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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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“Improving Software Licensing Management” - Technology Modernization Subcommittee

05/19/2025

S.J. Res. 13 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.; S.J. Res. 31 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act’’.

05/19/2025

Continued consideration of a bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, H. Con. Res. 14.

05/19/2025

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H.Res.426 - Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 31) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act"; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

05/20/2025

H.Con.Res.24 - Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.

05/15/2025

H.Res.405 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2243) to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2255) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

05/14/2025

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Pressure builds on Trump, Senate leaders for new Russia sanctions

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