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GOP memo preps House Republicans to tout Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' as Dems go on offense
A new memo being sent to House GOP lawmakers is attempting to give them a boost in the messaging war over Trump's "big, ...
The top five House Republicans and Democrats who requested the most fiscal 2026 earmark dollars
House lawmakers have requested billions of dollars for special community funding projects, or earmarks, whose approval hinges ...
Republicans in Congress head home to angry voters. So much for summer break. | Opinion
Republicans heading into a summer congressional break have two options: Hide from voter frustration or deal with things head ...
Texas Democrats explain quorum breaking, Republicans demand arrests to force Trump-ordered redistricting vote
Several Texas lawmakers left the state Sunday in order to block a Monday vote on redrawn congressional maps designed to add five Republican seats in the US House of Representatives.
Mark Green resigns from Congress, further shrinking House GOP majority
Tennessee Republican Mark Green completed his final day in Congress on July 20, creating the fourth vacancy in the U.S. House ...
Texas Democrats decamp to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting
In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to try to remove the Democrats from the state Legislature and said some of them may even be "felons." ...
Maddow Blog | Texas Democrats leave the state, hope to derail Republicans’ radical redistricting scheme
Ahead of a vote on the Republicans' radical redistricting gambit, Texas Democrats played their final card: They fled the ...