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Supreme Court rejects Trump request on Mar-a-Lago search - Roll Call

The Supreme Court declined Trump’s request to have the justices intervene in a dispute with the DOJ over documents marked as classified.

Roll Call · Oct 13, 2022

Social Security benefits to see biggest boost in four decades - Roll Call

Tens of millions of retirees and disabled workers will see benefits rise by 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration reported.

Roll Call · Oct 13, 2022

Maine lawmakers snap over lobstermen's impact on whales - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers is rallying to block rules they say could tank the state’s lucrative lobster industry.

Roll Call · Oct 13, 2022

Uncertainty swirls around earmarks for departed lawmakers - Roll Call

Ex-Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y., lost his earmarks after being tapped to become lieutenant governor. His successor is trying to change that.

Roll Call · Oct 12, 2022

Rubio backs $33 billion Florida hurricane aid supplemental - Roll Call

The Florida Republican senator, who is up for reelection, is ahead of the White House in seeking money from Congress to address damages.

Roll Call · Oct 12, 2022

Underfunded states to get boost in high-tech research money - Roll Call

Congress is steering more science and research funding to rural and low-income states to create opportunity outside of tech hubs.

Roll Call · Oct 12, 2022

Collins set for top GOP spot on Defense appropriations panel - Roll Call

Maine senator Susan Collins is poised to become the Republican on the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

Roll Call · Oct 12, 2022

Where have all the centrists gone? Rep. Stephanie Murphy has an idea - Roll Call

Once a rising Democratic star, she shocked the political world when she announced her retirement. Now Murphy has some parting thoughts on Congress.

Roll Call · Oct 12, 2022

Nebraska policy wonk makes pitch for top Ways and Means slot - Roll Call

While Rep. Adrian Smith brings experience and policy chops, his competitors have won more buzz in the race so far.

Roll Call · Oct 12, 2022

Lobbyists pony up in race for Ways and Means GOP leader

WASHINGTON — The three Republicans vying for their party’s top spot on the House Ways and Means panel in the next Congress have raised nearly $4.1 million combined this cycle from K Street lobbyists and their companies’ affiliated PACs, a CQ Roll Call analysis found.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022