Washington Times - Politics
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Senate presses to break parliamentary standoff over Pentagon confirmations
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday moved forward under pressure to confirm President Biden's nominees for top posts in the Air...
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Fraud claims swamp colleges as Biden administration expands student loan forgiveness
Colleges nationwide have received a wave of complaints that they have misled applicants financially as the Biden administration fights to expand...
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House investigators say money trail ties $40,000 payment from China to President Biden
House investigators have uncovered a $40,000 check to President Biden they say was part of a payoff to his family members from a lucrative deal...
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Speaker Johnson pitching GOP senators amid divisions on war aid, other funding
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday will speak to Senate Republicans for the first time during a closed-door policy lunch, taking his case...
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Challenger to Rep. Ilhan Omar calls her 'No. 1 antisemitic lawmaker' in U.S.
A Muslim immigrant who is running for Rep. Ilhan Omar's seat in 2024, called the Minnesota Democrat the "No. 1 antisemitic lawmaker in the United...
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Trump unloads on New York judge in civil fraud case ahead of son's testimony
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial in New York as a "political hack" who is doing dirty...
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Supreme Court to hear case brought by 'poster child' for gun control, advocates say
Zackey Rahimi is an odd choice to be the face of the gun rights movement.
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Biden's Minnesota trip serves as a show of political force against primary challenger Dean Phillips
President Biden is headed to Minnesota to visit a family-run farm south of Minneapolis and hold a fundraiser featuring many of the state's top...
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Former Harris aides urge her to push for cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
Ex-officials of Vice President Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign have been collecting signatures and spreading a letter calling for her to...
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Speaker Johnson sets collision course with McConnell, Democrats over emergency war aid
House Speaker Mike Johnson is already clashing with Democrats and his Republican counterpart in the Senate, putting the brakes on Ukraine war aid...
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Mayorkas to face tough questions about conducting business using private email
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will face Congress on Tuesday with a host of pressing questions about terrorism and border security...
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Biden's Cabinet secretaries push a divided Congress to send aid to Israel and Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make the case Tuesday that the United States should immediately send aid...