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Republicans in Congress propose bill to fast track Trump plans

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Two Republican lawmakers want to make any governmentwide reorganization plan an up or down vote by Congress. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-Utah) Reorganizing Government Act of 2025 would fast-track any plan President Donald Trump submitted to Congress. Lawmakers said the bill would help give the president the authority to streamline government operations to better serve the American people. Comer and Lee said this legislation restores a reorganization authority that was last in effect in 1984, aiming to modernize and improve government efficiency. (Bill would restore President’s…

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ROUNDUP: Trump and Stein Double Down on National Abortion Bans, Republicans Deploy Dirty Third-Party Tricks

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz make their final pitch to voters about their positive vision for America, Republicans and third-party candidates are doubling down on passing a national abortion ban and restrictions on reproductive freedom. Republicans across the country are also engaging in dirty tricks to deceive voters in the final stretch. Just yesterday, Donald Trump intimated that he would tap Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to handle policy related to women’s health. For those keeping score at home, RFK Jr. said that he…

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Cornel West Working With Republicans in Last-Minute Ballot Push to Undermine Will of Pennsylvanians

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1.1 million ballots have already been sent to PA voters, setting the stage for more MAGA election interference and court challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action sounded the alarm on Cornel West willingly working with Republicans on a desperate last-minute ballot push that undermines the will of Pennsylvania voters and sets the stage for MAGA election interference. This is part of Republicans’ coordinated effort to sow chaos and hand the election to Donald Trump.  With 1.1 million ballots already printed and delivered to Keystone State voters, Pennsylvania Deputy…

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House Republicans lead $3B VA supplement to fix year-end budget shortfall

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House Republicans are leading a supplemental funding bill to address a multi-billion-dollar budget crunch at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Leaders of the House Appropriations and House VA committees introduced a bill Friday that would give the VA $ 3 billion to ensure the department can keep paying benefits to veterans for the rest of the fiscal year. The Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act would ensure the VA has enough funding to keep paying veterans’ compensation, pension and readjustment benefits for the rest of fiscal 2024. The…

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EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Slam Democrats for Pushing Gun Control After Trump Assassination Attempt

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House Republicans criticized Democrats on Monday for using a hearing on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump to call for gun control.  Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was at the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing to testify about security failures that led to a 20-year-old gunman opening fire at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania this month, shooting the former president in the ear, wounding two rallygoers, and killing a third.  But committee members such as Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.; Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.; and Congressional Delegate Eleanor…

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