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The New York Democrat blasted congressional Republicans after a string of embarrassing failures.
The party is showing voters a House leader who can’t count votes and a Senate leader incapable of swaying his conference to compromise.
Congress has done “absolutely nothing” to prevent future train derailments like the East Palestine disaster, said Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.).
Capitol police said there was no evidence a crime had been committed.
It's unclear if the Senate will pass the bill, with one Republican saying it “makes the president look good” by letting him “mail out checks before the election.”
The largest aid organization in war-torn Gaza is the "identical twin" of Hamas, one lawmaker said.
The House speaker said it is "absurd" to think he opposes the legislation as a way to help Donald Trump's election chances.
House Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good (R-Va.) says expanding the child tax credit is “incentivizing this illegal invasion.”
"I need to ask my staff," Florida Rep. Maria Salazar said as a reporter listed off times she bragged about getting money for her district that she opposed.
“CLOSE THE BORDER!” the former president demanded, as he tried to derail a bipartisan deal to make closing it easier.