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House conservatives skeptical as Senate deal sacrificing DHS spending reached: 'Non-starter'
House conservatives are expressing skepticism as Senate Democrats and the White House announce a deal has been reached to fund the government without a long-term DHS funding bill.
The resolutions now head to the House for a full vote.
The House Oversight Committee voted to hold bothBill Clinton and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after they failed to appear to testify in a probe involving Jeffrey Epstein.
The House voted to repeal a Senate GOP measure allowing lawmakers to sue the government for $500K, attaching it to a funding bill that could keep the government open.
Republicans on the committee have been seeking to question the Clintons as part of a probe into the government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The vote sends the matter to the full House.
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House committee takes first step to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress in Epstein probe
The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that, if successful, could send the Clintons to prison in a dispute over compelling them to testify before the House Oversight Committee.
After making historic inroads with Hispanic voters, the Republican Party is going all in on winning the Latino vote in hopes of retaining its majority this midterm election.
WASHINGTON — A House committee voted on a bipartisan basis Wednesday to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress, teeing up a full vote in two weeks’ time in the lower chamber that could result in criminal charges.
The Senate has put Congress on path to stave off another prolonged government shutdown, approving a major spending deal struck with the White House that only temporarily funds the Department of Homeland Security to allow for long-term negotiations on federal immigration enforcement.