the rules process. Every member of the Democratic caucus, outside of Rep. Jasmine Crockett (Texas), who voted present, supported the modified funding package alongside 170 GOP lawmakers. Here are th
  
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• Live coverage: House passes funding plan to avoid government shutdown

  21-12-2024 00:04 via thehill.com
  
  The House voted to support a measure to keep the government funded past Friday night's midnight shutdown deadline.
  The Senate is expected to vote on the plan later Friday evening.Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday afternoon that the House would vote on a modified version of the bill that was defeated Thursday — minus the debt ceiling provision pushed by President-elect Trump.Democrats and a few dozen Republicans on Thursday rejected the bill that paired a three-month government
  
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• House passes bill to avert government shutdown after whirlwind funding fight

  21-12-2024 00:03 via thehill.com
  
  The House approved legislation to avert a government shutdown hours before the deadline on Friday, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration after a whirlwind week on Capitol Hill.The chamber voted 366-34-1 in support of the legislation, clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage, since GOP leadership brought the bill to the floor under the fast-track suspension of the rules process. All Democrats except one — Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who voted present — join
  
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• Trump sues over required sale of border wall material

  20-12-2024 23:40 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump is asking a court to intervene in alleged sales of border wall materials, accusing the Biden administration of selling off the materials after it was required to do so by Congress.The new filing from the Trump team relies on reporting from the conservative Daily Wire which said the Biden administration has been holding a “fire sale” of materials used to build the wall.But the article’s claims conflict with language from last year’s defense policy bil
  
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