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House GOP Hardliners Threaten to Derail Spending Bills

July 10, 2023
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A group of 21 hard-line conservative House Republicans has warned that they would vote against spending bills that fail to include satisfactory cuts, in a letter addressed to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday. The lawmakers expressed their concerns about appropriations bills that could lead to increased spending levels, just as Congress is set…

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Senators Split on Biden’s Decision to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

July 10, 2023
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U.S. senators are split on President Joe Biden’s decision to arm Ukraine with cluster munitions, with some members of both parties condemning the move and others supporting it. Mr. Biden announced on July 7 that he had made the “very difficult decision” to arm Ukrainians with cluster munitions, also known as cluster bombs, a controversial…

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Army Veteran Launches Bid for Key Nevada Senate Seat That GOP Hopes to Flip

July 10, 2023
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He came out of nowhere, a never-elected Nevada newcomer and former Army infantry officer horribly wounded in Afghanistan, running a no-name campaign in the Republican primary for U.S. Senator against a political veteran with a polished resume and a well-known family name. But as his grassroots ‘Duty First’ campaign traveled the dusty backwaters of the…

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US Marine Corps Lacks Senate-Confirmed Leader as Senator Stalls Nominations Over Pentagon Abortion Policy

July 10, 2023
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The United States Marine Corps is without a senate-confirmed leader amid an impasse between the Department of Defense and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) over military policies on abortion. On Monday, Gen. David Berger relinquished his command as the commandant of the Marine Corps. Gen. Berger was replaced by Gen. Eric Smith, who is assuming the…

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Fauci, Other NIH Officials May Not Have Been Legally Appointed to Their Offices, House GOP Says

July 10, 2023
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Former National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Disease (NAIAD) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and a dozen other directors of the National Institutes for Health (NIH) appear not to have been legally appointed to their offices, according to a year-long investigation by House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans. Mr. Fauci and the others were to serve…

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Warren Raises Conflict of Interest Concerns About Pentagon Division, Private Investment

July 10, 2023
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has raised questions about whether parts of the Department of Defense (DOD) could be “too cozy” with private investment firms. Ms. Warren, who serves as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, broached her concerns in a July 9 letter (pdf) to Heidi Shyu, under secretary of defense for research and…

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LIVE 2:30 PM ET: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

July 10, 2023
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The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 2:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…

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LIVE 3:30 PM ET: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

July 10, 2023
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The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 3:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…

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LIVE NOW: House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

July 10, 2023
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The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 3:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…

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House Ways and Means Committee Holds Field Hearing on Agriculture, Critical Supply Chains

July 10, 2023
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The House Ways and Means Committee holds a full committee field hearing on “Trade in America: Agriculture and Critical Supply Chains” at 3:30 p.m. ET on July 10 in Kimball, Minnesota. Don Schiefelbein, past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Tom Bakk, former member of the Minnesota State Legislature; Carolyn Olson, vice president of the Minnesota…

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