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Senate rulekeeper blocks public lands sales from Republican budget bill

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A provision that would mandate the sale of federal public lands across the West — including in Colorado — cannot be included in the Republican budget bill, the U.S. Senate’s nonpartisan rulekeeper has decided.

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled late Monday that the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of U.S. Forest Service and ...Read more

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On Dobbs anniversary, Democrats note GOP bill's abortion entanglements

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​WASHINGTON — Three years after the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion in the United States, Senate Democrats are calling for the removal of further abortion restrictions in the Republican reconciliation bill.

Speaking at a news conference Tuesday, the third anniversary of the landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s ...Read more

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GOP weighs canceling recess to wrap up Trump's budget bill

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WASHINGTON — Republican leaders are stepping on the gas to get the giant budget reconciliation package to President Donald Trump’s desk after a renewed push by the president for his Capitol Hill allies to meet his July 4 deadline.

But from tax provisions to Medicaid changes, roadblocks remain in meeting that aggressive timetable, which is ...Read more

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Dropping F-bomb, Trump heads to NATO summit angry with Israel and Iran

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WASHINGTON — NATO leaders kicked off a summit in the Netherlands this week without President Donald Trump, with some saying they made the journey to preserve the core values of the alliance. But a fired-up American commander in chief could put that focus to the test.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he was at the NATO summit ...Read more

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Robert Garcia wins top Democratic spot on Oversight panel

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Robert Garcia of California will take over as the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, signaling a shift toward younger leadership among his party.

The ranking member position opened earlier this year when Virginia Rep. Gerald E. Connolly announced he would step down after his esophageal ...Read more

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Trump orders Congress to stay in Washington to pass Big Beautiful Bill

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered Republican lawmakers to stay in Washington, D.C. for as long as it takes to bridge their differences and pass his sprawling budget bill.

With a self-imposed July 4 deadline looming, Trump warned the GOP-led Congress that there will be no fireworks in their home districts and holiday cookouts until they ...Read more

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Trump's Iran strike follows pattern of presidents asserting authority

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend falls in a decades-long tradition of military strikes of debatable legality that the other branches of government have been unwilling or unable to check, experts said.

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, while a 1973 law ...Read more

Administration orders California to remove gender identity from sex education lessons

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The Trump administration has given California 60 days to remove gender identity materials from sex education curriculum or risk losing more than $12.3 million in federal grants that helped pay for the creation and distribution of the materials.

The order is the latest clash between the administration California related to LGBTQ+ issues. These ...Read more

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Remittance tax is a cruel double-tax on immigrant's dignity

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Every week, millions of immigrants in the United States wire money across borders to their families and hometowns, not because they can afford to, but because they have to. Those funds can mean food on the table, payment of school fees or medicine for someone sick.

Now, President Donald Trump and the Republicans want to impose a burdensome tax...Read more

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Harvard wins longer block on Trump's foreign student ban

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A federal judge issued another court order letting Harvard University keep hosting foreign students, this one in its fight to overturn President Donald Trump’s proclamation barring their entry to the U.S.

US District Judge Allison Burroughs granted the university a preliminary injunction Monday that prevents the government from enacting a ...Read more

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to deport migrants to third countries

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The Trump administration can deport migrants to third countries other than their homeland, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday, overturning a federal judge’s decision in Massachusetts that had stopped such deportations.

The high court’s ruling paves the way for the administration to transfer deported men currently held at a U.S. military...Read more

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Supreme Court, ruling for Trump, says criminal migrants may be deported to South Sudan

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday the Trump administration may deport criminal migrants to South Sudan or Libya even if those countries are deemed too dangerous for visitors.

By a 6-3 vote, the conservative majority set aside the rulings of a Boston-based judge who said the detained men deserved a "meaningful opportunity" to object ...Read more

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Trump's Iran strikes met with condemnation from Minnesota Democrats in Congress, praise from GOP

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WASHINGTON — Minnesota’s six Democrats sharply condemned President Donald Trump’s surprise attacks on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend, arguing that he should have received congressional authorization before they were carried out.

Meanwhile, just two of the state’s four Republicans in Congress spoke out about the attacks, both ...Read more

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Trump's Iran strikes put potential heirs Vance and Rubio in spotlight

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities put a spotlight on two former senators who could vie to succeed him as the leader of the Republican Party and his “Make America Great Again” movement: Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

As the commander in chief addressed the ...Read more

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Worried about political violence, some lawmakers want to scrub home addresses

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WASHINGTON — As members of Congress debate how best to protect themselves following the murder of a Minnesota state legislator and her husband, privacy advocates are sounding a note of caution against piecemeal responses, while also urging broader legislation for all Americans.

According to court documents, the alleged shooter, who compiled ...Read more

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GOP plan to force food stamp costs on states is blocked from Senate bill

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WASHINGTON — The Senate parliamentarian rejected an effort by Republicans in Congress to force states to take on significantly more costs associated with the federal food assistance program known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

The decision by the parliamentarian that the provision doesn't meet the strict rules of ...Read more

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White House walks back Trump 'Make Iran Great Again,' regime change calls

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The White House Monday sought to walk back President Donald Trump’s calls to “Make Iran Great Again” and for a “regime change” after the massive U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend.

Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt insisted the president was simply asking if the Iranian people might want a new government, not ...Read more

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Senate Republicans set up potential clash with House on 'big, beautiful bill'

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WASHINGTON — Last week, the U.S. Senate released its version of the “big, beautiful bill” that would implement President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to cut taxes and reduce federal spending.

But tweaks to the bill made by Republican senators to match their priorities threaten the delicate balance that allowed the bill to pass ...Read more

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This week: Congress debates war and reconciliation

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WASHINGTON – The budget reconciliation package continues to dominate the agenda in Congress this week, as lawmakers are also expected to debate President Donald Trump’s weekend military strikes against Iranian nuclear targets.

An all-senators briefing on the situation with Iran is slated for Tuesday afternoon, and a war powers resolution ...Read more

 

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