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NEW: Trump Admin Moves Against Dem Rep. After Explosive Remark About Natl Guard Shooting

The Trump administration pounced Thursday after a top House Democrat appeared to downplay the murderous shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington amid a sharp clash during a Homeland Security hearing. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, initially referred to the November shooting as an

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Health Care Bill Introduced in House After Senate Rejects 2 Attempts to Deal With Expiring Subsidies

A House Republican introduced a health care bill on Dec. 12 aimed at making insurance more affordable and transparent for Americans, following the Senate’s failure to advance two dueling bills that addressed the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. The “Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act,” introduced by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), would allow

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20 States Sue Trump for Imposing $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visas

California, Massachusetts, and 18 other states filed a lawsuit Friday against President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions. “President Trump’s illegal $100,000 H-1B visa fee creates unnecessary—and illegal—financial burdens on California public employers and other providers of vital services, exacerbating labor shortages in key sectors,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in