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How They Voted (Congress)
Here is how our House members and New York’s two senators voted on select issues during the legislative week ending Feb. 14, as reported by Targeted News Service. Click here for previous votes.
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
RFK Jr. confirmed as HHS secretary with support from all GOP senators except McConnell
Kennedy will oversee some of the federal government’s largest public health agencies, including the NIH, FDA, and the Centers ...
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The Ups and Downs of Congressman John B. Larson's Net Worth Over the Years
John B. Larson has represented Connecticut's 1st congressional district since 1999. Here's what you need to know about him, ...
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Americans Will Get Federal Holiday Between Thanksgiving, Christmas Under New Proposal
With a brand-new federal holiday proposal, Americans could soon have an additional day off between Thanksgiving and Christmas ...
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Some Republicans in Congress worry about Trump tariffs' toll on their home states
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign promise to impose steep tariffs on imports -- including those coming from close U.S. allies -- has some of his fellow ...
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It is charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate.
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The Senate readies for a nominee siege
Democrats let Secretary of State Marco Rubio blitz to Senate confirmation Monday. Now it’s time for trench warfare. With Donald Trump’s nominees slowly emerging from Senate committees ...
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22 states challenge Trump's executive order cutting birthright citizenship
Nor is he empowered by any other source of law to limit who receives United States citizenship at birth," the lawsuit said. Four additional states filed a similar suit later in the day ...
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WATCH: Elise Stefanik testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to the UN
Harvard-educated and the fourth-ranking member of the U.S. House, Stefanik was elected to Congress in 2015 as ... all issues on the U.N. agenda. The United States pays about one-fifth of the ...
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Marco Rubio breezes through Senate confirmation, becomes first Latino secretary of State
Marco Rubio became the first member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to be approved by the Senate, overwhelmingly ... the top priority of the United States Department of State, will be ...
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Treasury nominee Scott Bessent clears key Senate hurdle on way to likely confirmation
Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely confirmation with a full floor vote in the coming days. The Senate ...