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April 8, 2026
Pam Bondi defies House subpoena over Epstein files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not comply with a subpoena to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee next week for questioning on her handling of the Epstein files...
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April 7, 2026
GOP dissenters emerge on Trump's threat against Iranian "civilization"
With a few exceptions, congressional Republicans were silent on Tuesday as the clock ticked down on President Trump's threat to wipe out Iranian civilization unless the Strait of Hormuz was reopene...
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April 2, 2026
Mike Johnson will wait on holding a vote to fund DHS
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Republicans on a call Thursday he won't hold a vote on a DHS funding bill until the Senate makes significant progress on funding for ICE and CBP, sources tol...
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April 1, 2026
Republicans announce plan to end record-long DHS shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Wednesday they'll advance a plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security — excluding ICE and CBP— with tho...
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March 31, 2026
Johnson digs in after GOP resistance torpedoes DHS funding deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson is inching closer to hard red lines on future negotiations over the Department of Homeland Security."They sent us a bill that literally put the number zero in the bill fo...
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March 28, 2026
House passes short-term DHS funding bill
The House on Friday night passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security until May 22. Why it matters: House GOP leaders' decision not to act on a Senate-passed plan has stoked tensions ...
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March 27, 2026
Mike Johnson faces a rocky path to funding DHS
Hardline House conservatives are threatening to sink a Senate-passed DHS funding bill, escalating a standoff that's already kept the agency shut down for more than five weeks.Why it matters: House ...
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March 26, 2026
Scoop: Johnson, conservatives head to White House for FISA briefing
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La,), Freedom Caucus members and other FISA-skeptical lawmakers went to the White House this morning for a briefing on reauthorizing the surveillance authority, four s...
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March 24, 2026
Deal to fund DHS falters amid bipartisan pushback
Momentum toward reopening DHS evaporated Tuesday as Democrats drew a hard line on reforms to ICE, swiftly rejecting a proposal that GOP senators had only just persuaded President Trump to entertain...
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March 23, 2026
GOP fight to replace McConnell turns ugly over immigration
The race to replace retiring former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has turned ugly over immigration.Why it matters: The seat is safely Republican, but the primary is shaping up to b...
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March 17, 2026
House conservatives revolt over stalled SAVE Act
A bloc of House conservatives is making good on its threat to vote against even routine legislation in a bid to strong-arm the Senate into passing President Trump's signature voting overhaul bill, ...
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March 12, 2026
Trump's SAVE Act push creates new FISA problem for Mike Johnson
President Trump's suggestion that Republicans attach the SAVE America Act to the must-pass reauthorization of FISA is already complicating one of Congress' most contentious upcoming fights.Why it m...
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March 11, 2026
Trump takes anti-Massie crusade to Kentucky in stark escalation
President Trump called GOP Rep. Thomas Massie "disloyal" and a "nut job" during a visit to Massie's district Wednesday that marks a striking escalation in his long-running feud with the Kentucky Re...
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March 10, 2026
Trump and GOP plot strategy
DORAL, Fla. — President Trump's top advisers are urging House Republicans to turn the 2026 midterms into a choice election — and hammer Democrats on taxes, crime and border security.Why it matters:...
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March 10, 2026
Scoop: White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations
DORAL, FL — White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair privately urged House Republicans on Tuesday to stop emphasizing "mass deportations" and instead focus their messaging on removing violent ...
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March 9, 2026
Republican Rep. Kiley leaves GOP, tightening Johnson's margins
Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif.) announced Monday that his decision to leave the Republican Party and register as an Independent will take effect immediately. Why it matters: House Speaker Mike Johnson's ...
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March 5, 2026
House rejects Iran war powers measure
The House on Thursday rejected an effort to advance legislation that would restrict President Trump from using further military action in Iran.Why it matters: The failed vote amounts to an endorsem...
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March 4, 2026
Republicans help Dems subpoena Pam Bondi in Epstein probe
The House Oversight Committee voted on a bipartisan basis Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Jeffrey Epstein files. Why it matters: It's the latest step in the committee's mo...
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February 28, 2026
Democrats demand war powers vote after U.S. strikes Iran
Democrats called Saturday for Congress to act fast on war powers resolution votes after the Trump administration launched overnight strikes on Iran. Why it matters: President Trump launched the str...
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February 27, 2026
Bill Clinton plunges into historic Epstein deposition
Former President Bill Clinton testified under oath that he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and "did nothing wrong" during a deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Friday. W...
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February 26, 2026
Leaked photo briefly derails Hillary Clinton deposition
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's deposition before the House Oversight Committee was paused Thursday afternoon after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) took an unauthorized photo of Clinton a...
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February 26, 2026
Hillary Clinton testifies she never met Epstein, accuses GOP of "cover-up"
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified that she has no new information regarding Jeffrey Epstein's criminal activities during a deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Thurs...
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February 26, 2026
Republicans hesitant to censure Rep. Al Green again
Rep. Al Green's (D-Texas) latest protest during President Trump's State of the Union has triggered a fresh Republican push to censure him. But not every Republican thinks it's worth the fight.Why i...
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February 23, 2026
Rep. Tony Gonzales faces growing Republican calls to resign over alleged affair
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is facing mounting blowback from fellow House Republicans — including calls for his resignation — following allegations that he had an affair with a former staffer befo...
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February 18, 2026
"Denied everything": Dems blast Wexner for downplaying Epstein ties
House Democrats said billionaire Les Wexner downplayed his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and provided few new details during a closed-door Oversight Committee deposition Wednesday. The big pic...
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February 13, 2026
Inside the bitter feud over Mike Johnson's rule-breakers
House Republicans who reliably vote "yes" tell Axios they're fed up with watching the same small group of colleagues repeatedly threaten rule votes — and some want payback.Why it matters: Under Spe...
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February 12, 2026
The Republican who Mike Johnson can't ever count on
Rep. Thomas Massie's (R-Ky.) willingness to buck the party line has become so routine that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doesn't even factor him into the equation for tough votes. Why it matte...
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February 11, 2026
House Republicans defy Trump on trade
Half a dozen House Republicans voted with the majority of Democrats on Wednesday to overturn President Trump's tariffs on Canada.Why it matters: The vote signals growing GOP discomfort with Trump's...
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February 11, 2026
GOP revolt opens up lane for votes on challenging Trump tariffs
A group of Republicans staged a rebellion on the House floor Tuesday night over leadership's move to block members from challenging President Trump's tariffs, defeating a measure that would have re...
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February 9, 2026
Epstein file review yields 6 new "likely incriminated" men, lawmakers say
The Justice Department redacted the names of at least six men who are "likely incriminated" by their inclusion in the Epstein files, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said after ...
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