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Some leading Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, opposed the law or now want to cut money for infrastructure services. Political Cartoons View All 1237 ImagesThere are almost 450 port and waterway projects and 190 to improve airport terminals. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, has disparaged the infrastructure package and Republicans lawmakers who backed it. Biden has joked about Trump holding “infrastructure week” events during his presidency but never managing to sign an infrastructure law. Landrieu said projects already underway have helped spur about $615 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investments nationwide.

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☆ Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene Moves to Impeach Homeland Security Secretary
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. House Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) arrives at the Longworth House office building as House Republicans meet behind closed doors to attempt to reach agreement on selecting a nominee for next Speaker of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Reuters

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin Lamarque Organizations: House, Republicans, Capitol, REUTERS Locations: Longworth, Washington , U.S

☆ US House Republicans will subpoena president's son, brother to appear
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at federal court to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., July 26, 2023. House Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry in September, following months of probes. Neither Hunter Biden nor James Biden could immediately be reached for comment. In addition to the subpoenas to Hunter Biden and James Biden, the committee is issuing a subpoena to Rob Walker, a former business partner of Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden, 53, has publicly discussed his past substance abuse and never held a position in the White House or on his father's campaign.

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☆ These 106 House Republicans voted to defund Vice President Kamala Harris's office
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP Rep. Mike Collins tried to cut all funding for Vice President Harris's office. AdvertisementAdvertisementHouse Republicans just tried — and failed — to defund the office of Vice President Kamala Harris. "None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the salary or expenses of any officer or employee of the Office of the Vice President," read Collins' amendment. I'm sure you'll be shocked, but I just had to debate a Republican on the House floor who was defending funding the Office of the Vice President. AdvertisementAdvertisementBelow are the 106 Republicans who voted for Collins' amendment.

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☆ These 22 House Democrats voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric on Israel — while these 4 Republicans voted against it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

22 Democrats voted for a more narrow resolution proposed by a different House Republican. 22 House Democrats voted with the vast majority of Republicans to support a censure resolution put forward by Rep. Rich McCormick of Georgia condemning Tlaib. 4 Republicans voted against it, largely on free speech grounds, while 3 Democrats and 1 Republican voted present. That effort failed after 23 Republicans voted to table that resolution, and McCormick was among those who voted against it. Reps. Jared Moskowitz of Florida, Ritchie Torres of New York, and Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey all voted to censure fellow Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

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☆ House subpoenas James and Hunter Biden in GOP-led probe of the president's family
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Ryan Nobles | Summer Concepcion | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

House Republicans on Wednesday issued subpoenas to Hunter and James Biden — President Joe Biden's son and brother, respectively — as well as a Biden family associate, Rob Walker, in an escalation of Republicans' impeachment inquiry into the president. A representative and attorney for Hunter Biden and James Biden did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The subpoenas and interview requests come a day after the special counsel overseeing the probe into Hunter Biden testified before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors. The panel further alleges that the Biden family, their business associates and their companies received more than $24 million from foreign nations over approximately five years. "These records reveal how the Bidens sold Joe Biden around to the world to benefit the Biden family, including Joe Biden himself, to the detriment of U.S. interests," Comer said in the statement.

Persons: Jason Smith, Joe Biden, Hunter, James Biden, Joe Biden's, —, Biden, Rob Walker, James Comer, Walker, Sara Biden, James, Hallie Biden, Beau ), Elizabeth Secundy, Melissa Cohen, Hunter's, Tony Bobulinski, Hunter Biden, Ian Sams, Sams, Comer, should've, David Weiss, Weiss, " Weiss, Daniel Goldman, Mary Gay Scanlon, Ted Lieu, Ted Lieu of California —, Scanlon, Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, Jordan, — Tom Winter Organizations: House Republicans, Biden, Republicans, Judiciary, Justice Department, Committee, United, United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, NBC News, Trump, Democratic, Florida Republican Locations: Longworth, Ky, United States, New York, Ted Lieu of California, Ohio

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at federal court to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House Oversight Committee said on Wednesday it has subpoenaed President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, and brother, James Biden, to appear for depositions, in an escalation of its impeachment inquiry into the Democrat. In addition to the subpoenas to Hunter Biden and James Biden, the committee has issued a subpoena to Rob Walker, a former business partner of Hunter Biden. The committee has also asked four other members of Biden's family to appear, as well as another former business partner, Tony Bobulinski. Hunter Biden, 53, has publicly discussed his past substance abuse and never held a position in the White House or on his father's campaign.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Joe Biden's, James Biden, Biden, Barack Obama's, Abbe Lowell, Hunter, Lowell, Devon Archer, Karine Jean, Pierre, Donald Trump, Rob Walker, Tony Bobulinski, Trump, Mike Johnson, Makini Brice, Steve Holland, Scott Malone, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Democrat, House Republicans, White, Wednesday, Biden, Senate, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, Washington

The Associated Press has not yet called the race — one of four uncalled contests that will determine the final margins in each chamber. Senate Republicans conceded late Tuesday that Democrats had taken that chamber's majority. House Republicans had not issued any kind of statement as of mid-morning Wednesday. Also uncalled by the AP Wednesday morning was the Tidewater matchup between Democratic incumbent Monty Mason and his GOP challenger, Danny Diggs. And in a competitive race south of Richmond uncalled by the AP, Republican incumbent Kim Taylor held a narrow lead over Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams.

Persons: Glenn Youngkin, Joel Griffin, Tara Durant, ” Griffin, Youngkin, ” Susan Swecker, Monty Mason, Danny Diggs, Diggs, Republican David Owen, Democrat Susanna Gibson, Gibson, Kim Taylor, Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams, Taylor, Adams, Dave Rexrode, ” “ Organizations: Senate, Republican Gov, Democratic, Republican, Associated Press, Virginia Republicans, Commonwealth, Democratic Party of Virginia, Republicans, House Republicans, AP, Tidewater, GOP, House, Democrat Locations: RICHMOND, Va, Virginia, Virginia's, Stafford County, “, Richmond, Hampton Roads, ”

☆ Republican US House Speaker Johnson nears choice on avoiding gov't shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) addresses the U.S. House of Representatives after he was elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023. Despite signs of some bipartisan talks between the chambers, Johnson has been focused on finding a solution that his 221-212 House Republican majority can accept. The choice will test Johnson's effectiveness as the top Republican in Congress, just two weeks after he was chosen following nearly a month of Republican infighting. Johnson, 51, a relative novice in leadership politics with few political enemies, continues to enjoy goodwill within the fractious House Republican caucus. "The four corners are talking," said Schumer, using a term that refers to Johnson, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and himself.

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☆ The Trump Era has been an electoral fiasco for Republicans. What comes next might not be any better.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump has created a Republican Party that struggles mightily when he's not on the ballot. At the same time, the former president's unpopularity can make him radioactive to once-loyal GOP voters. It's unclear how the Republican Party will chart its future out of this current trap. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Republican Party is in disarray. "Daniel Cameron lost because he couldn't alleviate the stench of Mitch McConnell," Trump wrote on Truth, his social media platform, just days after effusively praising Cameron.

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☆ Petty insults, sexual misconduct with minors, and flat-out corruption: House censure has gone from frivolous, to serious, to frivolous again
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It was also the most bipartisan censure vote in nearly 13 years, garnering the support of 22 Democrats and the vast majority of the House Republican conference. Our present-day censure warsUnder their new majority, Republicans changed House rules to allow individual members to force votes on resolutions. Nearly two dozen of Greene's GOP colleagues voted that down, leading Republican Rep. Rich McCormick of Georgia to introduce a narrower resolution that ultimately passed. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe House may still vote this week on a resolution from Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs to censure Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida for comparing Palestinian civilians to Nazis. "These censure resolutions are not appropriate an instances where people say things that we don't agree with," a frustrated Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland told reporters on Tuesday.

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The long-awaited move by Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, to subpoena the president's son Hunter and his brother James comes as Republicans look to gain ground in their nearly yearlong investigation. Lawmakers also requested that James Biden's wife, Sara Biden, and Hallie Biden, the wife of the president's deceased son Beau, appear voluntarily for transcribed interviews. Requests for comment from Hunter Biden and James Biden were not immediately returned. The five-year investigation into Hunter Biden had been expected to end with a plea deal this summer, but it imploded during a July plea hearing. Weiss has now charged the president’s son with three firearms felonies related to the 2018 purchase of a gun during a period Hunter Biden has acknowledged being addicted to drugs.

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☆ 22 House Democrats voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric on Israel — while 4 Republicans voted against it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Marjorie Taylor Greene, —, Rashida, she's, Rich McCormick, Tlaib, McCormick, Jared Moskowitz, Florida, Ritchie Torres, Josh Gottheimer, Bill Clark, Anna Moneymaker, Ministry's, Adam Schiff of, Steve Cohen, Jim Costa of, Angie Craig, Don Davis of, Lois Frankel, Jared Golden, Dan Goldman, Greg Landsman, Susie Lee, Kathy Manning of, Wiley Nickel, Chris Pappas, Marie Gluensenkamp Perez, Pat Ryan, Brad Schneider, Kim Schrier, Darren Soto, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Frederica Wilson of, censuring Tlaib Organizations: Palestinian American, Republican, Service, Republicans, Capitol, New, Democratic, Getty Images, Democratic Rep, Adam Schiff of California, Trump, Tennessee Rep, Jim Costa of California Rep, Minnesota Rep, Don Davis of North Carolina Rep, Florida Rep, Maine Rep, New York, New Jersey Rep, Ohio Rep, Nevada Rep, Kathy Manning of North Carolina Rep, North Carolina Rep, New Hampshire Rep, New York Rep, Illinois Rep, Washington Rep Locations: Israel, Michigan, Georgia, Tlaib, Gaza, New York, New Jersey, Russia, Ohio, Florida, Frederica Wilson of Florida

☆ House Republicans Subpoena Biden’s Son and Brother in Impeachment Inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Luke Broadwater | More About Luke Broadwater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

House Republicans on Wednesday issued subpoenas demanding testimony from Hunter and James Biden, the president’s son and brother, as they hunt for evidence to try to build an impeachment case against him. It was the most significant move in the impeachment inquiry since Republicans announced they were opening it in September, despite no evidence that the president had committed high crimes or misdemeanors. Republicans have toiled for months to try to find support for their allegations that Mr. Biden corruptly profited from his family members’ overseas business dealings and accepted bribes. The subpoenas demand that James Biden appear for a deposition on Dec. 6 and Hunter Biden appear a week later. Mr. Walker was summoned to appear on Nov. 29.

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☆ Student-loan forgiveness and cheaper monthly payments are on the line as the GOP's plan to slash Education Department funding moves forward
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

House Republicans proposed a bill to cut funding for the Education Department. AdvertisementAdvertisementFunding cuts could be coming for the Education Department, and key programs for student-loan borrowers are at risk. These funding cuts would come just over a month into federal student-loan borrowers' return to repayment after an over three-year pause. The GOP appropriations lawmakers, however, wrote that the "Department diverted taxpayer resources for its partisan, costly student loan policies, when it needed to be preparing for an orderly resumption of Federal student loan payments." "The Department repeatedly delayed the return to loan repayment, which generated uncertainty and undermined a timely and orderly restart of loan payments," they wrote.

Persons: —, Biden, Virginia Foxx, Ben Miller Organizations: Republicans, Education Department, Service, Labor, Health, Human Services, Education, Federal Student Aid, GOP

archived recording 1 House Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson will never give up. May God bless our next speaker, Mike Johnson. And Mike Johnson is already talking about adding a whole bunch of other conditions to keeping the government open and preventing a shutdown. archived recording (mike johnson) We worked through the weekend on a stopgap measure. archived recording 4 That was Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaking with Fox News as the deadline for a government shutdown ticks closer yet again.

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☆ Where are the 12 US gov't funding bills to avert shutdown?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

But first, the House and Senate would have to agree upon the overall dollar amount of spending for the 12 bills combined. The Senate passed its version as part of a three-bill package on Nov. 1 with strong bipartisan support. DEFENSEOne of the largest of the 12 bills funds the Department of Defense - the Army, Navy, Air Force and the CIA. The Senate's version passed out of committee on July 27. The Senate's version passed out of committee on July 27.

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☆ As shutdown looms, US House Republicans search for stopgap solution
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson, the top Republican in Congress, described the closed-door debate as "positive." House Republicans are focused on passing full-year appropriations bills for transportation, housing, urban development and financial services. The chamber has passed seven partisan Republican bills of the 12 spending measures needed. "What we need is bipartisan solutions," Representative Pete Aguilar, chair of the House Democratic conference, told reporters. Another option on the House Republican table would be to negotiate with the Democratic-led Senate on a "clean" CR that can pass both chambers quickly.

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Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings and private life have provided political fodder for Republicans seeking to pin wrongdoing on his father. Here’s what you need to know about the legal challenges facing the president’s son. Photo Illustration: Ryan TrefesThe yearslong criminal investigation into Hunter Biden has aired a lot of dirty laundry about the president’s son’s attempts at foreign business and his descent into drug addiction. A parallel congressional probe is now airing a lot of dirty laundry about the government officials investigating him. The younger Biden was indicted in September on three felony gun charges and pleaded not guilty last month in Delaware federal court.

Persons: Hunter, Ryan Trefes, Hunter Biden, Biden Organizations: Republicans, Internal Revenue Locations: Delaware

☆ Hunter Biden prosecutor to testify behind closed doors to House Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

File photo: U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, arrives to appear in a federal court on gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 3, 2023. House Republicans allege that the Justice Department improperly interfered with an investigation into Hunter Biden, whose brushes with the law are a central focus of their impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Weiss has headed an investigation into Hunter Biden since 2019. Originally nominated during Republican President Donald Trump's administration, he was allowed to remain in place under Biden. Weiss has charged Hunter Biden, 53, with crimes related to owning a firearm while using illegal drugs.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Hunter Biden, Mike Segar, David Weiss, Biden, Weiss, Mr, Donald Trump's, Trump, impeaching Biden, Makini Brice, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Internal Revenue Service, Republicans, Justice Department, Department, FBI, IRS, Trump, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S

☆ US Republicans expect no votes on stopgap this week as shutdown looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

One lawmaker said a Republican policy of waiting three days before voting on legislation left little time to act this week. House Republicans are due to focus the agenda for the week on passing their own partisan appropriations bills for 2024. The Senate has passed three appropriations bills in a package known as a minibus. While the Senate legislation enjoys strong bipartisan support, the House has passed only partisan Republican measures opposed by Democrats. Only one category of appropriations legislation, covering military construction and veterans benefits, has passed both chambers in markedly different forms.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Nathan Howard, Joe Biden, David Morgan, Stephen Coates Organizations: Republican, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, . House, Representatives, Republicans, Democratic, Democrats, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Israel, Ukraine

Republican Senator Roger Marshall said: "Time is of the essence and it's imperative that the Senate not delay delivering this crucial aid to Israel another day," he said. The House bill would provide $14.3 billion for Israel as it responds to a deadly Oct. 7 attack by Islamist Hamas militants, but also cut the same amount of money from the IRS. "Our allies in Ukraine can no more afford a delay than our allies in Israel," said Senator Patty Murray, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee. The White House had said Biden would veto the House bill. Senate leaders are writing their own supplemental funding bill and hope to introduce it as soon as this week.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation is expected to testify on Tuesday, marking the first time a special counsel will appear before Congress in the middle of a probe. The rare move by the Justice Department to allow a special counsel or any federal prosecutor to face questioning before the conclusion of an investigation indicates just how seriously the department is taking accusations of interference. Weiss' appearance comes after months of back-and-forth negotiations between Republicans on the Judiciary Committee and the Justice Department as lawmakers subpoenaed several investigators and attorneys involved in the Hunter Biden case. But the IRS whistleblower, who testified publicly over the summer, insists his testimony reflects a pattern of interference and preferential treatment in the Hunter Biden case and not just disagreement with their superiors about what investigative steps to take. In the Hunter Biden case, defense attorneys have already indicated they plan to challenge the gun charges he is currently facing on several other legal fronts and suggested that prosecutors bowed to political pressure in filing those charges.

Persons: Hunter Biden, David Weiss, “ Mr, Weiss, ” Wyn Hornbuckle, “, Hunter, That’s, Jim Jordan Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republicans, Committee, Justice Department, Democratic, Republican, Internal Revenue Service, Attorneys, GOP Locations: Washington and California

McConnell said he is aligned with Biden's “comprehensive approach” to funding Ukraine, Israel and other regions, but Republicans are “very serious” about including the border changes. “What we saw from Senate Republicans is not a serious piece of legislation," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. House Republicans are veering dramatically from the agreement Biden and McCarthy struck earlier this year to set spending levels. House Republicans are cutting money for most departments except the Pentagon, while the Senate also boosts defense and has shifted some resources. The House Republicans spent most of last month struggling to elect a new speaker before settling on Johnson.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, ” Johnson, “, Johnson, Joe Biden's, ”, Chuck Schumer, I've, Mitch McConnell, Kentucky, Biden, Janet Yellen, McConnell, Karine Jean, Pierre, Donald Trump, Sen, Patty Murray, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Chris Murphy, Conn, McCarthy, Kelly Armstrong, Kevin Freking, Seung Min Kim, Mary Clare Jalonick Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, Ukraine, Russia, New, Republicans, GOP, Democrats, Senate, Senate Republican, U.S ., Pentagon, Freedom Caucus, Associated Press Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Asia, Pacific, Russia, U.S, Mexico, Kyiv, Johnson, North Dakota

☆ These 6 Republicans voted to sink a resolution censuring Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric on Israel — but it passed anyway
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Rashida Tlaib will face a censure vote Wednesday after a Democratic effort to quash it failed. Six House Republicans voted with Democrats, but attendance issues on the Democratic side allowed the resolution to move forward with a majority of votes anyway. Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois voted against tabling the resolution, while Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania — the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee — voted present. In the days since her last resolution failed, she has raged at the 23 Republicans who voted with Democrats to table it. AdvertisementAdvertisementHere are the six Republicans that voted against moving forward with the resolution:

Persons: Rashida, Marjorie Taylor, Tlaib, —, Brad Schneider, Illinois, Susan Wild of, Michigan Democrat who's, Rich McCormick, Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Greene, Israel, Ministry's, Josh Gottheimer, Jared Moskowitz, Florida, Ritchie Torres Organizations: Democratic, Service, Six, Michigan Democrat, Ahli Baptist Hospital, New Locations: Michigan, Susan Wild of Pennsylvania, American, Israel, Georgia, Gaza, Ahli, New Jersey, New York

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