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Venezuela briefing leaves lawmakers questioning what’s ahead
Top Senate and House lawmakers from both parties emerged from a classified briefing given by President Trump‘s most senior officials with little clarity on the future of Venezuela, days after the president declared the U.S. would “run” the country after apprehending its president, Nicolas Maduro. Trump has given a green light for Venezuela’s Vice President…
House Ethics panel extends review of allegations into Collins, top aide
The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it’s extending a review of allegations against Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and Brandon Phillips, Collins’s chief of staff who transitioned to the congressman’s Senate campaign, releasing a report from the Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC) that raised allegations over the hiring of a past intern in the congressman’s office….
Smith on Maduro capture: ‘I don’t think it fundamentally changed drug trafficking in America at all’
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said on Sunday he doesn’t think capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will have a significant impact on the scope of drug trafficking in the United States. “No, I don’t,” Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said in an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” when asked if he…
Epstein, health care and a shutdown fight: Here’s what the House faces in January
The House will return from a holiday break to face sagas that have vexed the chamber for months. Debates on health care and attempts to revive expired ObamaCare subsidies will stretch into January and the first quarter of the year. An end-of-month funding deadline poses a threat of a partial government shutdown. And the Department…
House Democrat: ‘Part of the intent’ of Maduro ouster is to send Venezuelans back
Democratic Rep. Ami Bera (Calif.) said Sunday that the Trump administration’s motives for capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro goes beyond stopping the flow of drugs and sanctioned oil from the South American country. “I do think part of the intent of the administration is now that they have a different administration in Venezuela that they…
Sunday shows preview: Trump operation in Venezuela draws praise, condemnation
President Trump dropped a bombshell early Saturday when he announced U.S. strikes against Venezuela and the capture of the country’s strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro. At a news conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort later in the day, the president detailed a plan for the U.S. to “run” Venezuela until a transition takes place, even as Venezuelan…
Texas leaders react to Venezuela airstrikes and Maduro’s capture
United States elected officials reacted to the early morning airstrike and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Saturday.
McCarthy says lawmakers heading for the door because ‘nothing is happening’
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday said congressional lawmakers are retiring because “nothing is happening” on Capitol Hill. “If nothing’s being accomplished — because they are making a sacrifice, they’re being away from their family, sometimes it’s a long travel, you get harassed, you get death threats, all the different things — but you’re…
Greene slams Trump foreign leader meetings: ‘Can we just do America?’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who has recently been feuding with President Trump, on Sunday slammed the president for two meetings with world leaders. “[Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky today. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu tomorrow. Can we just do America?” Greene said in a post on the social platform X. Trump and Zelensky are meeting…
Illinois lawmakers gain access to Chicago-area ICE facility after pushback
A group of Illinois Democrats accessed a Chicago-area Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility after previous pushback, some of the lawmakers said on the social platform X. “@repdeliaramirez @RepDannyDavis @RepChuyGarcia and I finally were able to enter the Broadview ICE Facility after being denied entry in June,” Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) said Tuesday in a…
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