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The House passed legislation on Thursday that requires the District of Columbia to comply with all federal immigration laws, the first step to codifying a piece of President Donald Trump’s wider agenda to make Washington “safe and beautiful” again.
At least two Republicans said they were unaware of provisions in the bill they oppose, while Freedom Caucus demanded steeper cuts.
A group of six bipartisan lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would repeal sanctions on Syria, giving a boost to White House efforts to lift restrictions on the country after the fall of President Bashar Al-Assad.
GOP Rep. Mark Green, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, announced Monday that he intends to leave Congress after the House votes again on President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package.
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Meanwhile, GOP leaders have given no indication of when — or whether — they will hold a vote on a bipartisan, Trump-backed bill to fix a hole Congress created in the city's budget.
The measure comes after New York City Mayor Eric Adams attempted to expand cooperation with ICE and roll back some sanctuary policies this year.
House members voted 214 to 212 on Thursday to codify spending cuts put forward by the Department of Government Efficiency, the cost-cutting initiative started by Elon Musk. Four Republicans and all Democrats present voted “no”.
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The Republican tax bill approved by the House would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually