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- Reporter's Notebook: GOP rebels defy Trump as congressional grip continues to weaken across multiple votes - Five GOP senators broke ranks with Trump on Venezuela war powers, while 17 House Republicans backed Obamacare subsidies in recent votes.
- GOP eyes Venezuela's untapped oil wealth as Democrats sound alarm over taxpayer risk - Lawmakers are split on who will foot the bill for running Venezuela, a country flush with eye-popping oil reserves but an economy that's been reduced to a hollowed-out shell.
- Picking the right fight: Congressional tensions rise in wake of Minnesota ICE-involved shooting - Democratic divisions emerge over ICE appropriations following Minnesota shooting. Progressive lawmakers push for defunding while leadership resists.
- Key Republican negotiator details bipartisan Obamacare fix as abortion dispute remains sticking point - Healthcare plan from bipartisan senators would extend premium subsidies, add income caps, and offer health savings account option backed by President Donald Trump.
- GOP senator blocks Trump DHS nominees until Noem testifies before Senate - Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., made clear that the holds were not about the ICE-related shooting in Minnesota, but instead over two ignored invitations for the head of DHS to appear before the Senate.
- Trump blasts GOP war powers defectors, says they 'should never be elected to office again' - The war powers resolution will need another vote in the Senate before it becomes official. Still, the five defectors' rebellion served as a sharp rebuke.
- Senate Republicans eye reconciliation to address Minnesota fraud scandal - Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., signaled readiness for reconciliation as Republicans explore legislative response to Minnesota fraud investigation findings.
- Cruz demands impeachment of Boasberg and judge who sentenced Kavanaugh’s attempted assassin - Congress should impeach two federal judges for misconduct despite the rarity of such action, Senator Ted Cruz argued Wednesday, citing gag orders and a lenient sentencing decision.
- Sanders slams Trump's Venezuela strike after years of soft rhetoric on socialist strongmen - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., criticizes President Donald Trump's Venezuela strikes while calling Nicolás Maduro a dictator, marking a shift from his previous stance.
- Dem senator introduces bill to stop Trump from invading 'another country on a whim' over Greenland - Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., introduced new legislation to block President Donald Trump from invading Greenland after threats of military action.