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House Speaker Mike Johnson not rushing to address foreign aid request while others weigh rewriting Senate-passed plan

By Melanie Zanona, CNN Speaker Mike Johnson is telling his House Republican Conference members that he is not rushing to respond to a bill sending aid to Ukraine and Israel, as GOP lawmakers weigh their options for how to handle the Senate-passed package. Johnson told his members at a closed-door meeting Wednesday that there’s “no rush”

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Johnson’s historically narrow House majority shrinks further after Democrat Tom Suozzi sworn in

By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Haley Talbot, CNN Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson is overseeing one of the smallest House majorities in history – and Democrat Tom Suozzi’s win in a New York special election shrinks it further. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in a race earlier this month for the seat previously held by former

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ICE draft plan would release thousands of immigrants in order to cover budget shortfall

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted contingency plans to cut detention capacity and release thousands of immigrants as a result, according to a source familiar with the plan. The draft plan comes as ICE faces a dire budget shortfall amid stalled congressional action on the White House supplemental

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US Marshals director calls increase in threats to judges and prosecutors ‘a substantial risk to our democracy’

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The head of the US Marshals Service is sounding the alarm on a dramatic increase in the number of threats aimed at federal judges and prosecutors, telling lawmakers on Wednesday that the development “constitutes a substantial risk to our democracy.” “I’m deeply concerned with the alarming increase in threats

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How each US House member voted on impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas

By Matt Stiles and Gillian Roberts, CNN The US House of Representatives on Tuesday impeached Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It is unlikely Mayorkas will be charged in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and Senate Democrats are still weighing how to respond. Republican leadership alleges the agency leader committed “high crimes and misdemeanors,” including “willful and

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise defends GOP effort to impeach DHS secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

By Melanie Zanona, Kristin Wilson and Jeremy Herb, CNN House Majority Leader Steve Scalise defended Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to hold last week’s failed vote on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, telling CNN in an interview the vote was a “tough judgement call” and that it may have helped lock in GOP lawmakers on

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Former Biden family business associate recycles unproven allegations to House panels

By Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN A former Biden family business associate levied critical but unproven allegations against President Joe Biden in a closed-door House interview Tuesday, resurrecting claims he has lobbed since 2020. Over the past several years, Tony Bobulinski has seemingly shared his story with anyone who would listen, including the Trump campaign. But his loftiest claims — that Joe Biden

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital and expected to return to Pentagon ‘later this week’

By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon after being treated for a bladder issue and is expected to return to the Pentagon “later this week,” the Defense Department said. He resumed his full duties from home at 5 p.m., approximately 48 hours

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Biden accuses Trump of bowing to Putin by encouraging Russia to invade NATO allies that don’t meet their obligations

CNN By Kevin Liptak and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump after the former president said he would encourage Russia to invade countries that don’t meet their NATO obligations, saying such comments amount to bowing down to Vladimir Putin. The remarks – Biden’s latest criticism of Trump

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Biden accuses Trump of bowing to Putin by encouraging Russia to invade NATO allies that don’t meet their obligations

By Kevin Liptak and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump after the former president said he would encourage Russia to invade countries that don’t meet their NATO obligations, saying such comments amount to bowing down to Vladimir Putin. The remarks – Biden’s latest criticism of Trump from

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