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GOP looks for Plan B on Ukraine with border bill looking DOA

GOP supporters of aid to Ukraine are beginning to look for a Plan B as they come to grips with the reality that Senate legislation to boost border security and deal with a host for foreign crises is dead in the House. The virulent conservative opposition to the bill has led some Republican senators to...

GOP leaders face conservative, moderate pushback on bipartisan tax deal

A bipartisan deal that would reduce business taxes while expanding the child tax credit has set up a political dilemma for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he weighs whether to bypass objections from within his own ranks to bring it to the floor as soon as next week. Pushback to the tax bill from hard-line...

GOP, DHS clash over obstruction claims ahead of Mayorkas impeachment

As House Republicans prepare to mark up a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, they’ve increasingly focused on claims he’s obstructed their investigation — igniting another dispute with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) last week sent a letter claiming DHS has failed to respond to...

Biden to pause natural gas export approvals as it updates how to assess projects

The Biden administration will pause approvals of some natural gas export facilities as it considers changing how to evaluate them, the administration announced Friday. The current analyses the Energy Department uses to decide whether to authorize exports of liquified natural gas (LNG) do not “adequately account” for factors like domestic energy costs or planet-warming emissions,...

Boebert defends decision to run in different Colorado congressional district  

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) found herself on the defense several times during a local debate on Thursday night in the GOP primary for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District as several contenders questioned her decision to run in a different congressional district.  Boebert has represented Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District since 2021, but she announced late last year to...

White House halts enormous natural gas projects in victory for environmentalists

The White House announced Friday that it is halting pending liquefied natural gas export terminal projects opposed but environmentalists, but supported by industry.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

Several senior House Republicans still silent on Trump 2024 amid growing pressure for party unity

After his historic victory in the New Hampshire primary, there are still a few dozen Republican lawmakers who have not endorsed former President Trump.

Haley faces growing calls to leave 2024 race as RNC nearly considers declaring Trump the presumptive nominee

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is facing growing calls for her to drop her 2024 presidential bid after multiple losses to former President Trump.

House members press Biden to withdraw court nominee with ties to 9/11 hijacker sympathizers: ‘Grave concerns’

A group of House Republicans are urging President Biden to withdraw judicial nominee Adeel Abdullah Mangi who has ties to 9/11 hijacker sympathizers.

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