The possible federal indictment of former President Donald Trump over his handling of government documents after he left office is teeing up a battle over funding for the Justice Department and FBI. 

As lawmakers turn their attention to annual spending bills to fund federal law enforcement agencies, Trump allies, led by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, have threatened to cut Department of Justice and FBI funding if those federal law enforcement agencies target Trump.

Jordan in April said lawmakers would have to possibly “limit funds going to some of these agencies,” while Trump ally Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., suggested Congress reform the FBI in “a major way.” Read Full Story

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House lawmakers, troubled by an onslaught of Biden administration regulations that are crushing businesses and angering consumers, will vote on legislation that would give Congress the final say over major rules issued by the executive branch.

The planned vote in the Republican-led House follows an aggressive regulatory push by the Biden administration to advance the president’s agenda without opposition from Congress or the public. 

Dozens of regulations have been implemented and dozens more are under consideration. That includes proposals that would effectively end the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles and force popular home appliances from the market, among them many models of gas stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, and washing machines. Read Full Story

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Conservative Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says he will force the Senate to vote this week on cutting total federal spending by 5 percent in each of the next two years, a proposal that could put popular programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act under scrutiny.  

Paul told reporters Tuesday that he would insist on a vote on his amendment in exchange for yielding back time on the Senate floor and giving leaders a chance to pass the debt-limit bill before the nation faces default next week. 

Paul’s proposal, which he is calling a “conservative alternative” to the deal negotiated by President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy, poses an uncomfortable vote for Senate Republicans, one which it divides their conference. Read Full Story 

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