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The Age Issue: More of Congress Is 70-Plus Than Ever Before
At the highest level, the U.S. government looks like a gerontocracy, with average ages around 60 in both the House and the ...
Thune’s first big test as Senate leader has arrived with Trump’s tax bill
John Thune faces a massive challenge as he tries to quickly pass President Trump’s sprawling tax and spending cuts package.
Report on Russia's 2016 US Election Meddling Disappears from Senate Website
Internet users have noted how a report by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that looked into claims ...
US Congress budget office sees economic output falling from Trump tariffs
U.S. economic output will fall as a result of President Donald Trump's new tariffs on foreign goods that were in place as of ...
Trump's big tax bill moves to Senate, where Majority Leader John Thune is in charge
Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota will lead the effort as President Trump urges the Senate to slash taxes even more ...
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'Whole Milk for Healthy Kids' bill has survived House, Senate committees
On Tuesday, the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids ...
Army leaders defend parade and border spending as Congress presses for answers
Army leaders are defending spending as much as $45 million to add a parade to the service’s 250th birthday celebration on ...
White House asks Congress to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR, PBS in rescission package
The package would cancel $9.4 billion in funding that Congress previously appropriated for NPR, PBS and USAID.