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Are things looking up for Mike Johnson?
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Trump turns on New Yorkers over SALT
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Trump finally enters the fray
President Donald Trump will join Capitol Hill today to try to get the House GOP Conference to coalesce around the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.”
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Trump heads to Hill as crunch time nears
President Donald Trump will visit the House Republican Conference Tuesday morning, the most dramatic bid yet to rally support for his domestic legislative agenda.
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Hurry up and wait
House Republican leadership is hoping to bring the massive reconciliation bill up for a floor vote as early as Wednesday
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Bold PAC’s comeback plan. Plus a W&M dinner
The campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is launching a new digital campaign called “BOLD Truth” promising a “no bullshit” view of Congress.
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Underwood stays mum on Illinois Senate plans
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) could blow up an already crowded Illinois Senate primary if she enters the fray.
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Trump wants to go big on spectrum
Trump threw his support behind making a significant amount of spectrum commercially available through the reconciliation bill.
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Republicans try to reorient Medicaid fight
Republicans tout that their reconciliation plan will remove the estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants who receive Medicaid benefits.
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The Billy Long show limps along
Former Rep. Billy Long appeared before the Senate Finance Committee, months after Trump nominated him to the post in January.
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Marco Rubio defends Russia talks amid Democratic onslaught
Rubio was heavily scrutinized by Democrats who said Putin is playing Trump for time. Democrats also pitched the Russia sanctions bill.
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