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Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters while DOGE cuts wildfire support staff

Wildland firefighters will keep a four-year-old pay hike under a GOP-led spending bill signed by President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

The best flowering cherry trees for British gardens

Around 50 ornamental cherry varieties thrive in British gardens

The Independent UK

A guide to the best trees for glorious cherry blossom

Who needs to visit Japan when you can grow ornamental cherry trees at home?

The Independent UK

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GOP Rep. Simpson Calls For House Rules Panel Shake-Up

GOP Rep. Mike Simpson calls for replacing dissenting House Rules panel members over funding plan disagreement.

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Trump Nominates Matt Gaetz as Attorney General

Gaetz is a loyalist, and that's the only qualification Donald Trump needs.

Reason

An unusual choice for House Freedom Caucus leader takes reins - Roll Call

A senior Appropriations Committee member would have been among the last choices to lead the House Freedom Caucus at the time it was founded.

Roll Call

House eyes vote early next week on bipartisan CR - Roll Call

The House is gearing up to go first on a bipartisan stopgap funding package early next week after nailing down the particulars this weekend.

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Affordable EVs May Not Be Profitable: 'Just Not Realistic'

Analysts think economic headwinds are too harsh for future affordable EVs to drive any profits.

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Key results from primaries in Kentucky, Georgia, Oregon and Idaho - Roll Call

House primaries in Kentucky, Georgia, Oregon and Idaho settled intraparty battles and set matchups for November elections.

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Eight questions for elections in five states on Tuesday - Roll Call

Californians will replace a member who resigned in December, while primary voters in Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky and Oregon will pick nominees.

Roll Call

Cole considered early favorite to win House Appropriations gavel - Roll Call

Rep. Kay Granger's decision to step down early as chair of House Appropriations opens one of the most powerful jobs in Congress.

Roll Call

Jordan loses ground on second speaker ballot - Roll Call

Opponents of Rep. Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker gained ground Wednesday with a bigger margin voting against him on Wednesday.

Roll Call

Biden memo directs US agencies to restore 'healthy and abundant' salmon runs in the Northwest

President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to use all available authorities and resources to restore “healthy and abundant” salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin, a move that conservationists and tribes call a potential breakthrough

The Independent UK

How 'regrouping' Ginetta aims to consolidate its UK motorsport status

This was always going to be a far from straightforward year for Ginetta, a stalwart of the UK national racing scene.

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Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall

Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with many worried about whether they can avoid a partial government shutdown upon their return

Roll Call

Republicans agree to some changes to border bill for farmers - Roll Call

House Republican leaders have agreed to revise a border security package to address concerns over provisions on the E-verify system.

Roll Call

Biden administration threatens veto on GOP border security bill - Roll Call

The White House announced President Joe Biden would veto a Republican-led border security package if it passed Congress.

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GOP House appropriators say Interior must 'do more with less' - Roll Call

Republican members of a House appropriations subcommittee expressed support for the Interior Department's tribal programs Tuesday.

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Preserving wildlife and a way of life

Through an intersection of bipartisan interest and once-in-a-generation federal funding, we may finally have a chance to end the spiral toward extinction of salmon, orcas that feed on salmon and the cultures of tribal nations who consider the salmon their first food.

Tribune News Service

Rep. Kay Granger plans to seek reelection and is weighing waiver to keep leadership role on spending panel

WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, is planning to run for reelection and is considering whether to seek a waiver to remain the top Republican on the spending panel in the 119th Congress.

Roll Call

Term-limited Granger plans to seek reelection; weighing waiver - Roll Call

House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger is considering seeking a waiver to remain the top Republican on the panel in the next Congress.

The Independent UK

Two Republicans left House floor calling Ilhan Omar committee removal the ‘stupidest vote in the world’

Two conservative Republicans cricitised the House’s vote to remove Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Foreign Affairs Committee.

The Guardian - US

Ilhan Omar’s removal from panel was ‘stupidest vote’, says Republican – report

Ken Buck reportedly makes remark in Capitol Hill elevator as another Republican, Mike Simpson, agreed

Tribune News Service

This fatal deer disease was found in Idaho. Now, Congress wants to help fight it.

An omnibus spending bill passed by Congress late last year will supply funding to research and manage a fatal deer disease that was detected in Idaho for the first time last year.

Tribune News Service

Idaho farmers say they need this bill to hire workers. Senators likely killed it

For 27 years, Maria has worked on farms near the Oregon-Idaho state line. In that time she’s been confined to stay near her home in Oregon, and missed her brother’s funeral in California and family visits in Mexico.

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