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Defying Senate, House GOP passes DHS funding stopgap
The Department of Homeland Security shutdown will continue into the weekend after House Republicans snubbed the Senate’s funding deal and passed their own funding...
DHS shutdown to continue after House rejects Senate deal
Republicans in the U.S. House quashed any hopes that the 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would end Friday.
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Ex-CIA officer: Congress must not renew law allowing govt to spy on Americans
Congress plans to renew a powerful surveillance tool of the National Security Agency, but a former CIA military imagery analyst is urging lawmakers to...
U.S. House tanks balanced budget amendment as national debt tops $39T
The U.S. House tanked a balanced budget resolution to curb the federal government’s practice of racking up trillion-dollar deficits every year.
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Midterm elections poll shows tight congressional races
Eight months in advance, the midterm elections are looking tight. A new national survey shows that voters, despite some general dissatisfaction with the Republican...