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The White House mocked Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) in a social media post Friday, after the lawmaker criticized a federal immigration raid on a large cannabis farm in Southern California. The ...

Bill Kristol has had a change of heart. He is now opposed to the president sending alleged foreign enemies to rot in overseas prisons.

Bill Cassidy's proposal would establish a new fund to ensure the Social Security Administration doesn't reach its insolvency ...

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Trump proposed that Congress provide $11.3 billion for ICE, an increase over its current $10 billion. The FBI’s budget request is $10.1 billion; a reduction of $545 million and of at least 1,500 ...

Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the megabill's passage. Experts say it ...

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The agency could close the estimated $118 billion employment-tax gap, among others, and dedicate the money to the trust fund.

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