Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill Wednesday to bar the Justice Department’s (DOJ) new $1.776 billion compensation fund to be used for payouts to those who claim to have faced weaponization at the hands of the government.
The “No Taxpayer-Funded 5 Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026” would bar the use of any federal funds to back the settlement and would also create new restrictions on payouts generally, including barring anyone convicted of rioting at the Capitol on Jan. 6 from receiving funds.
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Former prosecutor charged with emailing herself Jack Smith report, disguising it as cake recipe
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A former federal prosecutor was indicted for emailing herself an unreleased volume of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report into President Trump, according to charging documents unsealed Wednesday.
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House adopts changes to landmark housing bill, sending it back to Senate
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The House on Wednesday passed a resolution to make changes to a Senate-passed landmark housing bill, sending it back to the upper chamber where its future is unclear.
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RFK Jr. fires 2 leaders of preventive services task force
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired the two leaders of an influential panel that determines which preventive medical services insurers must cover for free.
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GOP reconciliation bill to fund ICE, Border Patrol advances to Senate floor
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Senate Republicans advanced a budget reconciliation bill on Wednesday that would fund immigration agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through 2029, teeing up the possibility for votes on the floor as soon as this week.
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Raúl Castro charged with murder by Justice Department amid Trump threat to invade Cuba
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The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging former Cuban President Raúl Castro with murder Wednesday, a move that coincides with the country’s independence day and a threat from President Trump to invade the island.
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Trump orders banks to more closely examine customers’ citizenship
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President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that requires banks to more closely examine the citizenship status of its customers, as his administration works to uphold a campaign promise to crack down on those living in the country illegally.
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Jeffries, CBC amplify calls for athletes to boycott SEC over Southern redistricting
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Black Democrats on Capitol Hill are amplifying their calls for Black athletes to boycott state universities in the South, saying those schools have done nothing to fight the Republican gerrymandering that’s led to the elimination of majority-minority districts.
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Trump: ‘We have Cuba on our mind’
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President Trump on Wednesday told reporters that the administration has Cuba “on our mind” following the Justice Department’s charging of former Cuban President Raúl Castro with murder.
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