Trump Considers Unprecedented Congressional Adjournment to Bypass Senate Confirmations
President Trump is considering adjourning Congress to circumvent Senate delays in confirming his Cabinet nominees, potentially triggering a constitutional crisis and legal challenges, as no president has ever exercised this power before.
Trump Considers Unprecedented Congressional Adjournment to Bypass Senate Confirmations
President Trump is considering adjourning Congress to circumvent Senate delays in confirming his Cabinet nominees, potentially triggering a constitutional crisis and legal challenges, as no president has ever exercised this power before.
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48% Bias Score
Cannon Delays Release of Classified Documents Report to Congress
Judge Aileen Cannon, appointed by Donald Trump, is delaying the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on the classified documents case to Congress, questioning the urgency of immediate disclosure despite the Justice Department's request to share it with select lawmakers before President-ele...
Cannon Delays Release of Classified Documents Report to Congress
Judge Aileen Cannon, appointed by Donald Trump, is delaying the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on the classified documents case to Congress, questioning the urgency of immediate disclosure despite the Justice Department's request to share it with select lawmakers before President-ele...
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48% Bias Score
Proposed Congressional Term Limits: A Potential Power Grab
President-elect Trump and some US lawmakers propose term limits for Congress, potentially weakening legislative oversight and benefiting the executive branch and special interests.
Proposed Congressional Term Limits: A Potential Power Grab
President-elect Trump and some US lawmakers propose term limits for Congress, potentially weakening legislative oversight and benefiting the executive branch and special interests.
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56% Bias Score
Republicans to Use Reconciliation to Pass Agenda Despite Tight Majority
Facing a slim congressional majority, Republicans plan to utilize the reconciliation process to bypass Senate obstruction and pass their legislative agenda, despite the risks of internal disagreements and historical precedents of reconciliation efforts failing.
Republicans to Use Reconciliation to Pass Agenda Despite Tight Majority
Facing a slim congressional majority, Republicans plan to utilize the reconciliation process to bypass Senate obstruction and pass their legislative agenda, despite the risks of internal disagreements and historical precedents of reconciliation efforts failing.
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32% Bias Score
Trump Seeks to Pass Agenda Through Narrow Republican Majorities in Congress
President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress will attempt to pass tax cuts, border control measures, and fossil fuel production legislation, facing challenges due to narrow majorities and internal disagreements, with Trump's intervention already proving crucial.
Trump Seeks to Pass Agenda Through Narrow Republican Majorities in Congress
President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress will attempt to pass tax cuts, border control measures, and fossil fuel production legislation, facing challenges due to narrow majorities and internal disagreements, with Trump's intervention already proving crucial.
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44% Bias Score
House Republicans Formalize January 6th Investigation
GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk secured a new House committee to investigate the January 6th Capitol attack, chaired by Speaker Mike Johnson, signaling a continuation of Republican efforts to reshape the narrative and pursue investigations into the Biden administration.
House Republicans Formalize January 6th Investigation
GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk secured a new House committee to investigate the January 6th Capitol attack, chaired by Speaker Mike Johnson, signaling a continuation of Republican efforts to reshape the narrative and pursue investigations into the Biden administration.
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56% Bias Score
Trump's Use of Executive Orders: Policy Impacts and Legal Challenges
US President Donald Trump issued numerous executive orders upon returning to the White House, including actions on the World Health Organization and a national emergency at the Southern border, using the authority granted by Article II of the US Constitution, with some facing legal challenges.
Trump's Use of Executive Orders: Policy Impacts and Legal Challenges
US President Donald Trump issued numerous executive orders upon returning to the White House, including actions on the World Health Organization and a national emergency at the Southern border, using the authority granted by Article II of the US Constitution, with some facing legal challenges.
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12% Bias Score
Bipartisan Push for Remote Voting for New Parents in Congress
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is teaming up with House Democrats, led by Rep. Brittany Pettersen, to force a vote on a bill that would allow new parents 12 weeks of remote voting; Speaker Mike Johnson opposes the measure, citing its unconstitutionality.
Bipartisan Push for Remote Voting for New Parents in Congress
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is teaming up with House Democrats, led by Rep. Brittany Pettersen, to force a vote on a bill that would allow new parents 12 weeks of remote voting; Speaker Mike Johnson opposes the measure, citing its unconstitutionality.
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60% Bias Score
Mace and Crockett Clash over Transgender Rights in Heated House Committee Exchange
Representatives Nancy Mace and Jasmine Crockett engaged in a heated exchange during a House Oversight Committee meeting on Tuesday, with Mace suggesting they "take it outside" after Crockett criticized her rhetoric on transgender rights, highlighting increasing political polarization on this issue.
Mace and Crockett Clash over Transgender Rights in Heated House Committee Exchange
Representatives Nancy Mace and Jasmine Crockett engaged in a heated exchange during a House Oversight Committee meeting on Tuesday, with Mace suggesting they "take it outside" after Crockett criticized her rhetoric on transgender rights, highlighting increasing political polarization on this issue.
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44% Bias Score
House Speaker Johnson Wins Narrow Re-election Amidst Right-Wing Opposition
On January 3rd, Republican Mike Johnson won re-election as Speaker of the U.S. House by a narrow margin of 218 to 216, with several right-wing representatives initially opposing or delaying their votes due to concerns over the party's agenda and leadership, mirroring events that led to Kevin McCarth...
House Speaker Johnson Wins Narrow Re-election Amidst Right-Wing Opposition
On January 3rd, Republican Mike Johnson won re-election as Speaker of the U.S. House by a narrow margin of 218 to 216, with several right-wing representatives initially opposing or delaying their votes due to concerns over the party's agenda and leadership, mirroring events that led to Kevin McCarth...
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64% Bias Score
House Passes Laken Riley Act on Immigration Enforcement
The US House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act (264-159) on Tuesday, requiring detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft and allowing states to sue the federal government for immigration enforcement failures; the bill, named for a murder victim, now moves to the Senate.
House Passes Laken Riley Act on Immigration Enforcement
The US House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act (264-159) on Tuesday, requiring detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft and allowing states to sue the federal government for immigration enforcement failures; the bill, named for a murder victim, now moves to the Senate.
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48% Bias Score
IRS Watchdog Urges Congress to Preserve Taxpayer Services Funding
The IRS's internal watchdog warned Congress against cutting funding for taxpayer services and technology modernization, highlighting an imbalance in the Inflation Reduction Act's funding allocation where only 10% was allocated to these crucial areas compared to 58% for enforcement, despite 98% of fe...
IRS Watchdog Urges Congress to Preserve Taxpayer Services Funding
The IRS's internal watchdog warned Congress against cutting funding for taxpayer services and technology modernization, highlighting an imbalance in the Inflation Reduction Act's funding allocation where only 10% was allocated to these crucial areas compared to 58% for enforcement, despite 98% of fe...
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36% Bias Score