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White House withdraws Rep. Elise Stefanik’s U.N. ambassador nomination over tight GOP House margin
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White House withdraws Rep. Elise Stefanik’s U.N. ambassador nomination over tight GOP House margin

The Hindu  

The White House has withdrawn Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a stunning turnaround for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Cabinet pick after her confirmation had been stalled over concerns about Republicans’ tight margins in the House. Mr. Trump confirmed the decision in a Truth Social post on Thursday, saying that it was “essential that …

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'Go back to your country': U.S. Rep to U.K. journalist who questions her about Signal chat
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'Go back to your country': U.S. Rep to U.K. journalist who questions her about Signal chat

The Hindu  

A pro-Donald Trump Congresswoman asked a British reporter to "go back to your country" when she was questioned about a leaked Signal group chat of senior U.S. officials about a planned military strike on Yemen. The journalist from U.K.'s Sky News television channel attempted to ask Greene about the Signal chat leak controversy when the politician cut her off, demanding …

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Watch: US Rep tells UK reporter to 'go back' after Yemen attack chat leak query
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Watch: US Rep tells UK reporter to 'go back' after Yemen attack chat leak query

India Today  

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, triggered controversy on Wednesday when she asked a reporter from Sky News, "Why don't you go back to your country?" As the reporter asked her question, Greene became visibly frustrated and responded, "We don’t give a crap about your opinion and your reporting. Why don't you go back to your country” MTG …

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Assistant US trade rep to arrive today for talks on tariffs
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Assistant US trade rep to arrive today for talks on tariffs

Hindustan Times  

A US team led by assistant trade representative Brendan Lynch will arrive in New Delhi on Tuesday for trade discussions with Indian counterparts a little more than a week before President Donald Trump’s April 2 deadline for imposing reciprocal tariffs. Trump’s threat of imposing reciprocal tariffs from April 2 have given rise to fears of an escalating trade war around …

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War veterans bear the brunt of Trump's job cuts amid growing resistance
5 days, 1 hour ago

War veterans bear the brunt of Trump's job cuts amid growing resistance

India Today  

As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Donald Trump's slashing of the federal government, one group is already taking a front and center role: military veterans. “At a moment of crisis for all of our veterans, the VA's system of health care and benefits has been disastrously and disgracefully put on the chopping block by the Trump administration,” said …

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Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance
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Military veterans are becoming the face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance

LA Times  

As congressional lawmakers scramble to respond to President Trump’s slashing of the federal government, one group is already taking a front and center role: military veterans. “At a moment of crisis for all of our veterans, the VA’s system of healthcare and benefits has been disastrously and disgracefully put on the chopping block by the Trump administration,” said Sen. Richard …

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Column: Americans aren't waiting for the Democratic Party to take on Trump
6 days, 1 hour ago

Column: Americans aren't waiting for the Democratic Party to take on Trump

LA Times  

You can feel it everywhere you turn. Voices Abcarian: There is nothing efficient about Musk and Trump’s toxic lack of empathy George Orwell would have loved the concept: A Department of Government Efficiency that is anything but efficient. Voices Abcarian: Trump’s latest cruel attempt to ban transgender troops won’t survive without a fight Studies show kicking out thousands of transgender …

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Longtime Rep. Gene Ward Retiring From Hawaiʻi State House
6 days, 23 hours ago

Longtime Rep. Gene Ward Retiring From Hawaiʻi State House

Raw Story  

A veteran Hawaiʻi Republican lawmaker says he will leave the Legislature at the end of the month due to health problems. Rep. Gene Ward, who represents Hawaiʻi Kai, Kalama Valley and Portlock in the state House of Representatives, will step down March 31, more than a month before the end of the current session. Josh Green and House Speaker Nadine …

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'Are you prepared for violence?' Angry voters confront Dems over being 'too nice' to GOP
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'Are you prepared for violence?' Angry voters confront Dems over being 'too nice' to GOP

Raw Story  

It isn't just Republicans who are getting an earful from constituents during rowdy town hall meetings. In a Friday article for Axios, journalist Andrew Solender wrote that multiple Democratic members of Congress confided to him that they were feeling significant pressure from voters back home upset with their response to Trump and the Republican majorities in the House of Representatives …

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Utah Rep. Maloy offers tepid criticism of some White House spending cuts at town hall
1 week ago

Utah Rep. Maloy offers tepid criticism of some White House spending cuts at town hall

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — Republican U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy received applause at a Thursday town hall in Salt Lake City when she told the crowd she’s concerned about the country drifting toward authoritarianism “if we don’t get the executive branch under control.” But the cheers turned to boos when she added those worries weren’t specific to Republican President Donald Trump. …

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GOP Rep. John Rose launches run for Tennessee governor
1 week, 1 day ago

GOP Rep. John Rose launches run for Tennessee governor

Associated Press  

LEBANON, Tenn. — Republican U.S. Rep. John Rose on Thursday announced his candidacy for Tennessee governor in 2026, putting him on a likely collision course with U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who also appears set on running. “I’m a conservative outsider, Tennessee small business owner and farmer,” Rose, of Cookeville, told reporters. “And I think that when I can tell the …

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‘I wish you’d be angry.’ California Democrats face voter fury over Trump, Elon Musk
1 week, 2 days ago

‘I wish you’d be angry.’ California Democrats face voter fury over Trump, Elon Musk

LA Times  

Doris Anderson, 81, of Duarte tells Democratic Rep. Gil Cisneros that it’s “time for a John Lewis moment,” for Democrats to make “good trouble” over the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal workforce and possibly Social Security. “The Democratic Party is unified — they’re unified in being pissed off at the Democrats,” Walz said. And, he added, “they are unified …

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Democrats clashed over their shutdown strategy. But the party’s identity crisis runs far deeper
1 week, 2 days ago

Democrats clashed over their shutdown strategy. But the party’s identity crisis runs far deeper

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats have been sniping at each other in public since Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer helped pass a Republican spending bill that prevented a government shutdown. Frost said Democrats were alarmed by exit polls from November’s presidential election, which found Trump won voters without a college degree and those who made less than $100,000 in annual income. Our …

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Nebraska's Mike Flood Is Latest GOP Rep. To Face Angry Crowds Back Home
1 week, 2 days ago

Nebraska's Mike Flood Is Latest GOP Rep. To Face Angry Crowds Back Home

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING COLUMBUS, Neb. — More than 200 people converged on an eastern Nebraska high school auditorium Tuesday evening for a town hall held by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood. Flood was the latest Republican member of Congress to face backlash at home over actions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to slash government …

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Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska is the latest GOP member of Congress to face angry crowds back home
1 week, 2 days ago

Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska is the latest GOP member of Congress to face angry crowds back home

Associated Press  

— More than 200 people converged on an eastern Nebraska high school auditorium Tuesday evening for a town hall held by Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood. Flood was the latest Republican member of Congress to face backlash at home over actions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to slash government spending. Those actions have sparked …

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At Angry Town Hall, Democratic Rep Calls For Schumer's Ouster
1 week, 2 days ago

At Angry Town Hall, Democratic Rep Calls For Schumer's Ouster

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SUITLAND, Md. I think he had a great, long-standing career, did a lot of great things, but I’m afraid that it may be time for the Senate Democrats to get a new leader,” Ivey, who once worked for former Democratic Senate majority leader Tom Daschle, said at a town hall on Tuesday. “I know shutting down the …

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Rep. Luna defends Trump's 'don't tell Melania' comment, calling it out of context
1 week, 3 days ago

Rep. Luna defends Trump's 'don't tell Melania' comment, calling it out of context

India Today  

United States' Representative Anna Paulina Luna lashed out at The Daily Beast's headline on Monday. On microblogging site X, she wrote, "I seldom respond to nasty headlines because I don’t like giving trash credibility, however, being that there is allegedly a book coming out with me named and attacking Donald Trump, his marriage, our first lady, and frankly implying something …

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Hugh Bonneville stars in impressive 'Vanya' revival at Berkeley Rep
1 week, 3 days ago

Hugh Bonneville stars in impressive 'Vanya' revival at Berkeley Rep

LA Times  

It’s astonishing what a good director can do. Irish playwright Conor McPherson has adapted Anton Chekhov’s 1897 drama, and the result is a conversational English version without any of the starchiness that attaches to the more self-consciously “classical” translations. At one point, Melanie Field, who plays Sonya, mocks the plummy British sound of Bonneville’s Vanya. “Uncle Vanya,” in short, isn’t …

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'Should I take that as a no?' CNN host pins evasive GOP rep on DOGE cuts in his district
1 week, 3 days ago

'Should I take that as a no?' CNN host pins evasive GOP rep on DOGE cuts in his district

Raw Story  

CNN’s Briana Keilar gave it all she had to try to pin down Rep. Kevin Kiley, who was repeatedly asked if the Trump White House responded to his concerns about staffing levels at national parks – but remained tight-lipped. The moment unfolded Tuesday as the California lawmaker, whose district is home to a number of national forests and includes Lake …

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James Comer urged to launch probe into DOGE 'backroom agreement'
1 week, 3 days ago

James Comer urged to launch probe into DOGE 'backroom agreement'

Raw Story  

A group of House Democrats is demanding that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform conduct a public hearing on the Trump administration and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's plans for the U.S. Postal Service, in light of recent reporting that U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he signed an agreement with DOGE to assist the nation's mail service …

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Inside Kimberly Stewart's complicated family with Benicio Del Toro as she announces she's expecting her second
1 week, 4 days ago

Inside Kimberly Stewart's complicated family with Benicio Del Toro as she announces she's expecting her second

Daily Mail  

Kimberly Stewart, the daughter of music legend Rod Stewart, is currently expecting her second child. Although she has not revealed the identify of her baby-to-be's father, the model, 45, already shares a 13-year-old daughter, named Delilah, with her ex Benicio Del Toro. Although Kimberly and Del Toro have mostly keep details about their daughter out of the spotlight, the actress …

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Can Democrats get their act together before the country — and Florida — fall apart?
1 week, 4 days ago

Can Democrats get their act together before the country — and Florida — fall apart?

Raw Story  

Older readers may remember the cartoon book, “101 Uses for a Dead Cat,” in which deceased felines were repurposed as tent pegs, toilet paper holders, boat anchors, and other objects. Legislative Democrats chose Rep. Willie Logan of Miami-Dade as their “speaker designate.” He had a good chance of becoming the first Black Speaker of the Florida House. Ten Democrats demonstrated …

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Former US Rep. Nita Lowey dies at 87 after cancer battle
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Former US Rep. Nita Lowey dies at 87 after cancer battle

India Today  

Former US Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has died. Lowey’s family, in a statement shared by the Westchester County Democratic Committee, said she died Saturday after battling metastatic breast cancer with the “same tenacity and strength that she fought throughout her 32-year career in …

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Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies
1 week, 5 days ago

Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a long serving New York Democrat who was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, has died. Lowey’s family, in a statement shared by the Westchester County Democratic Committee, said she died Saturday after battling metastatic breast cancer with the “same tenacity and strength that she fought throughout her …

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