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Benjamin S. Weiss
Benjamin S. Weiss covers Congress for Courthouse News Service. Before joining CNS, he covered the nuclear power industry, the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with a focus on spent nuclear fuel and power plant decommissioning. He is a graduate of the American University in Washington. Senator Chuck Schumer calls him 'mustache.'
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Trump claims ‘irrefutable’ evidence of foreign compromise of voter rolls
In a primetime speech, the president renewed calls to crack down on noncitizens voting and again urged Congress to pass his politically dubious voter ID legislation.
‘Sounds like gender-affirming care’: Lawmakers react to Pentagon’s testosterone treatments for troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Wednesday that the military would offer testosterone testing and replacement therapy for certain service members in a push to optimize their “natural capabilities."
Blanche struggles to win Republican support at Senate confirmation hearing
Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee wasted no time grilling Trump’s attorney general pick over the Justice Department’s controversial “anti-weaponization” fund and his handling of the Epstein files.
AG nominee Blanche told top Democrat he ‘made a mistake’ with $1.8B anti-weaponization fund
President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, where he’s expected to face bipartisan scrutiny for his role in the controversial fund.
Congress mum as ICE pumps brakes on vehicle stops after Maine shooting
Federal agents have reportedly been instructed to halt vehicular stops just a day after immigration officers shot and killed a 26-year-old man in his car during enforcement operations in Maine.
Justices make rare personal plea to Congress for more security funding
Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett highlighted increased threats to their personal safety as they justified the Supreme Court’s $228 million budget request for the upcoming fiscal year.
Lindsey Graham's sister picked to take over Senate seat
The South Carolina Republican and staunch Trump ally died suddenly over the weekend, and his sister has vowed to carry on his work on Capitol Hill.
Trump signals veto for bipartisan housing bill
The president bucked weeks of insistence from congressional Republicans that he would ultimately sign the housing affordability plan, saying he would not approve it just hours before a legal deadline.