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Ilhan Omar sprayed with liquid at Minneapolis town hall; attacker restrained — Static01.nyt.com

Ilhan Omar sprayed with liquid at Minneapolis town hall; attacker restrained

Representative Ilhan Omar was sprayed with a strong-smelling liquid by a man who rushed the lectern at a town hall in North Minneapolis on Tuesday night; security officers immediately tackled and removed him and Ms. Omar finished her remarks, according to the report. The incident came after President Trump, speaking

House leaders rush Rep. Wesley Hunt to Capitol to cast decisive vote on Venezuela measure — Static01.nyt.com

House leaders rush Rep. Wesley Hunt to Capitol to cast decisive vote on Venezuela measure

House leaders rushed Representative Wesley Hunt, Republican of Texas, to the Capitol with a Capitol Police escort on Thursday evening so he could cast the decisive vote on a resolution that would have barred President Trump from taking military action in Venezuela without congressional approval. Speaker Mike Johnson held the

House GOP advances limited restrictions on congressional stock trading — Static01.nyt.com

House GOP advances limited restrictions on congressional stock trading

House Republicans on Wednesday advanced a watered-down bill that would impose some restrictions on lawmakers who trade stock, a move Democrats said only blunted momentum for a more stringent ban they were seeking to bring to the floor. The measure, called the Stop Insider Trading Act and backed by Speaker

Mike Johnson reserves judgment on alleged DOJ probe of Fed chair Jerome Powell — Static.independent.co.uk

Mike Johnson reserves judgment on alleged DOJ probe of Fed chair Jerome Powell

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would reserve judgment about a supposed Department of Justice probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at his weekly press conference, Independent.co reported. Powell announced on video that he was being threatened with criminal charges by the Trump administration’s DOJ. The charges

House Republican Majority Falls to Bare Minimum After Two Vacancies — Static01.nyt.com

House Republican Majority Falls to Bare Minimum After Two Vacancies

A surprise resignation and a sudden death have reduced the House Republican majority to the bare minimum of 218 seats, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson with almost no margin for leading the chamber. After the 2024 elections Republicans held 220 seats to the Democrats' 215 and could afford only two

Seventeen House Republicans break with speaker to extend ACA marketplace tax credits — Static.independent.co.uk

Seventeen House Republicans break with speaker to extend ACA marketplace tax credits

Independent.co reports that 17 House Republicans broke with House Speaker Mike Johnson and joined Democrats on Thursday as the House voted 230-196 to pass a three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act marketplace tax credits. The tax credits, which expired at the end of December, affect at least 20

Washington cannot agree on how to label U.S. actions in Venezuela — Api.time.com

Washington cannot agree on how to label U.S. actions in Venezuela

Time reports Washington is struggling to find a word for recent U.S. actions toward Venezuela, with even officials briefed by the Trump Administration unable to agree whether the operation amounts to regime change, an occupation, or something else. Officials and foreign diplomats offered conflicting descriptions: Speaker Mike Johnson said

Republicans and speaker push back on Trump’s talk of taking Greenland by force — Static.independent.co.uk

Republicans and speaker push back on Trump’s talk of taking Greenland by force

Independent.co reports several Republican senators and House Speaker Mike Johnson have publicly rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion of using military force to take Greenland. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina called the idea “unproductive and unwise,” and on the Senate floor said: “Folks, amateur hour is over,” appearing

Trump seeks plan to acquire Greenland, raising alarms at home and abroad — Static01.nyt.com

Trump seeks plan to acquire Greenland, raising alarms at home and abroad

President Trump has asked for an updated plan to acquire Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory he has long coveted, a move that has put allies and lawmakers on edge, The Times reports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that Mr. Trump planned to buy Greenland rather than invade it,

Death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa reduces House Republican majority to 218 — Static01.nyt.com

Death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa reduces House Republican majority to 218

Representative Doug LaMalfa, a Republican from California, died during an emergency surgery at 65, the sudden loss occurring on the first day of the new congressional session and on the same day Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation took effect — leaving House Republicans with a bare minimum majority of 218