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Zelenskyy is set to visit the U.S. as GOP opposition to Ukraine aid grows
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returns to the U.S. this week to extend his hand in Washington, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be at the front… Read More
![House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., supports bringing earmarks back with limits.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ap_20204629078581-c2a5584407fb36bdb356d5646b650ff4e2c5f468-scaled-e1607531338125-900x422.jpg)
Democrats Want To Bring Earmarks Back As Way To Break Gridlock In Congress
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Top House Democrats want to revive the spending practice that allows members to request money for specific projects. It has been effectively banned since 2011.
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House Will Vote To Formalize Impeachment Procedures In Ongoing Inquiry
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says the House will vote this week on a resolution outlining the process for the next steps in the inquiry into President Trump.
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, shown outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25, has been working on legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a rare shared priority with President Trump.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19206610678448-212c77ae84faf9f0c6892c49a1f2f15df80928d6-e1568903573727-900x422.jpg)
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Unveils Plan To Lower Prescription Drug Costs
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The House speaker has been privately working for months on legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a rare shared priority with President Trump.
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Congress Blocks Trump’s National Emergency Declaration To Build The Wall
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The resolution sets up the likely first veto confrontation between Congress and the White House since President Trump took office.
![One of the revived rules will bolster incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., against potential agitators in either party.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ap_18347623713688-37347cbd41f08f89e408b1bc38f150b7baa9558c-e1546449222887-900x422.jpg)
Democrats Unveil Changes To House Rules On Debt Ceiling, Ethics
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The new rules include automatically increasing the debt ceiling when a new budget is passed and setting up a committee on climate change.
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GOP Senators Unveil Competing Tax Overhaul
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The House and Senate bills are structurally similar, but they diverge on some major policies that could be hard to reconcile before the end of the year.