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In a memo shared first with Punchbowl News, the top House Democratic super PAC is revealing its strategy to hammer vulnerable Republicans for proposing potentially massive Medicaid cuts.
Fedorchak tries to make her mark with energy-for-AI group
Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.) is making moves on AI.
New Dems raise concerns about too many progressives joining
The New Democrat Coalition is suddenly a hot ticket on Capitol Hill. The 110-member strong center-left group is seeing an uptick in member interest, including several applicants who also belong to the competing Congressional Progressive Caucus.
House GOP gets a win on budget plan, but what's next?
After 12 hours of debate and the defeat of dozens of Democratic amendments, Republicans on the House Budget Committee approved a GOP budget resolution late Thursday night that’s designed to unlock President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. The question now is will it be enough?
Hern talks reconciliation challenges, tax priorities
With reconciliation and conversations about how to deal with soon-expiring tax cuts, President Donald Trump is being more hands-on with bill negotiations than he was in 2017, a top House tax writer told us Thursday morning.
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NEW DATA: Oxford Economics finds Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandates would hurt local economies, costing $227 billion and 156,000 jobs across the country.
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