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    Senate passes $70 billion ICE and border patrol bill, overcoming internal GOP rebellion over DOJ fund
  • Firefighters work at a car dealership damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 2, 2026.
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    House approves Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, defying Trump and GOP leaders
  • From left to right, Frederic Fekkai, Philip Levine and Patrick Demarchelier
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    Here is who Epstein’s longtime assistant accused of sexual abuse
  • In this April 28 photo, acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche announces a second indictment of former FBI Director James Comey during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, DC.
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    Thune: ‘Hard to say’ whether Blanche can win confirmation as attorney general
  • Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on May 29, in Washington, DC.
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    Todd Blanche was ‘in charge’ of Epstein matter, Bondi told lawmakers, according to new transcript
  • Frederic Fekkai, left, and Philip Levine
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    New details revealed of Epstein assistant’s abuse allegations as GOP lawmakers call for DOJ investigation
  • U.S. Sailors taxi an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 17.
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    House votes to limit Trump’s Iran war powers in remarkable rebuke
  • President Donald Trump looks on during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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    Trump tells CNN he doesn’t know if $1.8 billion fund is dead, calling it ‘a beautiful thing’
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On the Hill

  • Rep. Andy Ogles walks through the US Capitol on February 03.
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    GOP lawmakers call homophobic X post from colleague’s account ‘disgusting’
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks as Senate Republican leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill, on June 2.
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    Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom funding from immigration bill
  • (L-R): US Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner; US Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA).
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    Fetterman calls Platner a ‘creep’ after reports of extramarital sexting
  • Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., listens during a Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs about Belarus on Capitol Hill, Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)
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    This GOP congressman is running unopposed in Tuesday’s primary. He’s been missing from Washington for nearly three months
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  • The Republican congressman from New Jersey is running unopposed in a primary election<strong> </strong>Tuesday, but he hasn’t been seen for months after posting on social media he was dealing with a "personal medical issue." CNN's Manu Raju explains why House Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about Kean's absence.
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  • US Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California in May 2025 in Washington, DC.
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    Exclusive: House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations, sources say
  • The US Capitol is seen on May 7, in Washington, DC.
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    More than a dozen congressional staffers tell CNN they faced harassment on the Hill and why most stayed silent
  • The US Capitol on May 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
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    Anxious GOP lawmakers seek specific promise that DOJ fund is dead before moving on Trump agenda
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    Video Iowa Democrat explains why he’s the best candidate to turn Senate seat blue 8:13
  • Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on May 29, in Washington, DC.
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    Bondi defends DOJ’s handling of Epstein files but says Blanche was in charge
  • Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., leaves the House Republican Conference caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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    ‘Slush fund for crooks’: GOP lawmaker faces criticism over ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, Epstein files and Trump at town hall
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  • President Donald Trump walks as he arrives at Morristown Airport in New Jersey, on May 22.
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    Targets of Trump’s retribution slam ‘slush fund,’ saying they’re the real victims of weaponized DOJ
  • Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche arrives at the US Capitol, May 21, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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    Republicans revolt over Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
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