🇺🇸 Discussion: Congress, The Senate, The House of Representatives - Part I

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Congress Urged to 'Stand Up for Itself' as Trump Admin Halts EV Charger Program | Common Dreams

Climate campaigners condemned the Trump administration's halt of a $5 billion EV charger initiative and called on Congress to fight back.

www.commondreams.org

 

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House Progressives Propose Creating Cabinet-Level Agency For Peacebuilding

Rep. Ilhan Omar's bill, first obtained by HuffPost, would create a Department of Peacebuilding within the executive branch.

www.huffpost.com

 

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House Progressives Propose Creating Cabinet-Level Agency For Peacebuilding

Rep. Ilhan Omar's bill, first obtained by HuffPost, would create a Department of Peacebuilding within the executive branch.

www.huffpost.com

Not sure Republicans care much about peace. War is more profitable.

 

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Sanders Says Attack on NLRB Proves Trump Is Enemy of the Working Class | Common Dreams

"Rather than standing up for average Americans," said the Independent U.S. senator, the president is "protecting the interests of some of the wealthiest people in the world."

www.commondreams.org

 

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The race for reconciliation

House GOP leaders are looking to cut federal spending by $2 trillion to $2.5 trillion as part of their reconciliation push.

punchbowl.news

 

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Sarah McBride wants the LGBTQ+ rights movement to fight smarter, not harder

The highest-ranking trans elected official in the country says “we have to reclaim the narrative and the humanity in the public’s mind of trans people.”

19thnews.org

 

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Bluesky

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Mike Johnson says courts should 'take a step back' and allow Musk's DOGE plan to slash government

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he “wholeheartedly” agrees with Vice President JD Vance that courts shouldn’t try to control the president’s power as Elon Musk's DOGE program slashes through the federal government.

apnews.com

 

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Mike Johnson says courts should 'take a step back' and allow Musk's DOGE plan to slash government

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he “wholeheartedly” agrees with Vice President JD Vance that courts shouldn’t try to control the president’s power as Elon Musk's DOGE program slashes through the federal government.

apnews.com

Because he's a spineless enabler ofthe coming coup.

 

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Republicans ‘don’t have the competence’ to avoid a government shutdown, says House Dem

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) joins Meet the Press Now to discuss President Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government as Democrats weigh their options to push back against his agenda in Congress ahead of next month's government funding deadline.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Senate breaks with House in protracted row over agenda

GOP senators won’t ‘wait around forever’ for House action on budget, key Republican says.

www.semafor.com

 

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With Barr reportedly in the running, here's who else could seek McConnell's seat

Sen. Mitch McConnell has not said whether he'll run for reelection in 2026. That hasn't stopped speculation over who could take his seat.

www.courier-journal.com

 

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