Capitol agenda: Markwayne Mullin’s rockier-than-expected road
Wednesday’s drama signaled some real issues going forward as Mullin moves toward Senate confirmation.
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Bernie Sanders to force disapproval votes over U.S. arms sales to Israel
“No more weapons to support an illegal war,” the senator said in a statement.
Democrats say Bondi won’t commit to testifying in House Epstein investigation
The top Republican on the House Oversight panel accused Democrats of “theatrics.”
‘Warrants or bust’: House hard-liners deliver ultimatum ahead of spy powers vote
A long-brewing confrontation over Section 702 surveillance authorities comes to a head next week.
House rejects effort to force a balanced budget in the US
Even the chair of the House Budget Committee was forecasting the symbolic measure would fall flat.
House Ethics will forge ahead with Cherfilus-McCormick trial
The panel denied the Florida Democrat’s request for a delay.
Mullin’s DHS nomination set for quick vote ‘as of now,’ Rand Paul says
The Oklahoma senator’s secretive travel a decade ago emerged as a late-breaking issue in his confirmation.