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WATCH LIVE: National Capital Planning Commission hearing considers plans for Trump’s ballroom

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💥 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: architecture,Donald Trump news,east wing,history,urban planning,White House ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal panel reviewing President Donald Trump's plans to build a ballroom at the White House has scheduled April 2 for a final vote on the project, the panel's chairman said as the agency prepares to further consider construction plans. The commission is on break until one o'clock in the afternoon. Watch the live stream in the video player above. Will Scharf, chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission and a top aide to…

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Congress has not formally declared war since World War II. Here’s how presidential war powers have evolved since then

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💥 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,constitution,Donald Trump news,history,U.S. presidents,war powers 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: During Donald Trump's second term, Congress has several times discussed his military authority, first in Latin America and now in the Middle East. Watch live: The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a resolution regarding war powers against Iran The latest test in the GOP-controlled House will come on Thursday after the Senate voted against a Democratic measure to limit Trump, at least in theory, in the US-Israel war against Iran. Like many of his…

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Watch the live broadcast: The Senate returns to the Department of Homeland Security funding bill as the US-Israeli war on Iran escalates

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✨ Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: John Thune,Kristi Noem,senate,U.S. Department of Homeland Security 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are bringing up the war in Iran and the possibility of retaliatory terrorist attacks as they canvass for votes Thursday on a Department of Homeland Security funding bill. Watch the Senate live in the video player above. The House actually approved a Department of Homeland Security spending bill in January, but it stalled in the Senate as Democrats insisted on changes to immigration enforcement operations after the shooting death of ICU nurse…

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Watch a live broadcast: The Republican Party in the Senate votes on the war powers resolution after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran

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🔥 Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,Donald Trump news,iran attacks,senate,war powers ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted Wednesday against an effort to stop President Donald Trump's war against Iran, showing early support for a conflict that has spread rapidly across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy. Watch the live stream in the video player above. The legislation, known as the War Powers Resolution, failed by a vote of 47 to 53. It gave lawmakers a chance to demand congressional approval before carrying out any further attacks.…

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WATCH: The head of the IRS testifies at a House hearing as the April tax deadline approaches

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🚀 Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,Frank Bisignano,internal revenue service,taxpayer data ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the IRS largely declined to answer questions about recent illegal disclosures of taxpayer data when lawmakers questioned him at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, saying it happened before the start of his term. Watch the full session in the video player above. IRS CEO Frank Bisignano faced the House Ways and Means Committee to talk about the progress the agency has made in serving taxpayers as the 2026 tax season is…

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Primary elections in key states begin to form midterm matches

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🚀 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: midterms,Vote 2026 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: The midterms are underway in earnest with primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. There was some confusion at the polls, and the results led to harsh words, some unrest and more questions about the election yet to come. Jeff Bennett reports. Jeff Bennett: The midterm elections kicked off in earnest with contests in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas yesterday. There was some confusion at the polls, and the results led to harsh words, some unrest and more questions about the…

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Senator Katie Britt says Trump has the authority to “finish the job” in Iran

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🚀 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: alabama,Donald Trump news,Iran,iran war,Israel,Katie Britt ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Jeff Bennett: For perspective on how Congress is assessing the unfolding situation in the Middle East, we're joined now by Republican Senator Katie Britt of Alabama.Senator Katie Britt, welcome to the show. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL): Thank you Jeff. I appreciate you all having me. Jeff Bennett: The Senate this evening rejected a war powers resolution that would limit the president's ability to strike Iran. It will require congressional approval. What was it about that that you found…

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The House Ethics Committee is investigating Texas Republican Rep. Gonzalez on allegations related to the case

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💥 Explore this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: house ethics committee,House of Representatives,texas,Tony Gonzales 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzalez, Republican of Texas, over allegations that include an affair with an aide. Read more: GOP Rep. Gonzalez enters the Texas primary battle to keep his job after allegations of an affair The committee's top Republican and Democratic members said in a joint statement that an investigative committee will look into whether Gonzalez engaged in sexual misconduct toward an employee…

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The White House officially nominates Kevin Warsh to be the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve

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💥 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: fed chair,Federal reserve,Kevin Warsh,trump nominees 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has formally nominated Kevin Warsh, a former senior Federal Reserve official, to be the next Fed chair when Jerome Powell's term ends in two months. Read more: What do economists think about Trump's choice of Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve? Warsh's nomination, initially announced on January 30, was advanced to the Senate on Wednesday, where it will be taken up by the Senate Banking Committee. However, the nomination may…

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House committee votes to subpoena Bondi to answer questions about the Epstein files

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✨ Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Department of Justice,epstein files,house oversight committee,jeffrey epstein,Pam Bondi 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions about the Justice Department's handling of files related to the sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Read more: Bondi clashed with lawmakers over the handling of the Epstein files. Here are 3 big takeaways Five Republicans joined Democrats to support the subpoena proposed by GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, a sign of continuing frustration among conservatives with the…

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