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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference after the House approved an annual defense bill, Friday, July 14, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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House Republicans push through defense bill limiting abortion access and halting diversity efforts
By LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Fri,07/14/23-10:12AM , 77 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a sweeping defense bill Friday that provides an expected 5.2% pay raise for service members but strays from traditional military policy with Republicans add-ons blocking abortion coverage, diversity initiatives at the Pentagon and transgender care that d
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters that the ball in now in the Dems hands to step up to the plate after the House narrowly passed sweeping legislation that would raise the government's legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep spending cuts. ((audio as incoming))

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House Republicans pass US debt bill, push Biden on spending
By LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Wed,04/26/23-7:26AM , 62 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans narrowly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that would raise the government's legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep spending restrictions, a tactical victory for Speaker
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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Republicans set to oust Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs panel
By LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Tue,01/31/23-11:06PM , 105 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic Rep.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference Friday, July 29, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. The House has passed legislation to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns. It's a response to the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide. Pelosi pushed the bill forward, but the legislation is likely to go nowhere in the Senate. Republicans dismiss the measure as an election-year strategy by Democrats.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns
By LISA MASCARO AND KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Fri,07/29/22-1:21PM , 442 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of
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