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House Rules Committee Chair Tom Cole, R-Okla., listens on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Republicans push for more oversight of VA budget after projected funding shortfall

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La., regarding the impact of Hurricane Francine on the state of Louisiana. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP) **FILE**

FEMA director confirms employees avoided Trump homes, promises inspector general probe

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at meeting of the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., second from left, applauds with Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Richard Hudson, R-N.C., Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Speaker Johnson sees ‘no daylight’ between Trump, House GOP

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

The late-day sun shines on the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

Transgender bathroom fight comes to Capitol Hill

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Two Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22B Ospreys fly low and fast in formation on a training range named the Hornet at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Tara Copp)

The Osprey’s safety issues spiked over five years and caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly it

By Tara Copp, Kevin Vineys and Aaron Kessler - Associated Press

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Vance to bring Trump nominees to Capitol Hill for meetings with senators

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. Collins didn't vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and told reporters Friday, July 12, 2024, that she intends to write in former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's name on the ballot in November. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Appropriators, conservatives clash on punting government funding decisions to Trump administration

By Lindsey McPherson and Alex Miller - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks following a briefing by federal, state, and local officials in St. Pete Beach, Fla., during a tour of areas affected by Hurricane Milton, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Biden asks Congress for $100B to fund disaster recovery

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Broken Medicare health care system illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Congress must begin fixing broken Medicare physician payment system

By Brian Darling

House Republican leaders, from left, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, arrive to tout Republican wins and meet with reporters on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Congress returns to work this week to begin what is known as a lame-duck session — that period between Election Day and the end of the two-year congressional term. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Johnson backs temporary funding bill until Republicans take control of Congress

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House panel on Chinese Communist Party threats survives into new Congress

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The Capitol is pictured, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

What to know about the congressional push to expand some Social Security benefits

Associated Press

President Joe Biden talks with his son Hunter Biden as he arrives Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

51 Biden laptop deniers in danger of losing security clearances; letter falsely accused Russia

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Tulsi Gabbard arrives before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump selects Gabbard to oversee intelligence gathering

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Paying taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Trump should revisit the flat tax plan

By Cal Thomas