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Donald Trump didn't break the press

CNN, Politico and MS NOW are banned from the White House — and it took years of division to get here

Salon · Sep 21

Obama says Trump’s decision to ban three news outlets from the White House is ‘unimaginable.’ Then he imagined doing it to Fox News

Trump banned ‘fake news' from the White House

We Got This Covered · Sep 21

Trump’s push to turn DC into a gilded bunker lays bare his increasing isolation

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump announced Sunday that his planned 'triumphal arch' would be the latest D.C. structure weaponized to satisfy his war-happy image. In reality, it reflects his administration's descent into irrelevance, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK · Sep 20

Johnson appeases holdouts and unfreezes House floor

Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly freed the floor from another standstill Tuesday — but it’s not clear how long the good feeling will last. The House adopted a rule for floor debate in a 215-211 vote after GOP leaders won over key holdouts by promising a markup of border security legislation…

Roll Call · Jul 14

Full List of 13 House Republicans Who Tanked Trump's Voter ID Defense Bill Rule

Thirteen Republicans plus Steve Scalise sank Speaker Mike Johnson's procedural rule 198-224 on 30 June, blocking Trump's SAVE America Act path through the NDAA.

International Business Times UK · Jul 1

Recess to start early in House after GOP frustration boils over

House Republican leaders are giving up on trying to put the pieces back together for a rule needed to take up a raft of pre-recess legislative priorities after a group of GOP rebels blocked the procedural measure earlier, largely over lack of movement on voter ID requirements. The decision to…

Roll Call · Jun 30

Top GOP appropriators dominate earmarks in House bills

ANALYSIS — When it comes to congressional earmarks, the big dogs usually eat first. So it’s no surprise that House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., leads the pack on “community project funding” included in his panel’s fiscal 2027 spending bills, with $188.4 million. The No. 2 House Republican, Majority Leader…

Roll Call · Jun 11

College sports bill sparks unusual alliances

A push on Capitol Hill to craft legislation to rein in college sports amid skyrocketing costs and roster upheaval has created strange alliances across both the political and athletic spectrums, as was on display Wednesday at a roundtable hearing to rally support for the Senate’s version. The head football coaches…

Roll Call · Jun 10

Trump Has Locked in His Deportation Machine at a Scale the Next Administration Will Struggle To Dismantle

Congress has approved a £54 billion bill to fund Trump's immigration enforcement, sparking controversy over lack of reforms and accountability. The bill aims for one million deportations annually.

International Business Times UK · Jun 10

Rush to regulate AI divides Democrats in Congress

Recent proposals to regulate artificial intelligence show Democratic paths diverging between cooperation and compromise on the one hand and sweeping regulations on the other. Growing public angst about the new technology and its impact on jobs, communities and the environment has fueled both ends of the spectrum and, even in…

Roll Call · Jun 10