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Two House Republicans drew firm red lines Friday on changes to the House GOP megabill, threatening to vote “no” if the Senate made any changes whatsoever to key provisions. Rep. Nick LaLota of New York…
The National Park Service said Friday it would temporarily close the park at the center of Washington’s historic LGBTQ neighborhood ahead of the city’s annual Pride weekend, moving forward with plans that local officials believed…
President Trump on Friday hailed Senate Republican committee chairmen for reaching a deal with Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) on auctioning of government-owned spectrum. Rounds and Fischer had held up Trump’s big,…
Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide made history last month by climbing to their highest seasonal peak available in historical records, a team of researchers reported. For the first time ever, these levels surpassed 430 parts…
Elise Stefanik is finally back on the House Intelligence Committee. On Friday morning, Speaker Mike Johnson added the New York Republican back to the influential spy panel, after months haggling over how to return the…
A group of nearly 100 House Democrats is calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore tens of millions of dollars in federal family planning grants to more than a…
Thirteen House Republicans are urging Senate leaders to “substantially and strategically” improve clean energy tax credit provisions in the House-passed megabill. Led by Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the lawmakers said they remain “deeply concerned by…
The Democratic Party is in need of a thorough overhaul. Democrats clearly lost trust on the key issues voters care most about, yet instead of getting back to basics and earning back voters’ confidence, the…
Many Americans have a frustrating relationship with the United States Postal Service. Lines are often long, mail gets lost and packages can be delayed. But the government institution’s biggest blemish has nothing to do with…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is keeping his distance from Elon Musk even after the billionaire’s extraordinary public rebuke of President Trump and the GOP’s domestic agenda. Asked Friday if Musk’s bitter break from…
The Trump administration on Friday took a step to undermine Biden-era rules that tightened fuel efficiency requirements for cars and trucks. The Transportation Department published an interpretive rule that says that the Biden administration improperly considered electric…
President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s alliance formed with swift and intense speed less than a year ago. It devolved just as quickly this week. Their relationship abruptly imploded in a matter of days,…
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.) are pressing the Trump administration over the impact the president’s sweeping trade policies will have on the finances of retirees and people close to retirement. “The…
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Recently, the House Financial Services Committee approved a proposal to dissolve the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which supervises audits of publicly listed companies, and transfer its responsibilities to the Securities and Exchange Commission. In…
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is back on the House Intelligence Committee after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) opted to expand the size of the panel — the latest fallout from President Trump’s decision to withdraw the New…
Senate Republicans are proposing to terminate penalties for automakers whose fleets are not efficient enough to meet national standards. Automakers’ car fleets are required to meet fuel mileage standards set by the Department of Transportation.…
Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Friday released his panel’s contribution to the GOP’s megabill, despite concerns from his own members that several provisions won’t be allowed under Senate rules. The committee’s text for…
For the first time, WorldPride has descended on Washington D.C., as the city marks its 50-year anniversary of Pride celebrations. The Capital Pride parade will kick off at 2 p.m. on Saturday at 14th St.…
The public meltdown between the SpaceX founder and the president has given moon advocates in Congress and industry an opening — and they’re seizing it.