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Cramer calls for debt limit action in lame-duck session - Roll Call

Cramer calls for debt limit action in lame-duck session -

Roll Call · Oct 22

Trump’s Russia moves could complicate lame-duck agenda

Lawmakers in both parties are assailing President Donald Trump for a series of decisions this month that critics say ally the U.S. government with the Kremlin amid its ongoing war on Ukraine, now in its fifth year.  In the last 10 days, the U.S. government:  Zelenskyy has also said Ukraine…

Roll Call · Oct 19

Pentagon admits talks over sending National Guard to polling stations

Tensions are mounting between the Pentagon and Congress over the flow of information to lawmakers about the U.S. military’s priorities

The Independent UK · Sep 18

Congress members ‘worried’ as late-night fights become the norm: ‘Dysfunction is getting worse’

One lawmaker blamed ‘less mature’ Congress members for the turmoil

The Independent UK · Apr 24

Trump intervenes to pay airport security workers amid standoff

President Donald Trump announced Thursday night he would immediately begin paying Transportation Security Administration workers through an emergency executive order. The order promised to end long delays at the nation’s airports and allow TSA workers to get paychecks they have been denied during a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland…

Roll Call · Mar 26

Fed chair Powell's investigation pushback is working

Several Congressional Republicans said that whatever disagreements they may have with Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, he isn't a crook.

Axios · Jan 13

GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction

Some Republican lawmakers on Monday criticized the Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Roll Call · Jan 12

US to pay $450K to wildfire crews who developed cancer - and cover the cost of the kids’ college

Multiple studies have found that firefighters face an elevated risk of certain cancers due to occupational exposures.

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

Trump's $2,000 tariff checks shunned by Senate Republicans

"I think we should pay down the deficit."

Axios · Nov 19, 2025

GOP Senator Declares Having a Federal Minimum Wage 'Doesn't Make Any Sense'

Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) decried efforts to raise the federal minimum wage, questioning whether a nationwide wage floor should exist at all.

Latin Times · Jun 10, 2025