Republicans are voicing outrage after the Pentagon confirmed it would shield its operations to support the war in Ukraine from any potential U.S. government shutdown. As the Sept. 30 deadline looms for lawmakers to reach a deal on funding the government, the Department of Defense (DOD) said its activities in …
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is “extremely frustrated” by the “tone-deaf attitude” of D.C. lawmakers as Americans suffer, she indicated to Fox News Digital during a phone interview on Monday. The Georgia Republican – a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, who has labeled herself “unapologetically and radically AMERICA FIRST” and …
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New Speaker of The House Mike Johnson’s invocation of God and the Bible during his appearances following his election has sparked a polarized reaction from social media. Conservatives on X – the platform formerly known as Twitter – praised Johnson for wearing his Christianity on his sleeve in his new …
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President Biden’s State Department said Saturday it approved the sale of $106.5 million worth of tank ammunition to Israel amid the war against Hamas in a deal that bypasses Congress. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has approved a possible foreign military sale to the government of Israel of 120mm M830A1 …
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A congressional staffer sparked a social media firestorm and rocked Capitol Hill on Friday after having sex with another man in a Senate hearing room on video that was eventually leaked. The situation unfolded on Friday afternoon when the Daily Caller published the video with the blurred out faces of …
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The Biden administration announced it will send $250 million to Ukraine to aid in its continued war against Russia that began in February 2022. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State said the package would mark the final distribution of assistance to the Eastern European nation without lawmakers’ approval. “A …
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It’s often hard to separate the noise from the signal in politics. The noise is that congressional Democrats are fighting President Donald Trump and Republicans over a prospective government shutdown and healthcare spending. The signal is scratchy. But if you turn the squelch knob, you may detect the signal. We …
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Former President Barack Obama is urging Californians to vote in favor of Proposition 50, which would reshape congressional districts. Voting opened last week to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress, which could possibly offset President Donald Trump’s moves in Texas and elsewhere to help Republicans in the …
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The 2025 government shutdown is about to enter its second week, with Democrats and Republicans still unable to agree on a federal funding deal. It’s the first government shutdown since 2019, when federal agencies were shuttered for 35 days. Both sides have been blaming the other for the dysfunction in …
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Former Politico reporter Rachel Bade said Thursday that the mounting pressure from the partial government shutdown will “skyrocket” on the Democratic Party. Bade made the point during an interview on journalist Mark Halperin’s “2Way” podcast, stating that Republican lawmakers will be able to leverage the frustration of furloughed government workers …
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