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The dramatic reductions had sparked widespread cancellations and raised pressure for a deal to resolve the stalemate. Federally ordered cuts to flights at 40 busy airports will persist at current levels, the Transportation Department said late Wednesday — which opted not to immediately end the restrictions despite the conclusion of the government shutdown that inspired … Read more
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is seeking a vote on a resolution condemning the longtime Chicago lawmaker. A fellow Democrat moved to sanction Illinois Rep. Chuy García Wednesday for a gambit in which he retired and functionally guaranteed that his chief of staff would be the only Democrat on the ballot to succeed him. Rep. Marie … Read more
Another California public official — Xavier Becerra, the former health secretary now running for governor — voluntarily cooperated in the investigation that also included his former aide. Gov. Gavin Newsom put his former chief on leave when he learned a year ago that she was under criminal investigation, according to his office. Dana Williamson, who … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom is returning to a time-tested technique to exercise soft power at U.N. climate talks. BELÉM, Brazil — Gov. Gavin Newsom may be a climate president in waiting, but as a governor, he has one glaring weakness: He can’t sign treaties with other countries. Newsom is returning to a time-tested technique to exercise … Read more
Democrats’ split decision on how to handle health care subsidies is further inflaming tensions within the party. Behind closed doors on Wednesday, a Nevada Democrat implored her House colleagues to “stop pissing on each other and start pissing on” Republicans over the shutdown deal, according to two people familiar with her remarks. They weren’t all … Read more
There will be votes on the House floor and in the Judiciary Committee next week related to the controversial language in the government funding package. Speaker Mike Johnson said he told Senate Majority Leader John Thune he strongly disagreed with the Senate GOP’s inclusion of a provision in the government funding package allowing senators to … Read more
The Chicago-area federal judge also made clear he wants detailed reports about more than 600 people being held. CHICAGO — A federal judge Wednesday ordered the release of more than 300 people detained by the federal government as part of the federal immigration enforcement operations being conducted in the Chicago area. Attorneys say the government … Read more
The conversations with members will also focus on the fate of expiring Obamacare tax credits. House committee chairs will begin having listening sessions next week with groups of Republican members on health care policy and the fate of expiring Obamacare subsidies. Members need to be heard out, said a person granted anonymity to describe internal … Read more
Democrats pushing the discharge petition predicted that Republicans would rush to support the measure once it hit the floor. Republicans are bracing for a significant chunk of the conference to vote for Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-Calif.) and Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) Epstein file disclosure bill once it lands on the House floor. Senior Republicans privately … Read more
The House is expected to pass a funding package and send it to the president’s desk Wednesday night. Millions of low-income Americans should receive full food aid benefits within a day of President Donald Trump signing Congress’ shutdown-ending deal into law, the administration said. Once the government is open, most states will get the funds … Read more