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House Republicans continued to demand better data from the Biden administration regarding the prevalence and effectiveness of telework at federal agencies.

Daily on Defense: Zelensky walks fine line, Ukraine wants seven more Patriots, McConnell admits Ukraine aid ‘took too long,’ Blinken in Middle East seeking hostage deal

Daily on Defense: US plans $6 billion more for Ukraine, Russia presses advantage, Blinken meets Xi, Gaza pier construction starts, Navy gets new submarine

Hardline conservatives opposed the bills without more legislation to harden the southern border. And some progressives wanted more protections for Palestinians.

WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans are on opposite sides of the heated tug of war over whether Congress sends aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia.

House Speaker Mike Johnson lost 55 Republicans—more than 25% of the GOP conference—on a procedural vote to advance four foreign aid bills.

Freedom win a Big One, at least for now

Lawmakers grilled Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during Tuesday's House and Senate hearings on the Biden administration's failed border security policies.

Rep. Michael Cloud left Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas stumbling during a hearing about the Department of Homeland Security's budget.

A group of 19 House Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to vote against a procedural move to begin debate on a bill to reauthorize the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers, throwing the intelligence tool’s authority into question. The procedural vote to advance Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) failed 193-228. The move…