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GOP lawmakers: our budget-cutting plan doesn’t harm veterans
Two GOP lawmakers say the House Speaker's proposed budget cuts won't touch federal spending on veterans.
By Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. & Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.
GOP candidate in disputed US House race not running again
In a statement, Mark Harris said he's skipping the upcoming re-do election in North Carolina's 9th congressional district for health reasons. He did not mention the alleged ballot fraud scandal.
House rebukes GOP’s Steve King over racist remarks
The vote came as Republicans dialed up the pressure on King, with one GOP leader suggesting Tuesday that the veteran lawmaker leave Congress.
No end for government shutdown after White House meeting
Washington failed to find compromise to end a partial government shutdown after a meeting between congressional leaders and President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
Trump tells GOP leaders he won’t sign bill to avoid shutdown
"The president said he will not sign this bill," because it doesn’t include money for his border wall with Mexico House Speaker Paul Ryan said exiting a hastily called meeting with Trump and other GOP lawmakers at the White House.
GOP campaign arm reports ‘cyber intrusion’
"The cybersecurity of the committee's data is paramount, and upon learning of the intrusion, the [National Republican Congressional Committee] immediately launched an internal investigation and notified the FBI, which is now investigating the matter," spokesman Ian Prior said in a statement.
Bolton: National debt ‘threat to the society,’ forcing DoD spending to ‘flatten out’
The White House national security adviser is reaffirming 5 percent cuts at federal agencies.
By Joe Gould
John McCain — war hero, political giant — dies at 81
John McCain, the onetime Navy pilot and longtime lawmaker, was among the best known veterans in America, and has arguably been the most influential and consistent military advocate for the Republican Party over the last three decades.
Failure to launch? Trump’s Space Force faces Senate skeptics
If President Donald Trump wants his proposed Space Force to have a life beyond a campaign rally applause line, his administration will have to win over skeptics of both parties, especially in the U.S. Senate.
By Joe Gould