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Mike Johnson Announces Plan to Hold Stand-Alone Votes on Ukraine, Israel Aid Bills

The roadmap that Johnson laid out follows renewed bipartisan pressure to consider the $95 billion national-security supplemental passed by the Senate in February.

White House rejects long-shot House Republican effort to get Biden to testify

The White House on Monday rejected a long-shot effort from House Republicans to get President Joe Biden to testify before lawmakers in the GOP's stalled impeachment inquiry.

House FISA legislation heads to Senate after failed last-ditch bid to stop it

A bill reauthorizing the government's chief spying tool is on its way to the Senate after House lawmakers on Monday swatted down a last-ditch bid to block it.

McConnell sides with national security hawks in showdown over FISA spy program

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday criticized those putting up roadblocks to reauthorizing the government's chief spying tool.

Suspected Iranian agent working for Pentagon while U.S. coordinated defense of Israel

Frustration is swirling on Capitol Hill following a top Defense Department official's revelation that a suspected Iranian influence agent remained on the job at the Pentagon last week while U.S. national security officials were coordinating international efforts to defend Israel from a coming Iranian attack.

Maine joins interstate compact to elect president by popular vote

Maine will become the latest to join a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the Democratic governor's announcement Monday that she's letting the proposal become law without her signature.

New Hybrid PAC looks to help naturalized citizens, Muslim candidates run for federal office

A newly formed progressive hybrid Political Action Committee (PAC) is looking to support Muslim candidates and naturalized citizens who want to run for federal office. The group, dubbed “Cavalry PAC,” was filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) last Monday.  The group is headed by former Democratic Congressional candidate Kara Eastman and progressive media personality...

Ticketmaster to face federal antitrust lawsuit: reports 

The Justice Department is preparing to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal first reported Monday that the Justice Department will be filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation in the coming weeks, citing people familiar with the matter. Live Nation...

White House declines Comer testimony invite, declaring impeachment investigation ‘over’

President Biden declined to appear before House impeachment investigators, writing in a Monday letter through an attorney that the investigation “is over.” Though brief, the letter tears into the impeachment investigation being led in part by House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.), which has yet to uncover any wrongdoing by President Biden. “Your Committee’s purported...

March retail sales blew past expectations 

Retail sales in March surpassed expectations, according to new numbers released by the Commerce Department on Monday. The latest estimates from the Commerce Department show that retail sales in March increased by 0.7 percent — which is more than double the consensus estimates of a 0.3 percent increase for last month. While it surpassed expectations...

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