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Congress passes first package of spending bills just hours before shutdown deadline for key agencies
The Senate on Friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of many key federal agencies, a vote that gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations work for the 2024 budget year.
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Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she won't seek reelection, avoiding 3-way race
Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Tuesday that she won’t run for a second term after her estrangement from the Democratic Party left her politically homeless and without a clear path to reelection.
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Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access to in vitro fertilization, objecting to a vote on the issue Wednesday even after widespread backlash to a recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that threatens the practice.
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Mitch McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
The GOP leader has been in the Senate since 1985.
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House lawmakers weigh relief for state and local tax deduction ‘marriage penalty'
House lawmakers are weighing relief for a “marriage penalty” that impacts the federal deduction limit on state and local taxes, known as SALT. What to know.
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Five things to watch in the race to replace George Santos
Five things to watch as voters head to the polls to replace disgraced GOP former Rep. George Santos in the House.
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Border security, Ukraine aid: Here's what's in the $118 billion bipartisan Senate package
Senators have come out with a carefully negotiated $118 billion compromise that pairs tens of billions of dollars in wartime aid for Ukraine with new border laws aimed at shrinking the historic number of people who have come to the U.S. border with Mexico to seek asylum.
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Senators release a $118 billion border and Ukraine deal that House speaker declares ‘dead on arrival'
Senators have released a highly anticipated bill that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel.
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House passes bill to expand child tax credit and revive key breaks for businesses
The House passed with broad, bipartisan support a roughly $79 billion tax cut package that would enhance the child tax credit and boost three tax breaks for businesses.
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Tech CEOs expected to endorse legislation and preview policy decisions at Senate child safety hearing
The CEOs of X and Snap on Wednesday plan to commit to various measures with child safety in mind.
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House Republicans set late February date for Hunter Biden deposition
Hunter Biden has agreed to appear before House Republicans for a private deposition next month, ending months of defiance from the president’s son, who had insisted on testifying publicly.
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Capitol Police investigated more than 8,000 threats against lawmakers last year
U.S. Capitol Police investigated 8,008 threats against members of Congress last year, according to new case numbers released Thursday.
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Congress passes bill to prevent a shutdown until March
Congress passed a bill on Thursday that would prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend.
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Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March
Congress has sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. The House approved the measure by a vote of 314-108, with opposition coming mostly from the more conservative members of the Republican conference. Nevertheless, about half of Republicans joined with Democrats in passing the third stopgap...
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Congressional leaders reach short-term spending deal to keep government open until March
House and Senate leaders have reached an agreement on a short-term spending deal that would avert a government shutdown in the next few weeks, three sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
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Congressional leaders announce agreement on topline spending levels, a key step to averting shutdown
Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on topline spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month.
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US national debt surges past $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fight
Both Democrats and Republicans have called for debt reduction, but they disagree on the appropriate means of doing so.
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Lauren Boebert switches congressional districts, avoiding a Democratic opponent who has far outraised her
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is shifting congressional districts to a more conservative seat on the opposite side of the state to improve her chances of staying in office.
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Appeals court overturns false statement conviction of former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles.
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Congress spent chaotic 2023 punishing their own and not passing many laws
This Congress started with showy bluster, a bitter 15-round, multi-day spectacle to elect a House speaker who vowed to “never quit,” and then did just that.