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Speaker Johnson plans to pass SAVE America Act 'one more time' in hope that Senate will cooperate
“The president has that as a top priority, and so do I,” Johnson said on Fox News Sunday. “We passed it three times in the House. We’re going to try one more time on a budget reconciliation bill."
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Army vet turned congressman seeks to boost military hazard pay
Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., recently introduced the Combat Pay Protection Act.
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GOP hardliners vow to blockade must-pass bills unless voter ID demands met
Fight led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla.
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Illinois GOP Rep. Mary Miller says SALT deduction is a 'handout' to rich donors
SALT is a tax break that allows taxpayers to deduct part or all of what they paid in state and local taxes from their federal tax return.
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Senate unanimously passes bill eliminating federal taxes on tips
The legislation will now go to the House, where it is expected to pass as either part of a large reconciliation package or as a separate stand-alone bill.
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Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn introduces bill to end birthright tourism
Blackburn said that birthright tourism is an industry and is pushed by Russia and China.
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You Vote: Are you satisfied with the 'Big Beautiful Bill' including what it does with the deficit?
The mega-bill, named the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, calls for cutting at least $1.5 trillion in spending over ten years, down considerably from the original $2 trillion target in one year necessary to balance the budget.
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Marco Rubio testifies in front of Senate panel, warns Syria could be 'weeks' away from collapse
"It is our assessment that, frankly, the transitional authority, given the challenges they're facing, is maybe weeks, not many months, away from potential collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions, basically the country splitting up," Rubio said.
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Charles Kushner confirmed as US ambassador to France
Kushner, who President Donald Trump nominated for the post in November, is the father-in-law of Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump. He was pardoned by Trump for federal tax evasion and Federal Election Commission violations in 2020.
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New Jersey Democrat charged over clash with law enforcement outside of ICE facility
“No one is above the law — politicians or otherwise,” Habba said. “It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are.”
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Influential House chairman forcefully endorses Trump's 'big beautiful bill,' presses conservatives
The bill includes key factors of Trump's agenda, such as no taxes on tips, increased border security funding and extending the president's 2017 tax cuts.
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Key Senate Democrat signals support for crypto's Stablecoin bill ahead of Monday night vote
A procedural vote on the so-called GENIUS Act is expected to take place later Monday, but will need 60 votes to advance.
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House Republicans advance Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in rare Sunday night vote
Speaker Mike Johnson met with fellow lawmakers shortly before the vote, and said he agreed to “some minor modifications. Not a huge thing.”