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

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Republican Rep. Michael McCaul won’t seek reelection after 11 terms

Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul announced Sunday that he would not seek reelection in 2026.

abcnews.go.com

 

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Id feel better if I thought these hearings would actually make a difference. I dont see Kennedy or Patel losing their jobs any time soon.

 

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House approves bills to reshape DC's criminal justice system

The House has passed legislation to change how youth offenders are prosecuted in Washington, D.C. The “DC Crimes Act” would lower the age of a youth offender from 24 to 18 and require sentences to match adult mandatory minimums.

apnews.com

 

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Members of Congress condemn Kristi Noem over fate of migrant ‘Dreamers’

Letter signed by 78 demands to know how many people protected under Daca have been arrested or deported

www.theguardian.com

 

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Lots of condemning going around. Too bad it doesn't mean squat.

 

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Bernie Sanders becomes first US senator to say Israel committing genocide in Gaza

Vermont senator had taken flak for avoiding term as UN panel says Israel’s conduct meets criteria for genocide

www.theguardian.com

 

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Nancy Mace and MAGA target Ilhan Omar over Charlie Kirk comments

Republicans intensify crackdown on those suggesting Charlie Kirk’s record is anything but unimpeachable

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules

The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Republicans acted for the first time under new rules to clear a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats.

apnews.com

 

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Congress no longer matters. All they do is rubber stamp what Trump wants. Why bother even paying them?

 

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Ex-CIA officer stripped of clearance ‘determined to run’ for Mitch McConnell’s seat

Joel Willett, a Democratic candidate, says he has ‘seen firsthand’ how Trump administration is weaponizing the government

www.theguardian.com

 

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Mike Johnson And Trump May Have Just Won Democrats The House With Doomed CR Vote

The vote was 217-212, as Speaker Mike Johnson on Donald Trump's orders, led almost every House Republican to vote for a CR that could cost them the House next year.

www.politicususa.com

 

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