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Gaetz report still in partisan limbo as Ethics panel meets

Wild and Guest have clashed behind-the-scenes over comments they both made following the panel’s Nov. 20 meeting on Gaetz.

‘Havana Syndrome’ victim asks Congress to probe State Department

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Guest goes Wild: Ethics Gaetz open — and close

Mike Johnson involves himself in the Gaetz scandal

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Trump saddles Senate GOP with another controversial pick

RFK Jr. was a Democrat but endorsed Trump earlier this year and was a campaign surrogate for the president-elect.

Gaetz-gate roils the Capitol

Guest was tight-lipped when we asked him this morning whether the Ethics Committee would release its report on Gaetz.

House GOP asks Jack Smith to keep records as Trump cases wind down

Trump, who was indicted on four felony counts in connection to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, has long vowed to fire Smith if he wins the White House.

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Trump task force report finds ‘stunning’ security failures

The House’s bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassinations of former President Donald Trump released an interim report this morning detailing “stunning” security failures in the lead-up to the July 13 rally in Butler, Pa.

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House Oversight Committee escalates probe into Tim Walz’s China ties

Comer is seeking intelligence reports, documents and other communications that may contain information about Walz’s alleged connections to the CCP.

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H.J. Res. 104 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment’’.; H.J. Res. 105 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’.; H.J. Res. 106 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’.; H.R. 3486 – Stop Illegal Entry Act; H.R. 3898 – PERMIT Act

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Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government Bill - Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee

07/21/2025

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Dudley Hoskins, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, and Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, both of the Department of Agriculture.

07/21/2025

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H.Res.518 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.

07/17/2025

H.Res.462 - Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 91) relating to a national emergency by the President on April 2, 2025.

07/17/2025

H.Res.566 - Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

07/03/2025

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Penny-killing push has a Tennessee holdout

An effort by the House Financial Services Committee to help Trump kill the penny is running into some markup drama this week.

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Cyber law at risk of expiring

Paul today again declined to answer how he plans to proceed on CISA. Lawmakers have said Paul isn’t providing them with much insight into his thinking either.

Tuberville backs Obamacare credits

Tuberville told us that he’s interested in preserving the subsidies in some form. If they lapse at the end of December, more than 4 million people could lose health insurance coverage, per CBO.

HFC member supports bipartisan immigration bill

The bill would also force DHS to increase physical barriers and technology at the border to prevent illegal crossings.

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