Appropriators may loosen earmark rules
Mike Rounds sounds objection to GOP spectrum plans
Congress doesn’t love Trump’s meme coin
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K Street, Hill confident Thune will be effective
Thune is already flexing his leadership muscle by forcing a Friday night vote to confirm Pete Hegseth for defense secretary.
Appropriators may loosen earmark rules
House Appropriators are considering making some changes to the earmark process that would allow members to send more money back to their districts.
Mike Rounds sounds objection to GOP spectrum plans
Rounds' opposition highlights the challenges of crafting a massive bill that nearly every congressional Republican will have to be okay with.
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