US agency staff told not to speak with Congress, lawmaker says
Staff at the U.S. farm, environment and interior agencies have been instructed by the Trump administration not to speak with ...
US Senate confirms firebrand Kash Patel as Trump's FBI chief
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as director of the FBI, putting a loyal defender of ...
Live updates: Senate to vote on Kash Patel’s confirmation for FBI director
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing that he won’t seek reelection next year. Later Thursday, the Senate is expected ...
Why a full federal takeover of DC would require an act of Congress
As an indication of just how personal and petty this dynamic has become, the bill previously introduced in Congress proposing ...
Trump Issues Order to Expand His Power Over Agencies Congress Made Independent
The president has already challenged statutory protections against summarily firing officials overseeing such agencies ...
'Devasted farms': Bipartisan Senate letter calls for 'new urgency' to address crippling virus
A bipartisan group of senators is calling on the new USDA secretary to take aggressive action on the bird flu that is ...
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4 United States Members of Congress Ask Donald Trump To Cut Diplomatic Ties With South Africa
Four United States of America congressmen wrote to President Donald Trump, asking him to punish South Africa with diplomatic sanctions. SA reacted.
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On his 83rd birthday, McConnell makes his decision public: He won’t seek an 8th term in the U.S. Senate
Staff report In an announcement on the Senate floor on his 83rd birthday, Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Senate ...
Senate bill would ban landlords from taking more than two rental application fees for a unit at once
After spending $1,000 on rental application fees, one family still faced eviction. Lawmakers are considering limits for landlords to increase renter protection.