Biden administration set to propose largest Defense budget in US history as GOP pushes for spending cuts

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Mitch McConnell slams Rick Scott's plan to sunset Social Security and Medicare, calling it 'a bad idea'

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Sen. Mitch McConnell (left) and Sen. Rick Scott.

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AOC says she's not convinced Kevin McCarthy will actually keeps his hands off cuts to Medicare and Social Security: 'The math does not add up'

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

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Kevin McCarthy promised no childish stunts at the State of the Union. That didn't stop MTG carrying a big white balloon around Capitol Hill.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gives a thumbs down during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on February 07, 2023.

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Biden played the State of the Union perfectly, but the raucous GOP proved he's dealing with a whole new kind of opposition

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A composite image of President Joe Biden and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, booing the president during the State of the Union.

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Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested God used her to stand up to to 'demons' including 'a speaker of the House'

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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) speaks at a House Second Amendment Caucus press conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 08, 2022 in Washington, DC. The lawmakers said the recent gun control legislation proposed by Democrats infringe on Constitution rights and will not work to curb gun violence.
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Matt Gaetz lands a spot on Judiciary's new 'weaponization' subcommittee after curious swap by GOP leaders

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Republican Reps. Chip Roy of Texas (L) and Matt Gaetz of Florida (R) attend a press conference outside the US Capitol Building on March 8, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Republican Reps. Chip Roy of Texas (L) and Matt Gaetz of Florida (R) attend a press conference outside the US Capitol Building on March 8, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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McCarthy warns Republicans not to misbehave at State of the Union, promises no 'childish games' like Pelosi's infamous speech tearing moment

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy; former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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New politically-themed investment funds that mimic lawmakers' money moves aim to shame Congress into banning individual stock trades

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Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California; Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas

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Some GOP lawmakers aren't quite ready to take Medicare and Social Security out of the debt limit battle — even after Kevin McCarthy said the matter is 'off the table'

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California.

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