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NDAA passes House as Senate chair votes against his own bill
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The House’s bumpy NDAA ride
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Johnson, McConnell seek info on Israel weapons ‘pause’
Johnson and McConnell are demanding to know why Biden delayed weapons shipments to Israel as it continues to battle Hamas militants in Gaza.
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Top generals criticize State Dept. role in Afghanistan evacuation
The top Defense Department generals in charge of U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2021 told lawmakers that the State Department was to blame for the chaotic evacuation of Americans from Afghanistan that summer.
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Afghan visa deal secured in minibus as Hill awaits
A group of lawmakers has tried to expand the SIV program for Afghans as part of nearly every must-pass bill since 2021.
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Top former generals to slam Afghanistan withdrawal
Retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former Central Command commander, will share their serious concerns today about how the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021.
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Spending fight drags on with Friday shutdown deadline
Lawmakers and aides in both parties said they don’t expect text on a massive minibus funding package today.
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Ron Wyden on tax lessons learned
The legislation has languished in the Senate for months without the votes to pass, and those circumstances aren’t shifting.
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Bibi cozies up to Trump in Palm Beach
Harris said she and Netanyahu had a “frank and constructive” discussion about the conduct of the Gaza campaign, her support for Israel and the scale of Palestinian casualties.
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Inside the leadership’s picks for the Trump assassination attempt task force
House Democrats are eyeing a number of former federal prosecutors and experienced lawyers for the newly created task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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Freedom Caucus holds its fire, despite unfinished business
House Republicans left for an extended six-week recess on Thursday after passing just five appropriations bills this year.
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