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Trump removes watchdog tapped for $2T coronavirus rescue oversight
President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general tapped to chair a special oversight board of the $2.2 trillion economic package intended to help businesses and individuals affected by the...

Sen. Rand Paul tests positive for virus, forcing quarantines
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has tested positive for the novelĀ coronavirus, becoming the first case of COVID-19 in the Senate and raising fears about the further transmission of the virus...

Trump credits Gardner in deal to boost conservation, national parks maintenance
Senate leaders and the Trump administration have reached an election-year deal to double spending on a popular conservation program and devote more than a $1 billion a year to clear...

House approves measure to restrain Trumpās actions on Iran
Reigniting a debate over who has the power to declare war, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday approved a resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before...

Whistleblower disputes boil over in impeachment interview
WASHINGTON -- New impeachment inquiry transcripts show Republicans and Democrats repeatedly skirmishing over GOP questions that appear aimed at drawing out the identity of the whistleblower who filed the initial...

Democrats push impeachment rules package through House
Democrats rammed a package of ground rules for their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump through a sharply divided House Thursday, the chamber's first formal vote in a fight that...

Democrats unveil impeachment procedures, Republicans calls process unfair
House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation authorizing the next phase of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, as Democrats move to nullify complaints from Trump and his Republican allies...

McConnell says heās waiting on Trump to chart path on guns
Congressional Republicans are waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday, effectively putting the burden on President...

House holds two Trump officials in contempt in census dispute
The Democratic-controlled House voted Wednesday to hold two top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas related to a decision to add a citizenship...

GOP Sen. Rand Paul blocks bill to boost 9/11 victims fund
Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday blocked a bipartisan bill that would ensure a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.