There is a very distinct possibility there could be a government shutdown this weekend.
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{FD} House races to avoid government shutdown with the clock ticking
There is a very distinct possibility there could be a government shutdown this weekend.
{FD} FBI’s Andrew McCabe in spotlight amid Trump text controversy
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is in the spotlight amid a new controversy surrounding FBI officials.
{FD} House GOP’s $81B disaster relief plan nearly doubles Trump request
President Donald Trump’s initial request for a $44 billion disaster relief package for states affected by the likes of hurricanes and wildfires has ballooned into an $81 billion package introduced this week by House Republicans.
{FD} Republicans who voted no on tax bill
Twelve Republicans on Tuesday broke with the party and voted against the $1.5 trillion tax reform bill.
{FD} House member offices paid $342k in settlements over 4 years
Newly-released statistics show taxpayers paid more than $342,000 to settle workplace discrimination disputes at House lawmakers’ offices between 2008 and 2012, including nearly $175,000 for eight settlements related to sexual harassment and sex discrimination accusations.
{FD} Lawmaker demands investigation into report Obama WH undermined anti-Hezbollah task force
A Republican congressman urged the House to look into a report the Obama administration held up a Drug Enforcement Administration task force’s investigation into Hezbollah’s drug-trafficking and money-laundering operations, all to ensure the Iran nuclear deal remained on track.
{FD} Democratic Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott accused of sexual harassment
A former congressional aide Friday accused Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., of sexually harassing her and claimed she was fired and blackballed from further work on Capitol Hill when she refused his advances.
{FD} Kansas Democrat Andrea Ramsey drops out of House race over 2005 harassment suit
A female former executive running for Congress in Kansas has dropped out of the race over a 2005 federal lawsuit in which she was accused of sexually harassing a male employee whom she supervised.
{FD} Al Franken, Blake Farenthold, John Conyers among politicians accused of sexual misconduct in 2017
Al Franken, John Conyers and Blake Farenthold are among the politicians who have been accused of sexual misconduct in 2017.