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119th United States Congress

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Republican lawmaker’s town hall goes sideways thanks to Trump and Musk
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Republican lawmaker’s town hall goes sideways thanks to Trump and Musk

Republican lawmakers across the country are coming face-to-face with droves of angry constituents in the wake of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s upending of the federal government.  Representative Mark Alford…
Posted by John McCarthy February 24, 2025
These Republicans have a lot to lose if Congress cuts Medicaid
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These Republicans have a lot to lose if Congress cuts Medicaid

House Republicans who represent large numbers of Medicaid recipients are pushing back on their leaders’ plans to slash billions in funding for the insurance program for low-income people. That dissension…
Posted by John McCarthy February 24, 2025
Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What is Medicaid, and how is it different from Medicare?
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Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What is Medicaid, and how is it different from Medicare?

In January, during a congressional hearing on his way to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got basic details wrong about Medicaid — a program he…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Bryan lauds bipartisan bill to extend rum cover-over rate
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Bryan lauds bipartisan bill to extend rum cover-over rate

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan said that a bipartisan piece of legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday by Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and Congressman…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2025
Trump barrels through guardrails, daring courts and Congress to stop him
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Trump barrels through guardrails, daring courts and Congress to stop him

Welcome to the “try and stop me” presidency. Donald Trump, cheered on by compliant Republicans in Congress and confident in the ideological leanings of the Supreme Court, is using his…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2025
Congress certifies Trump’s 2024 win, without the Jan. 6 mob violence of four years ago
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Congress certifies Trump’s 2024 win, without the Jan. 6 mob violence of four years ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings Monday that unfolded without challenge, in stark contrast to the Jan. 6, 2021, violence as his mob of supporters stormed the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 6, 2025
Stacey Plaskett protests at speaker vote: U.S. ‘has a territory and a colonies problem’
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Stacey Plaskett protests at speaker vote: U.S. ‘has a territory and a colonies problem’

WASHINGTON — U.S. Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett protested the nonvoting status of the Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories Friday— sparking mixed reactions after she accused the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 5, 2025
Woman killed in crash as officer responds to threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home
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Woman killed in crash as officer responds to threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home

ROME, Georgia (AP) — A motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, authorities said. A police officer…
Posted by John McCarthy December 11, 2024
House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
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House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?

WASHINGTON (AP) — After one of the most chaotic and least productive sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections for the U.S. House -- they overwhelmingly stuck with…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2024
Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him
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Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans said is a mandate to govern, an uneasy political question is emerging: Will there be any room for dissent…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2024

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