Author: Lisa Mascaro
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Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is warning Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been longstanding policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House. Trump signed legislation into law after the longest government shutdown in 2019…
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McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president
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McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House
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Ukraine’s troops are rationing ammunition. Yet House Republicans plan to take weeks to mull more aid
Congressional leaders are warning that shortages of ammunition and supplies are resulting in Ukraine losing ground in the war with Russia
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Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s combative deposition with Republican lawmakers
The transcript of the congressional deposition of Hunter Biden has been released
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GOP Speaker Johnson says House won’t be ‘rushed’ to approve aid for Ukraine as $95B package stalls
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will not feel “rushed” to pass the $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies
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GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management
The U.S. House has voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U
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The Senate is pushing past far-right objections to aiding Ukraine. But next steps are uncertain
The U.S. Senate is slogging past far-right Republican opposition to helping Ukraine fight Russia
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The Senate votes to begin working on a last-ditch effort to approve funds for Ukraine and Israel
The Senate is beginning work on a package of wartime funding for Ukraine and other U.S. allies
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Broken Congress: It can’t fix the border, fund allies or impeach Mayorkas as GOP revolts.
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas was not, in fact, impeached, by the House