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The House approved a fiscal year 2027 package to fund the State Department, national security and other programs, with the vote split along party lines and one Democrat crossing the aisle, according to The Hill.
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The measure targets mail-in ballots and voter identification rules and is being moved through the House by attaching it to an unrelated spending package, in the latest attempt to meet President Donald Trump’s call for nationwide voting restrictions.
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Trump’s endorsement of business and election-contention figure Mike Lindell comes one day before a White House address on election security, according to PBS NewsHour Politics.
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Every Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Committee skipped the main questioning segment of a full panel hearing, according to Fox News, as the committee examined claims about an emerging threat facing the country.
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Federal health officials report 1,645 laboratory-confirmed domestic cases of the parasitic foodborne illness, with an additional 5,100 cases under investigation, bringing the potential total to nearly 7,000.
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Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment to reduce U.S. assistance to Israel by $3.3 billion exposed a sharp divide among House Democratic leaders, with Hakeem Jeffries and Katherine Clark taking opposing sides.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, appearing before the Senate for his attorney general confirmation consideration, responded to a question from Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) about his relationship with President Donald Trump, saying, “I’m his lawyer,” and then adding “was his lawyer,” before clarifying his current role as deputy attorney general.
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Harris called for an independent investigation after a fatal incident involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maine, as political attacks renewed over her past statements on border-related enforcement and illegal immigration.
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House Democratic lawmakers sent a letter calling for independent reviews of two fatal shootings involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, arguing the cases should be examined “without interference.”
