#Senate takes up controversial defense bill after House brawl

#Senate takes up controversial defense bill after House brawl

Senate lawmakers are taking up their version of the annual defense policy bill, less than a week after their colleagues in the House pushed through a highly controversial and partisan version of the must-pass legislation. The Senate must reconcile its fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with the House’s by the end of September…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report —Trump: More DOJ charges would be ‘election interference’

#The Hill’s Morning Report —Trump: More DOJ charges would be ‘election interference’

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#Israeli leader’s visit sparks internal Democratic fight

#Israeli leader’s visit sparks internal Democratic fight

The scheduled appearance of a top Israeli leader on Capitol Hill this week has sparked an internal fight among House Democrats, pitting liberal critics of Israel’s human rights record against Jewish lawmakers and party leaders scrambling to forestall any diplomatic tensions with America’s closest ally in the Middle East. Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s planned speech…

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#House, Senate take starkly different approaches with funding bills

#House, Senate take starkly different approaches with funding bills

Congressional negotiators are fast at work in advancing 12 annual government funding bills out of committee, but the chambers are moving in very different directions. For weeks, House Democratic negotiators have bemoaned the partisan bills the GOP-led spending committee has advanced without bipartisan support, as Republicans seek to cut funding beyond the spending limits set in a budget cap deal negotiated…

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#Manchin stokes speculation with No Labels event

#Manchin stokes speculation with No Labels event

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is causing a stir among Democrats as his extended flirtation with a third-party presidential run is set to resurface when he headlines an event for No Labels — despite concerns that a possible run would boost former President Trump. Manchin will headline an event for the middle-of-the-road group — which has been pushing a…

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