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In a phone call, the Democratic leader told the new Michigan contender who has opposed him to just win.
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Thune said late Thursday that he intends to hold a vote on the motion to proceed to the budget resolution, which at this point is likely to fail.
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The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement.
House Republican leaders are set to send the chamber home early for the second week in a row amid mounting tensions after GOP rebels on Tuesday again blocked action on the House floor. Leaders will send the chamber home after votes at 5:15 pm on Tuesday, two GOP sources confirmed, after rebels earlier in the day sank a procedural vote that would have teed up action on the annual defense authorization bill. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5948378-house-early-recess-defense-bill/ #House #Defense #GOP #Republicans #SaveAct #Trump #MikeJohnson #AnnaPaulinaLuna
One of the bill’s most debated provisions would have authorized the state auditor to conduct post-election performance audits. Blackwell said the audits would occur after elections are complete and would not affect election outcomes.
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President Trump announced Wednesday morning he is pausing the confirmation process for federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to be director of national intelligence until Congress approves the nation’s warrantless spy powers and a voter ID bill. But he later faced resistance from an ally — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee — who at first said the hearing was slated to proceed. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927665-donald-trump-pauses-clayton-dni-nomination/ #Trump #BillPulte #JayClayton #Congress #Senate #Thune #TomCotton #NationalIntelligence
House Speaker Mike Johnson slammed Democrats following a failed vote on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) extension, arguing that the legislation is essential for monitoring foreign threats and safeguarding major upcoming national events, including World Cup matches across 11 U.S. cities and America 250 celebrations.
Forty-five days after Congress punted a fight to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Republican leaders are staring down a new deadline.
FISA is only one piece of the puzzle.