#Senate Democrats ready for spending fight with House GOP

#Senate Democrats ready for spending fight with House GOP

Senate Democrats are gearing up for a spending fight with House Republicans as negotiators in the upper chamber prepare to mark up government funding bills in the days ahead.    Senate negotiators are expected to unveil funding legislation in the coming days, with plans to begin considering proposals over the next week as the annual…

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#House GOP ponders action against DOJ in defense of Trump

#House GOP ponders action against DOJ in defense of Trump

House Republicans coming to former President Trump’s defense in the Mar-a-Lago documents care are turning their attention to the possibility of using congressional funding and oversight authority against the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday called to defund special counsel Jack Smith and his office — which is…

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#House GOP inches closer to Mayorkas impeachment amid discord in conference

#House GOP inches closer to Mayorkas impeachment amid discord in conference

House Republicans inched closer this week toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, officially launching an investigation that would serve as the basis for any inquiry. But conservative supporters of the effort still face enormous hurdles, including a reluctance of leadership to take such a drastic step and the continued opposition from more moderate lawmakers…

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#GOP moderates strike back after conservative revolt paralyzes House

#GOP moderates strike back after conservative revolt paralyzes House

Frustrations among moderate House Republicans are bubbling over.  A week after a group of mutinous conservatives shut down the chamber floor, GOP moderates struck back, accusing the rebels of fracturing the conference and threatening to tank the party’s legislative agenda heading into the summer’s tough policy fights with President Biden.   Frustrations reached a boiling point…

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#GOP lawmaker drops f-bomb as moderates bash conservatives over revolt: ‘A little spicy in there’

#GOP lawmaker drops f-bomb as moderates bash conservatives over revolt: ‘A little spicy in there’

Moderate House Republicans lashed out Tuesday against the conservative lawmakers who shut down the chamber floor last week, using a closed-door GOP meeting to accuse the rebels — in apparently profane terms — of undermining the party’s agenda. Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) castigated the hard-liners, according to a number of…

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