Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says Republicans achieved an increase in defense spending and a decrease in some domestic spending.
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What to watch for as Jan. 6 panel cites Trump’s ‘attempted coup’
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will make its final public presentation Monday about the unprecedented effort by Donald Trump to overturn the results of the presidential election he lost in 2020. The committee has called it an “attempted coup” that warrants criminal prosecution from the Justice Department. That is expected to be […]
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McCarthy’s race for speaker risks upending House on day one
House Republicans worry that voters will ‘revolt’ if they ‘stumble out of the gate,’ a McCarthy ally says.
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Lawmakers agree to public hearing on $450 emergency checks, boosting heating aid
Legislative leaders formed a committee to receive public testimony on a $473 million emergency heating and energy plan, whose centerpiece would be immediate payments to most Mainers.
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Senate sends Biden bill to keep government open through Dec. 23
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Thursday to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for the holidays and a new Congress is sworn in. Congress in September passed a bill to keep the government running through midnight Friday. The latest […]
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Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals
The committee will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department but has not disclosed who the targets would be.
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Trump Organization was secretly held in contempt for hindering probe
The $4,000 fine precedes company’s criminal tax fraud conviction this month.
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Georgia secretary of state wants to end general election runoffs
The push by the Republican comes after high-profile Senate races went into overtime this year and in 2020.
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Congress passes bill to fund police de-escalation training
The proposal will now go to President Biden’s desk for his signature.
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Bill to protect electoral vote counts could pass next week, but time is short
Congressional leaders say reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act will be attached to a giant federal spending bill headed for a vote before Congress adjourns.