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Senate votes to end three-year-old COVID-19 national emergency

The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to scrap the federal government's three-year-old COVID-19 national emergency.

White House slams House GOP over budget delays in debt-ceiling impasse

The White House on Wednesday blasted House Republicans for saying they likely won't introduce their budget before the unofficial deadline for both sides to reach an agreement on raising the nation's debt ceiling.

TikTok feud: Hawley says Rand Paul defending China’s right to spy on Americans

Sen. Josh Hawley accused fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of advocating for China's right to spy on Americans after Mr. Paul torpedoed Mr. Hawley's effort to pass a bill banning TikTok on Wednesday.

House GOP eyes Democratic defectors on energy bill as leverage over Biden

House Republicans are on the cusp of passing a sprawling energy package with the support of Democrats, in what will be a major legislative win that GOP lawmakers say will give them increased leverage against Senate Democrats and President Biden.

MAGA mania takes over as slogan splits party, riles rivals

Former President Donald Trump's signature "Make America Great Again" motto emerged in 2016 and quickly morphed into the ultra-efficient "MAGA" acronym, which became both an effective public speaking device and campaign theme. Political rivals are also fond of it.

Ukraine aid watchdogs say sufficient measures in place to track funds, warn against more oversight

The Biden administration's top Ukraine aid watchdogs pushed back against Republican calls for a special inspector general to oversee the more than $113 billion in assistance authorized by Congress, warning that adding more layers of inspection could derail current oversight efforts.

California may end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws: ‘Polarization is not working’

When North Carolina in 2016 banned transgender people from using the bathroom of their gender identity in public buildings, California retaliated by banning state-funded travel to that state and any other state with laws it deemed discriminatory against LGBTQ people.

Yes, taxpayers fund the Fed’s losses

Apparently unable to predict the very inflation that it directly caused, the Federal Reserve is now seeing monthly losses of $7 billion to $8 billion. Contrary to assertions of Congress and investors keen for the Fed to bail out its own shoddy decision-making, taxpayers are indeed on the hook for the Fed's losses.

Starbucks shareholders back independent review of company’s labor practices

Shareholders for the coffee giant Starbucks approved an independent review of the company’s labor practices as it has come under federal scrutiny of its treatment of union organizing efforts. The results of the vote by 52 percent of shareholders to approve the review came on the same day that the company’s recently-departed CEO Howard Schultz...

Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations The Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal a pair of Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) with bipartisan support, taking a step toward closing the door on the...

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