Senator Cruz writes to Speaker Johnson after Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing on the topic. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas sent House Speaker Mike Johnson a letter urging…
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Senate Advances Resolution to Limit Military Operations in Venezuela
President Trump says the act is unconstitutional. The U.S. Senate advanced a resolution, introduced by Senators Tim Kaine of Virginia and Rand Paul of Kentucky, that would limit…
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Group of Representatives Consider Impeaching President Trump over Maduro Capture
Some consider the military operation a war action. Some members of the minority party in the House of Representatives are discussing impeaching President Donald Trump for ordering the…
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Congressman Baird Expected to Make Full Recovery After Car Accident
He and his wife were both hospitalized after the crash. U.S. Representative Jim Baird of Indiana and his wife Denise were hospitalized after a car crash early this…
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U.S. Representative LaMalfa Dies at 65
The fourth-generation rice farmer from California was serving his seventh term in Congress. U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa died of an aneurysm and heart attack while being taken for…
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President to Meet with Legislators in Briefing on U.S. Operation in Venezuela
The House Speaker says that President Trump is ensuring “the United States will no longer allow criminal regimes to profit from wreaking havoc and destruction on our country.“…
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Congress Considers Legislation to Delist Grey Wolf and Grizzly Bear as Endangered Species
Legislators say the populations of wolves and bears have recovered and that further population regulation should be done by the states. Members of Congress are considering legislation that…
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President Issues First Vetoes of Second Term
The measures would have obligated the federal government to finance infrastructure and long-term projects. President Donald Trump vetoed two bills this week that were previously passed by the…
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House Passes Bill to Facilitate Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting
FERC to become the lead environmental review agency for pipeline projects. The House of Representatives recently passed a bill to expedite natural gas pipeline projects by making the…
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House Passes Bill to Allow FERC to Keep Retiring Power Plants Operational
The Power Plant Reliability Act allows retiring plants to stay open for up to five years if their closure would negatively impact grid reliability. The House of Representatives…
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