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Wrap-up: Congress leaves for MLK Day with long January to-do list

Lawmakers face a rush after the MLK Jr. holiday to avert another partial government shutdown and respond to developments abroad.

Roll Call

AOC’s bill to ban deepfake AI porn passed the Senate. What’s taking the House so long?

ANALYSIS: The bill is a sign of Ocasio-Cortez’s growing influence within the Democratic caucus that once shunned her, writes Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

No-shows and holdouts define Johnson’s shaky majority

As their Republican majority shrinks, House leaders are banking on near-perfect attendance to pass funding bills and advance their agenda.

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Mike Johnson Warns Trump's Credit Card Plan Isn't 'Thought Through' Enough

House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed his doubts about the Trump administration's plan to cap credit card interest rates to 10% for a year.

International Business Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson dodges as Trump DOJ targets the Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell

Mike Johnson says ‘all of us need to reserve judgment’ on the investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

The Independent UK

Supreme Court sounds ready to back transgender athlete bans

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sounded ready to uphold bans on transgender girls competing in girls’ sports.

Roll Call

Mike Johnson Defends Trump DOJ's Probe Into Jerome Powell As Republicans Break Rank to Condemn Charges

House Speaker Mike Johnson defended the Trump administration's controversial decision to investigate Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.

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GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction

Some Republican lawmakers on Monday criticized the Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

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Democrats go all in on affordability in bid to turn voters against Trump

Party aims to turn tables after struggling to deal with criticisms about inflation during Biden presidency

The Guardian - US

ICE shooting sets up budget standoff before shutdown deadline as deeper reforms eyed. 'We must dismantle it and build it from the ground up again'

The federal government faces another shutdown deadline on Jan. 30.

Fortune

"Deputy speaker" and "so-called leader": How Mike Johnson and Hakeem Jeffries troll each other

The two leaders used to laud their positive working relationship. Those days are over.

Axios

White House signaled a domestic pivot, but Trump had other plans

President Trump has begun 2026 by again focusing heavily on foreign policy, but one Senate ally says he's focusing on domestic matters, too.

Roll Call

Over a dozen Republicans break with Trump, back Democratic bill to extend ACA subsidies

For Republican lawmakers, breaking with Trump is becoming less taboo.

Axios

US House breaks with Trump to revive Affordable Care Act subsidies

Seventeen Republicans join Democrats to pass a three-year extension of tax credits cutting ACA premiums

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The Independent UK

‘It’s about damn time’: 17 House Republicans break with Mike Johnson to extend Obamacare tax credits for three years

The 230-196 vote now sends the bill to the Senate, where a bipartisan group is negotiating the final version

Roll Call

Overdue Jan. 6 plaque to get a temporary home

After years of delay over a plaque honoring police officers, senators sidestep the House, telling the Architect of the Capitol to hang it on their side.

The Independent UK

Date set for Trump to give State of the Union address to Congress

House Speaker Mike Johnson has invited the president to give the annual address to Congress on Tuesday February 24

The Independent UK

Even Republicans aren’t onboard with Trump’s Greenland saber rattling

Analysis: Mike Johnson says nobody in Congress is talking about military action. Thom Tillis is calling Stephen Miller’s comments ‘amateur hour,’ Eric Garcia reports from Capitol Hill

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The Independent UK

Mike Johnson says ‘nobody’ is talking about military action in Greenland - despite Trump saying it was an option

Trump has repeatedly talked about the United States taking over Greenland despite criticisms from Denmark

Roll Call

Trump’s State of the Union to happen in February - Roll Call

President Donald Trump is expected to address Congress for his first official State of the Union Address of his second term sometime in February.

The Independent UK

Trump-Greenland latest: Rubio to meet Danish officials next week after refusing to rule out military action

The US said Trump ‘retains the option’ to use the military to take over Danish territory

Axios

Trump puts Mike Johnson in a bind on health care

Many Republicans see health care as a losing issue for the party.

The Guardian - US

Republicans silent and Democrats incensed on fifth anniversary of US Capitol attack

Democrats hold hearing to examine impact of January 6, while protesters commemorate attack on Capitol grounds

Latin Times

Lawmakers Split After Classified Briefing on U.S. Military Role in Maduro's Capture: 'The Plan for Running Venezuela Is Vague'

Senior members of Congress emerged sharply divided from a classified briefing on the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

International Business Times UK

Furious Congressman Claims Trump Team Lied Straight To Congress Over Venezuela Plot

Senior US lawmakers say Trump officials misled Congress before a surprise Venezuela operation captured Maduro, sparking constitutional and geopolitical controversy.

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