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Senate Votes 50-48 to Rebuke Trump’s War Powers on Iran as Four Republicans Cross the Aisle

The Senate voted 50-48 to advance a non-binding war powers resolution on Iran, with Republicans Cassidy, Collins, Paul, and Murkowski joining Democrats in a symbolic rebuke.

71d ago

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13 Articles of Impeachment Against Trump Are Sitting in Congress — Do You Back Them?

Rep. John Larson introduced 13 articles of impeachment against President Trump in April via H.Res.1155 — a standing resolution citing the Venezuela military campaign, National Guard deployments, and the birthright-citizenship order.

71d ago

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Using Overhauled SAVE Database to Screen Voter Rolls

A federal judge halted the Trump administration use of its overhauled SAVE database to check voter rolls, ruling it violated federal privacy laws and relied on citizenship data officials knew was unreliable.

71d ago

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Senate Votes 50-48 to Pull U.S. Forces From the Iran War as 4 Republicans Break Ranks to Rebuke Trump

The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 to direct President Trump to remove American forces from hostilities with Iran, with four Republicans crossing the aisle in a rare bipartisan rebuke.

71d ago

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Democrat Files Six Articles of Impeachment Against Chief Justice John Roberts

Rep. Steve Cohen has filed six articles of impeachment against Chief Justice John Roberts over the Trump immunity ruling and Supreme Court ethics. The symbolic resolution has no co-sponsors and no path in a GOP-controlled House.

72d ago

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House Passes Bill to Shield 300,000 Haitians From Deportation Through 2029 as Schumer Forces a Senate Vote

The House voted 224-204 to extend Temporary Protected Status for roughly 300,000 Haitians through 2029. Schumer has now fast-tracked a Senate companion bill, though Republicans vow to kill it and the White House signals a veto.

72d ago

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Nancy Mace Introduces Bill Seeking the Death Penalty for Child Rapists – But a 2008 Supreme Court Ruling Stands in the Way

Rep. Nancy Mace introduced the Death Penalty for Child Rapists Act, but the bill is not law and faces a constitutional hurdle from the 2008 Kennedy v. Louisiana ruling.

72d ago

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Raskin Introduces Bill to Ban Any President From Profiting Off the People They Pardon

Rep. Jamie Raskin has introduced legislation to bar any president from accepting money or favors from the people they pardon. The bill is a proposal, not yet law.

72d ago

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Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Bar Presidents From Sending Armed Troops to Polling Places Without Congress’s Approval

Sens. Slotkin and Padilla introduced the Protect Our Polls Act, which would require congressional approval before any president could deploy federalized National Guard, military, FBI or ICE to polling places. The bill is introduced, not yet passed.

72d ago

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13 Articles of Impeachment Against Trump Filed in the House — But Not Passed

Rep. John Larson filed a resolution with 13 articles of impeachment against President Trump. The articles were introduced, not passed — here is what that means.

72d ago

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Pope Leo Honors America’s First Saint, a Champion of Immigrants, as Trump Tells Him to Stay Out of Politics

Pope Leo XIV honored St. Frances Cabrini, the first American saint and patron of migrants, as a model for welcoming immigrants - just as Trump told him to stay out of politics.

72d ago

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Senators From Both Parties Move to Freeze 75% of Hegseth’s Travel Budget Until He Releases the Iran Strike Report

A bipartisan Senate provision would block the Defense Secretary from spending more than 25% of his travel budget until Pete Hegseth releases the unredacted civilian-harm investigation into the Feb. 28 strike on a school in Minab, Iran.

72d ago