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House panel advances three major bills after marathon hearing, but fate on floor uncertain

Republican leaders snapped the House out of a state of limbo caused by GOP infighting as the House Rules Committee advanced an ambitious slate of high-profile, must-pass bills on Tuesday evening — tacking on two major sweeteners to appease corn-state Republicans and hardline conservatives. The panel, after a marathon hearing that stretched over two days……

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Senate Republicans block measure to stop Trump from attacking Cuba

Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to defeat a resolution sponsored by Senate Democrats to stop President Trump from launching military operations against Cuba without authorization from Congress. The resolution sponsored by Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) would block Trump from using military force to topple Cuba’s regime, something that Democrats……

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Stalemate on a deal with Iran

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Stalemate on a deal with Iran The Trump administration continues to pour cold water on a reported proposal by Iran that would end the two-month conflict with the U.S. and Israel and reopen the Strait of……

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