5 d. ago Republican pushes back on Trump proposal to dock pay from air traffic controllers who missed work during shutdown

‘The problem with something like that is you really don’t know the circumstances’

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1 week ago Trump hastily cancels announcement on Obamacare extension amid ‘significant’ Republican pushback: Live

Also on Monday, a federal judge threw out criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James

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2 w. ago Judge rejects ‘racially gerrymandered’ maps in Texas that gave Republicans extra districts

Federal judge instructed state to use older maps, with Republicans likely to appeal decisionUS politics live – latest updatesNew maps that added five Republican districts in Texas hit a legal roadblock on Tuesday, with a federal judge saying the state cannot use the 2025 maps because they are probably “racially gerrymandered”.The decision is likely to be appealed, given the push for more Republican-friendly congressional maps nationwide and Donald Trump’s full-court press on his party to make them. Some states have followed suit, and some Democratic states have retaliated, pushing to add more blue seats to counteract Republicans. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump pushes Republicans to stop Epstein vote this week in major loyalty test: Live updates

House members are expected to hold a vote on the Epstein files as soon as Tuesday

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3 w. ago House will vote next week on release of Epstein files as Trump named in new bombshell email drop: Live updates

The Speaker announced the vote just hours after he swore in Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who quickly signed a discharge petition to bring it to a floor vote

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3 w. ago US House will vote next week on bill compelling release of Epstein files

Mike Johnson announced move hours after swearing in Adelita Grijalva, whose signature triggered vote Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, told reporters on Wednesday he will put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor next week.“We are gonna put that on the floor for [a] full vote next week, soon as we get back,” the speaker told reporters, as the chamber gathered to debate legislation to reopen the government. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US House to vote next week on bill compelling release of Epstein files

Mike Johnson announces move hours after swearing in Adelita Grijalva, Democrat whose signature triggered voteMike Johnson, the US House speaker, said on Wednesday he would put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor next week.“We are gonna put that on the floor for [a] full vote next week, [as] soon as we get back,” Johnson told reporters, as the chamber gathered to debate legislation to reopen the government. Continue reading...

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