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Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the front-runner for House speaker, is working to lock up support from colleagues before Republican lawmakers vote tomorrow, but a group of… Read More
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Months after promising voters they would repeal Obamacare, House Republicans in three committees have introduced proposals to roll back specific parts of President Obama’s health… Read More
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Update: The House Freedom Caucus announced Wednesday it would endorse Rep. Daniel Webster of Florida for speaker of the House in the vote before the Republican… Read More
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In a show of dissatisfaction with Republican leaders, a group of House Republicans is attempting to reauthorize the controversial Export-Import Bank through a legislative procedure… Read More
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A Wisconsin state lawmaker is criticizing General Electric for blaming its decision to move out of the state on the Export-Import Bank’s expiration. Wisconsin state… Read More
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On the last day of the fiscal year, Congress approved a short-term spending measure that keeps the federal government operating through Dec. 11. The bill… Read More
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How Congress Elects a New SpeakerDo you know how Congress elects a new speaker? Posted by The Daily Signal on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 House… Read More
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House Speaker John Boehner announced last week he would be resigning from Congress, effective October 30, and Republicans have already begun competing for the top… Read More
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House Speaker John Boehner is set to leave the House on October 30, and before departing at the end of a 24-year career, he could… Read More
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House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation comes at a consequential time for Republicans dealing with immediate pressure points like a funding fight over Planned Parenthood, and… Read More
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>>> Updated to include a wave of response. House Speaker John Boehner announced to Republican lawmakers this morning that he will resign as speaker and from… Read More
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Upon arriving in Washington, D.C., earlier this week, Pope Francis was greeted by throngs of people eager to see the leader of the Roman Catholic… Read More
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A government spending bill that prohibited Planned Parenthood from receiving federal dollars for one year and kept the government operating failed in the Senate today…. Read More
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Earlier this month, Senate Democrats blocked a resolution to reject President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, effectively allowing the White House to begin moving forward… Read More
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Senate Republican leaders unveiled a continuing resolution today that would fund the government for just under three months and prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving federal… Read More
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Republican leaders have been considering using a budget tool known as reconciliation to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding. Reconciliation is a tactic that… Read More
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Native American tribes are pushing back against a provision of Obamacare mandating that tribal governments provide health insurance to their employees. Tribal leaders say it’s… Read More
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A California Republican has resigned from the conservative House Freedom Caucus, arguing that the group’s tactics have done more harm to conservative policy than good…. Read More
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Conservatives are pushing back against a Republican leader’s plan to use a budget tool known as reconciliation to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding…. Read More
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Every day, Janet Rodriguez sits at her home in West Haven, Conn., and she waits. She waits for a knock at her front door, a… Read More
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GLEN ALLEN, VA.—Rep. Dave Brat is weaving his way through a crowd of businessmen and women at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, stopping to shake… Read More
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The federal government is trying to deter California from reforming its laws governing how police can seize cash and property. The reforms to the state’s… Read More
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GLEN ALLEN, VA.—For one conservative lawmaker, Congress’s upcoming debate on funding the government and stripping Planned Parenthood of federal dollars could play a significant role… Read More
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In Oklahoma, law enforcement agencies across 12 counties took $6 million in cash over a five-year span. Less than half of the money came from… Read More
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A Kentucky clerk at the center of a national controversy was held in contempt of court and sent to jail for refusing to comply with… Read More
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A Nevada health insurance provider that received more than $65 million in taxpayer-funded loans from the federal government announced last week that it is discontinuing… Read More
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After a federal judge ordered the government return $167,000 law enforcement seized from a motorist driving through Nevada, federal prosecutors are fighting the decision. The… Read More
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Over the last week, the debate over birthright citizenship has divided the 2016 Republican presidential field and put the spotlight back on immigration. Birthright citizenship… Read More
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Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, a key Democrat in the upper chamber, announced his opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran today, becoming the… Read More
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When Nasrin Kholghy opened the letter from the city of Glendale, Colo., in April, it transported her back to another country in another time. The… Read More
