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The Hill reports: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation into California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) over their handling of demonstrations that broke out in the city this week over President Trump’s immigration policies. House Republicans requested that Newsom and Bass hand over all documents and …

Politico reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said ”every single person who was involved in manhandling Senator Padilla should be held accountable to the full extent of the law.” Tensions flared on the House floor between purple-district Reps. John Mannion (D-N.Y.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.). Mannion told Lawler to “shut up.” Later, Lawler [photo] posted on X telling Mannion to …

NBC News reports: The Republican-led House voted 214-212 on Thursday to pass a proposal from President Donald Trump to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved federal funding. The “rescissions” package would claw back $8.3 billion for foreign aid and $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding to NPR and PBS. It is part of an effort …

The Associated Press reports: Representative Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday won the Democratic Party’s nomination to run for governor of New Jersey, capping a hard-fought primary that featured a large field of prominent and well-funded candidates. With about 90 percent of the estimated vote reported, Ms. Sherrill, a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot who represents New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, was …

“I’m not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested. But he ought to be tarred and feathered, I’ll say that. He’s standing in the way of the administration of carrying out federal law. He is applauding the bad guys and standing in the way of the good guys. He is a participant, an accomplice.” …

ABC News reports: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to testify before a House panel on Tuesday, his first time on Capitol Hill since being sworn in five months ago and as questions swirl about the deployment of troops to Los Angeles as part of an immigration crackdown. During the hearing, Hegseth is widely expected to dodge many of the …

Just in via press release: Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) announced he will introduce legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to take severe action against those who assault law enforcement personnel, including ICE Agents or CBP officials. If enacted, the Curbing Offenses on Policing Services (COPS Act) would increase jail time and civil fines for assaulting a law enforcement …

NOTUS reports: Rep. Ted Lieu is co-chairing the Democratic Veterans Caucus with Reps. Pat Ryan and Chris Deluzio. As vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Lieu’s involvement also brings strong support from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the group said. There are already a few congressional military veteran caucuses, like the For Country Caucus, that are bipartisan, as well …

The New York Times reports: President Trump’s political team is encouraging Republican leaders in Texas to examine how House district lines in the state could be redrawn ahead of next year’s midterm elections to try to save the party’s endangered majority. The push from Washington has unnerved some Texas Republicans, who worry that reworking the boundaries of Texas House seats …

The Hill reports: Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) on Monday said he plans to resign from Congress after the House holds a final vote on the party’s “big, beautiful bill,” giving up his seat as well as his leadership post on the House Homeland Security Committee. Green said he has already lined up a job outside of Congress. “It is with …

NOTUS reports: The reconciliation bill has given Republicans a way to target abortion access in states that legally protect it: threatening their federal health care funding. House Republicans added a last-minute provision to their reconciliation bill via a manager’s amendment that would block certain Affordable Care Act funds from going to state health plans that cover abortion services. There are …

“It’s tragic to see what’s happening in L.A. I spent 20 years in the military. I fought in two wars. I fought to give people the freedom to protest whatever the hell they want to. But what we’re seeing in L.A. are not advocates. We’re seeing anarchists, and the president of the United States should absolutely put down the mob …

Fox News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News on Friday that Democrats pushing for ICE agents to unmask themselves are the same “people who mandated mask wearing for years in America” during the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson was asked by Fox News for his reaction as “some Democrats, including [House Minority] Leader [Hakeem] Jeffries, have suggested that the ICE …

Politico reports: Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) said in a since-deleted social media post on Friday it was “deeply troubling” that a Sikh man, whom she initially misidentified as Muslim, led a prayer on the floor of the House. Miller wrote on X that the man, Giani Surinder Singh, “should never have been allowed” to lead the prayer and called for …

Axios reports: House Republicans are expanding their investigation into President Biden’s health with a new tranche of requests to interview top White House aides, including former Chief of Staff Ron Klain and senior advisor Anita Dunn. In addition to Klain and Dunn, Comer sent letters requesting testimony from former deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed, senior advisor Mike Donilon and …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.7 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The CBO also estimates an increase of 10.9 million people without health insurance under the bill, including …

Politico reports: Private insurers and state officials are warning of utter chaos in the insurance markets if a last-minute change to the House GOP’s megabill survives in the Senate. The policy could lead to higher premiums for people who shop for plans on the Obamacare exchanges and cause massive turmoil for actuaries, and leave brokers and state officials with little …

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doubled down on his claim that there won’t be Medicaid cuts in Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” despite projections that millions of low-income individuals would lose health insurance as a result of the bill. Johnson, during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” pushed back on independent projections that the bill would lead to …

Axios reports: The massive Republican budget bill working its way through Congress has mostly drawn attention for its tax cuts and Medicaid changes. But it would also take steps to significantly roll back coverage under the Affordable Care Act, with echoes of the 2017 repeal-replace debate. The bill that passed the House before Memorial Day includes an overhaul of ACA …

Just in via press release: Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today introduced the Make Autorail Great Again Act to block all federal funding to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) until it officially changes its name to the “Washington Metropolitan Authority for Greater Access” (WMAGA) and renames the Metrorail the “Trump Train.” “WMATA has received billions in federal assistance over …