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A member of House Democratic leadership would vote for a short-term spy powers extension in exchange for President Donald Trump removing Kash Patel as FBI director, he told reporters Tuesday.

Republicans Seek to Fund Trump Ballroom After Gala Shooting
Key Republican senators are pushing to use federal funds for the construction of the White House ballroom President
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View More InsightsLessons Learned From the White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting
Donell Harvin, former DC Chief of Homeland Security and Intelligence and current faculty member at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, calls the shooting at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner a "near miss," warning the president being within earshot of gunfire is "too close" and highlighting how "unprecedented" it is for one president to face three separate assassination attempts.
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Trump Tells Aides to Prep for Lengthy Hormuz Blockade, WSJ Says
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China-US Tensions Build Over Iran and AI Before Trump Meets Xi
Xi Has $1.2 Trillion Rare Earths Leverage Ahead of Trump Visit
China’s dominance of rare earths supply chains gives President Xi Jinping economic leverage worth $1.2 trillion in his planned summit meeting with US President Donald Trump in Beijing next month.
Trump Nominates Ex-Bessent Hedge Fund Executive to Treasury Post
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King Charles Urges US to Reject Isolationism in Speech
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Trump Administration Pushes House to Act on Senate Funding Bill
The Trump administration is urging Congress to swiftly reopen the Department of Homeland Security, telling the House to pass the budget resolution and funding legislation passed by the Senate.
House Rules Panel Advances Spy Powers, Farm Bill and Budget Plan
The House can move forward to consider three high-profile, hot-button legislative issues this week after a key panel finally voted, following overnight delays and Republican disagreements, to advance a rule related to spy powers, immigration funding, and farm aid.
Unreported Coal Mine Methane Imperils Climate Action, Ember Says
Nations that fail to report coal mine methane emissions could be missing out on cheap opportunities to slash releases of the potent greenhouse gas, according to a report from energy think tank Ember.
Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Defense Plan Draws Rare GOP Pushback
Key congressional Republicans are poised to break with
House GOP Postpones Procedural Floor Vote for Spy Powers, Budget
House GOP leaders further punted a procedural vote allowing for consideration of three key legislative items until Wednesday morning at the earliest, as an important committee devolved into partisan squabbling.
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Rahm Emanuel Wants Democrats to Ditch Culture War, Talk Prices
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
Rahm Emanuel Wants Democrats to Ditch Culture War, Talk Prices
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
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BGOV Bill Analysis: H.R. 7567, Farm Bill Reauthorization
Federal farm aid, food assistance, conservation, trade, energy, and other programs would be reauthorized through 2031 under a modified version of
Anduril’s Border Surveillance Tower Leads R&D Program Contracts
Anduril rocketed past other tech companies in a federally funded small business innovation investment program when it secured a US Border Patrol delivery order worth at least $367 million in December.
BGOV OnPoint: House Appropriators Move First Fiscal 2027 Bills
House appropriators moved the first two of twelve spending bills for fiscal 2027 through the full committee this week.
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California Panel Advances Bill to Tax More Foreign Income
California lawmakers advanced a bill out of committee Monday that would change how much of a multinational company’s foreign income is subject to the state’s income tax.
NY Yeshiva Regulation Row Hinges on Students’ Due Process Rights
A New York State judge cast doubt on claims from Hasidic and Haredi students attending Jewish yeshivas that they have a right to a sound basic education under the state constitution during a hearing Tuesday.
Florida Session Won’t Include AI, Vaccine Bills: States of Play
CFTC Sues Wisconsin Over Sports Prediction Market Crackdown (1)
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Wisconsin officials Tuesday over their enforcement actions involving prediction markets, the fifth state drawing a lawsuit from the US agency charged with overseeing derivatives.
Arizona Wins Delay of Order Changing Birth Certificate Policy
Arizona doesn’t have to meet an April 30 deadline for dropping the word “operation” from a law requiring transgender people to verify they’ve undergone gender-affirming surgery in order to modify the sex marker on their birth certificates, a federal appeals court said.
Florida House Only Addressing Redistricting in Special Session
The Florida House of Representatives refused to take up two key priorities of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) during the special session that began on Tuesday, signaling limits to the governor’s agenda as lawmakers focus on redistricting.

