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Senate GOP looks to move budget plan next week
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Bankers sit down for ‘frank’ talk with Senate GOP
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House GOP budget blueprint set to advance, Senate lays down a tax marker
GOP leaders and tax writers are vowing to oppose a tax package that fails to make the Trump tax cuts permanent.
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Tina Smith to retire, plus Kennedy, Rollins confirmed as Senate chugs along
Smith said there’s “a deep bench of talent” in the state and she wanted to make an announcement early on so that Democrats had time to launch their campaigns.
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Shutdown watch: 29 days out and House GOP feels unencumbered by the FRA
With 29 days until the government runs out of spending authority, House Republicans no longer seem bound by the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the 2023 spending deal between then-President Joe Biden and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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RFK, Rollins and what’s next on noms
The Senate is poised to confirm two more of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees today before leaving for a four-day weekend.
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Tensions persist after Nadler’s Judiciary ouster
Two months after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) took over as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee from Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), there’s still some bad blood between top Democrats on the panel.
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Judiciary Republicans shrug off Patel concerns
Durbin added that if proven true, the allegations would mean Patel committed perjury during his Judiciary Committee hearing.
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DOGE launches on a tame note. For now.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene made her highly-anticipated debut leading the DOGE subcommittee this morning, but the overall mood was pretty tame.
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Slater says she’ll weigh costs of Big Tech antitrust cases
Trump made clear when he selected Slater that he wanted her to continue the push against Big Tech and protect smaller companies.
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Jay Powell doesn’t love the Fed’s top regulatory job
The chair of the Federal Reserve expressed some reservations today about having a role dedicated to developing bank regulation.
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