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Jan 10 2023
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House GOP passes repeal of IRS funding boost as its first bill in the majority
House Republicans fulfilled a key campaign promise on Monday, passing legislation to rescind the bulk of an IRS funding boost signed into law last year, marking the first bill passed by the GOP-controlled House this Congress.
The bill, which is unlikely to see action in the Democratic-controlled Senate, passed in a party-line 221-210 vote on Monday evening.
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The HillJun 30 2022
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AOC calls Supreme Court EPA ruling on power plant emissions 'catastrophic'
Progressive New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that the Supreme Court's decision on the Clean Air Act is "catastrophic."
In a Thursday morning tweet, the Democratic firebrand and climate justice advocate swiped at the Supreme Court.
"Catastrophic. A filibuster carveout is not enough," Ocasio-Cortez wrote. "We need to reform or do away with the whole thing, for the sake
Fox News (Online News)Nov 09 2022
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Manchin's Comments Create Hope for Bipartisan Entitlements Deal
Several conservative lawmakers said they welcomed Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., indicating the possibility of bipartisan entitlements reform in the next Congress.
Manchin, a moderate Democrat, suggested that lawmakers from both major parties might be able to find common ground on shoring up solvency for programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
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Newsmax (News)Mar 17 2013
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Sen. Bob Corker: Grand bargain fiscal deal possible
Sen. Bob Corker Tennessee Republican said Sunday that his GOP colleagues would support a grand bargain a long-term deal addressing the countrys fiscal problems that includes additional tax revenue if President Obama and the Democrats will back substantive reform in entitlement programs.
Washington TimesNov 18 2022
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Why Catholics and Orthodox might once again celebrate Easter on the same date
In a move that could lead to Catholics and Orthodox celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ at the same time, the spiritual leader of the world’s Eastern Orthodox Christians has confirmed his support for finding a common date to celebrate Easter.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople told media that conversations are underway between Church representatives to come to
Catholic News AgencyDec 05 2022
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Rep. Comer: 'Thank Goodness for Elon Musk'; 'He's Providing Evidence'
"Thank goodness for Elon Musk," Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, told "Sunday Morning Futures."
"He's definitely the Grinch that stole Christmas for the Democrat National Committee. And what he's showing here is evidence that the Biden campaign colluded with Big Tech to suppress a story that we now know is 100 percent true,”
CNSNews.comJan 21 2023
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Border crisis keeps growing as more than 200,000 migrants illegally crossed in December
Authorities encountered 216,162 migrants at the southwest land border in December of last year, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
That figures marks an 11 percent increase in unique encounters from November of the same year. The federal agency attributed the surge to influx of Cuban and Nicaraguan individuals fleeing authoritarian regimes in those countries.
Just The NewsMay 26 2023
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Misinformation Watch: Book Bans in the United States
Book bans, especially with political intentions, are nothing new in the United States – or even just the states.
The first one on American soil pre-dates the uniting of the federation itself. In 1637, what is widely considered the first American book ban took place in Quincy, Massachusetts, when Thomas Morton’s New English Canaan was outlawed by a Puritan government that considered it
Andy GorelOct 18 2022
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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss faces serious pressure to resign after failed budget
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss is facing calls to resign from within her own Conservative Party just six weeks after entering Downing Street.
Truss and her former Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced a fiscal package – a so-called mini-budget – on Sept. 23. The measures triggered market turmoil, from a plunging pound to pension panic, and a rare public rebuke by the International
CNBCFeb 17 2020
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Embracing Supreme Court Expansion Carries No Political Cost, Study Says
Expanding the Supreme Court, an increasingly popular reform among some progressive activists, is not politically costly for Democrats, according to an academic survey commissioned by a group that supports the idea.
The study documented reactions to the idea among 2,400 Democrats, Republicans and independents from the political swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin and
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