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Democrats rage at GOP over "tough vote" on Israel arms sales

"There's a lot of consternation about it," one House Democrat acknowledged

Axios · May 15, 2024

Johnson, McConnell demand White House give details on Israel weapons pause

U.S. officials say the unprecedented move was a way to signal concern over Israel's plans for a possible invasion of Rafah.

Axios · May 8, 2024

House passes $95.3B aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan - Roll Call

Six months after President Joe Biden first asked for it, the House passed a tweaked version of his emergency aid package for key U.S. allies.

Roll Call · Apr 20, 2024

Congressman Talks Smack About Bitcoin Creator 'Saratoshi Nagamoto'

If you're getting Satoshi's name wrong, you might not know what you're talking about.

Reason · Jul 28, 2023

McCarthy squeezes Democrats over ‘racist state’ comments about Israel

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution Tuesday declaring that Israel is not a “racist state,” effectively rebuking Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who said Saturday that it was.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 18, 2023

Lawmakers from both parties skeptical of legislation over SVB - Roll Call

President Biden's call for a legislative response to the SVB collapse is meeting skepticism from members of both parties on Capitol Hill.

Roll Call · Mar 15, 2023

Post-mortems begin on Silicon Valley Bank failure - Roll Call

Biden's comments about SVB added to scrutiny of a 2018 law that eased banking requirements, but it's not clear that's what cause the failure

Roll Call · Mar 13, 2023

Speaker battle could spark Medicare cuts

Some Republicans say threat of government shutdown is "non-negotiable"

Salon · Jan 5, 2023

Democrats break out the popcorn for Republicans’ speaker fight

They made history Tuesday, down in the House chamber.

Tribune News Service · Jan 4, 2023

Democrats break out the popcorn for Republicans’ speaker fight - Roll Call

Kevin McCarthy made history Tuesday, much to his chagrin — and Democrats made the most of the scene in the House chamber.

Roll Call · Jan 3, 2023