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Marjorie Taylor Greene's path from MAGA powerhouse to sudden resignation

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She was once President Donald Trump’s most loyal Georgia warrior, the congresswoman who declared he won the 2020 election, fought fiercely for his policies and styled herself as the embodiment of his political movement.

Now U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is stepping down from office after a bitter political divorce with the man who once ...Read more

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from Congress

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who recently became the latest target of President Donald Trump’s ire, said she will resign from Congress after the new year.

Greene, a Georgia Republican, will leave with roughly a year left to serve in her third term in office. She has not said what she will do next, although she has a ...Read more

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from Congress

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who recently became the latest target of President Donald Trump’s ire, said she will resign from Congress after the new year.

Greene, a Georgia Republican, will leave with roughly a year left to serve in her third term in office. She has not said what she will do next, although she has a ...Read more

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January

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WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the one-time MAGA stalwart from Georgia who dramatically split with President Donald Trump in recent months, announced Friday evening that she will resign from the House in January.

“I’m going back to the people I love, to live life to the fullest as I always have, and look forward to ...Read more

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from Congress

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who recently became the latest target of President Donald Trump’s ire, said she will resign from Congress after the new year.

Greene, a Georgia Republican, will leave with roughly a year left to serve in her third term in office. She has not said what she will do next, although she has a ...Read more

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Trump no longer plans to punish NYC, will be 'cheering' for Mamdani after 'great' White House meeting

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During an extraordinarily cordial meeting at the White House on Friday, President Donald Trump showered New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani with compliments and vowed to be “a big help” to his incoming administration — sparking perhaps the most improbable bromance in American politics.

The sympatico tone was a shocking turnaround for...Read more

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Outside spending ramps up in special election for deep-red Tennessee seat

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WASHINGTON — A top Democratic super PAC is making a major investment into an upcoming Tennessee special election, seeking to make a statement ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

House Majority PAC, which has ties to House Democratic leadership, announced on Friday a $1 million investment across television and digital platforms to boost ...Read more

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Trump praises 'rational' Mamdani during warm Oval Office meeting, shifting tone

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday warmly welcomed one of America’s most powerful self-described democratic socialists to the Oval Office, saying he hopes New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has a “great” term that builds a safer and more affordable Big Apple — after harshly criticizing him for months.

“The better he does...Read more

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Trump no longer plans to punish NYC, will be 'cheering' for Mamdani after 'great' White House meeting

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President Donald Trump took off the table the possibility of slashing federal funding for New York and vowed to actually be “a big help” to the city after an extraordinarily cordial meeting with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday.

The sympatico tone marked a shocking turnaround for Trump, who has for months smeared ...Read more

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Pennsylvania Rep. Chrissy Houlahan says she is 'profoundly disappointed' in lack of support from GOP colleagues after Trump's sedition accusation

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U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, a Pennsylvania Democrat, said Friday she is “profoundly disappointed” in her Republican colleagues for not speaking up after President Donald Trump accused her and five other Democratic lawmakers of sedition.

Houlahan was one of six Democrats in Congress — all military veterans or members of the intelligence ...Read more

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Farmworkers sue Trump administration in California over threat to wages

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The United Farm Workers, along with more than a dozen farmworkers, are suing the Trump administration in California over a new Labor Department rule they argue will "undercut and adversely affect" wages paid to U.S. workers.

Eighteen farmworkers across the nation, along with the United Farm Workers of America and the UFW Foundation, filed the ...Read more

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Senate appropriators aim to unveil unreleased spending bills

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WASHINGTON — At least one of the Senate’s yet-to-be-unveiled fiscal 2026 appropriations bills could be released next week, even though lawmakers will be in their districts for the Thanksgiving recess.

There is a good chance the Senate will post its version of the Energy-Water bill, one of the four the Senate has not yet released, House ...Read more

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New Jersey special election for Sherrill's seat is set for April 16

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WASHINGTON — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday set the special election to complete his successor Mikie Sherrill’s unexpired House term for April 16, giving candidates a little over a week to gather signatures to appear on the primary ballot.

The primary for voters to pick party nominees in New Jersey’s 11th District is ...Read more

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US Rep. Mike Collins, chief of staff facing House ethics investigation

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia and his chief of staff are both under investigation by the U.S. House Committee on Ethics.

The committee on Friday said that the case against Collins, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, and Brandon Phillips had been referred to its members on Oct. 7. In it’s brief release, the committee ...Read more

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Trump split with Marjorie Taylor Greene fueled by his inconsistencies

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WASHINGTON — Marjorie Taylor Greene made her support for releasing the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse files known long before she became a member of Congress.

“Despite what the Fake News Media says, this isn’t a conspiracy theory,” she wrote in July 2020 Facebook post about the case. “I will do everything under my power to bring down any ...Read more

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Sen. Mark Kelly invokes Kirk murder in pushback against Trump 'sedition' cries

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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, pushed back Friday against President Donald Trump’s call for the arrest and potential “execution” of him and five other Democratic lawmakers over their call for military service members to defy illegal orders.

Invoking the recent murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Kelly called out Trump for ...Read more

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Rep. Nydia Velazquez won't seek reelection to deep-blue House seat

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NEW YORK — Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, has announced she won’t seek reelection in 2026 to her deep-blue congressional seat, ending a more than three-decade career in Congress for the trailblazing progressive lawmaker who was the first Puerto Rican woman ever elected to Congress.

Velazquez, affectionately dubbed “La Luchadora,” or ...Read more

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White House isn't giving up on AI regulations ban

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WASHINGTON — The White House is pushing for a moratorium on state artificial intelligence laws either in the annual defense policy bill or through an executive order directing the Justice Department to challenge state laws as unconstitutional or preempted by federal regulations.

But support for including a moratorium in the fiscal 2026 NDAA ...Read more

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Commentary: Trump's dangerous war on drugs

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In recent weeks, the Trump administration has waged war on suspected drug smugglers in the waters off Venezuela, blowing up boats of what he calls “narco-terrorists” — people accused of bringing fentanyl and other deadly drugs into the United States.

These military strikes have drawn deserved condemnation. First, President Donald Trump’...Read more

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In-state college tuition for California's undocumented students is illegal, Trump suit alleges

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The Trump administration filed a federal suit against California and its public university systems, alleging its practice of offering in-state college tuition rates to undocumented immigrants who graduate from California high schools is illegal.

The suit, which named Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, the University of California ...Read more

 

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