Congress, Pete Hegseth and department of justice
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The Office of Legal Counsel told select lawmakers that the executive branch is not bound by the War Powers Resolution, which requires congressional approval for any military action that exceeds 60 days.
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‘The problem is everybody wants to win’: Congress bitterly deadlocked as shutdown pain skyrockets
The government shutdown is on the verge of becoming the longest in US history — and lawmakers still have no idea how much longer it will go.
Carl Hulse is the chief Washington correspondent for The Times, primarily writing about Congress and national political races and issues. He has nearly four decades of experience reporting in the nation’s capital.
It follows a Congress that has already seen Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) break the Senate floor speech record, the longest House floor vote in modern history, the most votes taken in a “vote-a-rama,” and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) breaking the record for a “magic minute” on the House floor.
Questions about the age and fitness for office of certain lawmakers are spurring conversations about whether Congress, as a body, is getting too old.
The public’s approval of Congress is souring amid the government shutdown, according to a Gallup survey. The poll, released Wednesday, found that just 15 percent of respondents said they approve
Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey say premiums will skyrocket if Affordable Care Act tax credits expire in December.
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Scoop: Pro-Trump conservative grandson of Cuban refugees launches bid for Congress in Wisconsin
Michael Alfonso, Sean Duffy's son-in-law and pro-Trump conservative, launches GOP bid for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district seat in solidly Republican area.
WASHINGTON -- The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.
Food insecurity is increasing as the government shutdown continues, leaving federal workers without paychecks and others at risk of losing SNAP benefits.
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When Republicans in Congress actually vote to rebuke Trump
Congressional Republicans are so loathe to vote against President Donald Trump that it’s striking when they actually do.
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