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Trump hosts Republican governors in Florida and talks anew about Greenland and drones
1 day, 6 hours ago

Trump hosts Republican governors in Florida and talks anew about Greenland and drones

Associated Press  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump hosted 22 of the nation’s 27 Republican governors for dinner at his Florida club on Thursday night, looking to help drive the agenda in conservative-run states after he takes office in 11 days. But he said attendees who could come were “thrilled to accept the president-elect’s invitation” and welcomed a coming “collaborative, working …

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Kentucky House votes to reduce the individual income tax rate, a top GOP priority
1 day, 10 hours ago

Kentucky House votes to reduce the individual income tax rate, a top GOP priority

Associated Press  

The Kentucky House voted Thursday to reduce the state’s individual income tax rate, as Republicans delivered on a top priority just three days into this year’s 30-day legislative session. Supporters of House Bill 1 say the lower tax rate will promote long-term economic growth and population gains in the Bluegrass State by enabling people to keep more of the money …

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Body Language Of GOP Senator's Husband In Uneasy Kamala Harris Exchange Actually Says A Lot
1 day, 11 hours ago

Body Language Of GOP Senator's Husband In Uneasy Kamala Harris Exchange Actually Says A Lot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The husband of Sen. Deb Fischer, Bruce Fischer, seemingly refused to shake Vice President Kamala Harris’ hand during his wife’s ceremonial swearing-in last week — and body language experts think the entire exchange might be quite telling. “He projected dislike of Harris, and a complete distaste for his task, since it meant having to stand near her,” …

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Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview
2 days, 3 hours ago

Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview

Associated Press  

Nearly a decade ago, intense protests over racial injustice rocked the University of Missouri’s flagship campus, leading to the resignation of two top administrators. “I feel like that is the future, especially for the next four years of Trump’s presidency,” said Kenny Douglas, a history and Black studies major on the campus in Columbia, Missouri. Many faculty departed last year, …

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Trump meets with Republicans on Capitol Hill as GOP struggles to agree on legislative strategy
2 days, 6 hours ago

Trump meets with Republicans on Capitol Hill as GOP struggles to agree on legislative strategy

The Hindu  

President-elect Donald Trump is meeting privately on Capitol Hill late on Wednesday with Republican senators as House and Senate GOP leaders are straining to come up with a strategy for tackling his legislative priorities as the party takes power in Washington. Mr. Trump said it “feels great” to be back inside the U.S. Capitol for the first time since he …

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Trump returns to Capitol Hill: Meets GOP leaders amid new era in Washington
2 days, 9 hours ago

Trump returns to Capitol Hill: Meets GOP leaders amid new era in Washington

India Today  

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump is meeting privately on Capitol Hill late Wednesday with Republican senators as House and Senate GOP leaders are straining to come up with a strategy for tackling his legislative priorities as the party takes power in Washington. Trump said it “feels great” to be back inside the U.S. Capitol for the first time since he left …

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Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker
2 days, 13 hours ago

Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House elected a new speaker for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday, choosing a young lieutenant to now-U.S. Rep. Tim Moore to preside over a Republican-controlled chamber focused on Hurricane Helene but likely needing Democratic help to keep advancing a conservative agenda. The attorney, who represents a youth movement in the legislature …

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Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump is the coach calling plays. But what if coach changes his mind?
2 days, 19 hours ago

Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump is the coach calling plays. But what if coach changes his mind?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach calling plays on their legislative priorities as Republicans take power in Washington. “We are excited about how all of that is rolling out.” Budget reconciliation carries high risk, but potentially high reward Republicans are relying on perhaps the most …

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Kansas’ top elections official is running for governor after pushing back on conspiracy theories
2 days, 19 hours ago

Kansas’ top elections official is running for governor after pushing back on conspiracy theories

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ top elections official launched a campaign for governor Wednesday after building his public profile by pushing back against unfounded election conspiracy theories and breaking with fellow Republicans on voting rights issues. Schwab also has defended the use of ballot drop boxes and countered other Republicans’ suggestions that voting by noncitizens — which is rare — is …

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Biden administration withdraws old-growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP
3 days, 10 hours ago

Biden administration withdraws old-growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP

Associated Press  

— The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry. “There was also feedback that there are important place-based differences that we will need to understand in order to conserve old-growth forests.” Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines in a statement called the withdrawal of the …

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H-1B Backlash Shows Indians They’re Not So Special Anymore
3 days, 12 hours ago

H-1B Backlash Shows Indians They’re Not So Special Anymore

Live Mint  

-- Indians have long been proud of what they see as their outperformance in the information technology sector. Some on the left, like Senator Bernie Sanders, joined in the right’s chorus, deriding H-1B recipients as “low-wage indentured servants.” The controversy seems oddly outdated to anyone familiar with the Indian IT sector. Digitalization has progressed enough that many lower-end jobs can …

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Democrat elected speaker of tied Pennsylvania House after GOP candidate bows out
4 days, 4 hours ago

Democrat elected speaker of tied Pennsylvania House after GOP candidate bows out

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday returned Democratic Speaker Joanna McClinton to lead the chamber for the new session after the Republican floor leader bowed out to resolve a deadlock. House Democratic Leader Matt Bradford of Montgomery County thanked Topper, who drew a standing ovation, as Bradford acknowledged the close margin, telling colleagues “we need to be humble and …

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Senate GOP pushes for Gabbard hearing before inauguration, but Democrats resist setting date for next week
4 days, 9 hours ago

Senate GOP pushes for Gabbard hearing before inauguration, but Democrats resist setting date for next week

CNN  

Washington CNN — Senate Republicans are pushing to hold a confirmation hearing for Tulsi Gabbard before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but Democrats are resisting setting a date for next week as the Intelligence Committee has not yet received key paperwork on the nomination, including an FBI background check, according to two sources familiar with the matter. A spokesperson for Senate …

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Republican-led January 6 investigation to be its own committee this Congress, GOP lawmaker says
4 days, 9 hours ago

Republican-led January 6 investigation to be its own committee this Congress, GOP lawmaker says

CNN  

Washington CNN — GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia posed with House Speaker Mike Johnson for a photograph to mark the start of the next Congress and left with a guarantee that his investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol will be formalized as a new committee. Creating a new committee to elevate Loudermilk’s work, which …

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Laken Riley Act: GOP-led immigration legislation passes House in first bill of new Congress
4 days, 9 hours ago

Laken Riley Act: GOP-led immigration legislation passes House in first bill of new Congress

CNN  

Washington CNN — The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate in a sign of the challenges facing Republicans despite controlling both chambers of Congress. The decision by House Republicans to bring up the legislation, known as the …

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On Jan. 6, lawmakers remember the carnage of 2021 in sharply different ways
4 days, 10 hours ago

On Jan. 6, lawmakers remember the carnage of 2021 in sharply different ways

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Some lawmakers emotionally recalled the violence. Standing beside windows where Trump’s supporters first broke into the building that day, Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats want to “serve as an example” for Republicans. You don’t deny that you lost.” The rioters who violently breached the Capitol four years ago, breaking in after a brutal fight with police, …

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Judge largely blocks Tennessee’s porn site age verification law as other states enforce theirs
4 days, 10 hours ago

Judge largely blocks Tennessee’s porn site age verification law as other states enforce theirs

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee law requiring pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age was largely blocked in court before it was to take effect Jan. 1, even as similar laws kicked in for Florida and South Carolina and remained in effect for more than a dozen other states. On Dec. 30, U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman in Memphis ruled …

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Former GOP Rep Adam Kinzinger mocks Republican lawmakers who changed their tune on Jan. 6 attack
4 days, 13 hours ago

Former GOP Rep Adam Kinzinger mocks Republican lawmakers who changed their tune on Jan. 6 attack

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former GOP Representative Adam Kinzinger has mocked Republican lawmakers who …

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Top Federal Reserve bank regulator, under fire from GOP, to step down next month
4 days, 17 hours ago

Top Federal Reserve bank regulator, under fire from GOP, to step down next month

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve’s top financial regulator said Monday that he would resign next month, avoiding a potential confrontation with the incoming Trump administration and Republicans in the Senate. Fed governor Michael Barr said in a letter to President Joe Biden that he would step down as vice chair for supervision Feb. 28, or earlier if a successor was …

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Pete Hegseth has enough votes to become nation’s Secretary of Defense, top Republican tells Trump
5 days, 5 hours ago

Pete Hegseth has enough votes to become nation’s Secretary of Defense, top Republican tells Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Trump that the former Fox News host has …

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Podcast: How does Congress certify a presidential election? : The NPR Politics Podcast : NPR
5 days, 9 hours ago

Podcast: How does Congress certify a presidential election? : The NPR Politics Podcast : NPR

NPR  

Congress certifies Trump's victory, prepares for GOP controlled Washington Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Every four years, Congress meets to certify the results of the previous November's presidential election in what is usually a calm and straightforward event. Then, as President-elect Trump plans to return to office with Republican majorities in both houses, a …

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Top Federal Reserve bank regulator, under fire from GOP, to step down next month
5 days, 9 hours ago

Top Federal Reserve bank regulator, under fire from GOP, to step down next month

LA Times  

The Federal Reserve’s top financial regulator said Monday that he would resign next month, avoiding a potential confrontation with the incoming Trump administration and Republicans in the Senate. Fed governor Michael Barr said in a letter to President Biden that he would step down as vice chair for supervision Feb. 28, or earlier if a successor was confirmed. Sen. Tim …

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Trump’s housing market conundrum
5 days, 9 hours ago

Trump’s housing market conundrum

CNN  

CNN — As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office this month, he faces a very different housing market than he did in his first term. Now Trump, a billionaire property developer himself, faces a housing conundrum: Mortgage rates aren’t falling, and home prices are expected to continue rising over the next few years. At the same time, many of …

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What the House Speaker vote outcome means for Republican control of Washington
5 days, 9 hours ago

What the House Speaker vote outcome means for Republican control of Washington

NPR  

What the House Speaker vote outcome means for Republican control of Washington MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Republican lawmakers are getting down to business this week after reelecting Mike Johnson as House speaker on Friday. SHAH: Well, Speaker Johnson's reelection definitely didn't surprise me, but the fact that it all got done in that one ballot right in the nick of time, …

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