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Veterans could be among the first to feel the pain of a debt default

Veterans funding could be affected by the two high-stakes showdowns in Washington right now: budget talks and the possible default on America's debt.

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Trump’s Hill backers often voted like DeSantis on entitlements - Roll Call

Trump’s has targeted DeSantis’ congressional votes that endorsed changes in seniors' benefits. Some Trump backers voted the same way, however.

Roll Call

Scope of COVID-19 funding cuts emerges as debt limit flashpoint - Roll Call

Democrats are jumping on the House GOP plan to recoup unspent pandemic aid in their debt limit bill, arguing it will harm veterans programs.

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Veterans health accounting move a new headache for appropriators - Roll Call

Debate over how how veterans funding should be provided, specifically aid to veterans exposed to toxins, is an early fiscal 2024 flashpoint.

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Illinois Rep. Mary Miller, 20 other hardliners gain power in deal to back Kevin McCarthy for speaker

“I look forward to working with the House Republican Conference to stop Joe Biden’s destructive, radical, leftist agenda,” Rep. Mary Miller said in a statement.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kevin McCarthy narrowly loses 14th House speaker vote in stunning setback

Republicans had placed their hopes in a deal with far-right detractors, but Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert thwarted that plan

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Still no House Speaker: Mary Miller, from downstate Illinois, emerges as hard-line McCarthy opponent

Illinois Republican Darin LaHood, a Kevin McCarthy backer involved in negotiations, told the Sun-Times on Wednesday night that “I believe we are making progress. The two sides are working diligently together.”

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Camp Lejeune amendment backers relent on NDAA vote - Roll Call

A move by Senate Republicans to cap attorney fees in suits over contamination at Camp Lejeune Marine base has slowed the annual defense bill.

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Federal lawsuit threatens validity of potentially tens of thousands of Illinois mail-in, military ballots

CHICAGO — A pending federal lawsuit, brought by a downstate Republican congressman and two GOP officials, could invalidate potentially tens of thousands of mailed general election ballots that are cast by Illinois voters, including military members serving overseas, and postmarked on or before this coming Election Day but received by…

Chicago Tribune

Redrawn Illinois congressional map gives most incumbents an election edge over newcomers, but issues such as economy, crime, abortion could also play a factor

CHICAGO — With the control of Congress up for grabs in this fall’s election, Democrats and Republicans can ill-afford to lose any House seats — and issues from the economy to abortion could help decide which way voters break in Illinois and elsewhere.

Chicago Tribune

Veterans Affairs to offer abortion counseling, abortions in cases of rape or incest

The VA will consider patients seeking abortion services on a case-by-case basis

The Independent UK

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 34

August 11, 2022

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GOP Main Street group unveils agenda for candidates

The centrist Republican Main Street Partnership agenda focuses on energy, jobs, supply chain issues, public safety and ‘freedom.’

Roll Call

Burn pits legislation nears finish line with House approval

The House has approved a significant expansion of health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Republican Mary Miller Trumps fellow GOP incumbent Rodney Davis in downstate congressional primary

Earlier in the evening, Davis in a statement conceded to Miller, with a nod to her biggest backer. “I’d like to congratulate Congresswoman Miller and President Trump on their victory tonight,” Davis said in a statement. “This was a hard-fought campaign, and I wish her the best.”

The Independent UK

Jon Stewart blasts Republicans for falling to get behind Biden’s war on toxins: ‘F*** that’

Rebuke follows Lauren Boebert’s outburst during State of the Union

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