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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) “terrible record” may have led to Senate Republicans’ poor midterm election results in November.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) declared $45 billion in aid to Ukraine “morally right” on Christmas Eve. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said on Wednesday that the “fight for Ukraine is the fight for Democracy itself” as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to address a joint session of Congress.

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement on Tuesday that the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill undermines border enforcement and misses a crucial opportunity to secure the border.

The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill creates a “Ukrainian Independence Park” in the heart of Washington, DC.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Congress on Wednesday, according to a report released on Tuesday. 

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said during a press conference on Tuesday that the “number one priority” for Republicans is to provide more aid to Ukraine. 

Outgoing Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) slipped $656 million worth of earmarks into the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.

Congressional appropriators dropped the $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page omnibus spending bill at 1:30 A.M. ET Tuesday, giving lawmakers days to read it before the government shuts down Friday.

Senate Democrat disagreements over the future headquarters of the FBI has delayed the release of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. 

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) decried the “unholy alliance” between establishment Democrats and Republicans, saying on Breitbart News Saturday that he could bring about “real change” by running for Indiana governor. 

Incoming House Republicans urged Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to nix plans to pass a $1.7 trillion omnibus bill and instead pass a short-term continuing resolution (CR), which would give a House Republican majority input on a longer-term spending bill Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

The Senate on Thursday passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which repeals the Biden administration’s military vaccine mandate.

Incoming House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to big tech companies demanding documents relating to their censorship practices.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Jonathan Thompson, the CEO of the National Sheriffs’ Association, discussed the border human rights “train wreck” on Blackburn’s Unmuted with Marsha podcast.

A Bahamas judge on Tuesday denied disgraced former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried bai, and he will be remanded to custody, according to reports. 

Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried whined about the loss of his net worth and blamed others for the collapse of FTX in prepared testimony Tuesday to the House Financial Services Committee.

Incoming House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) said in a statement on Monday that the committee will fight the Biden administration’s move to grant Obamacare access to illegal aliens in Washington state.

John Ray, the current CEO of FTX, blamed the digital currency exchange’s collapse on “grossly inexperienced and unsophisticated individuals” who failed to implement any controls, in prepared testimony for the House Financial Services Committee. 

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) launched on Monday his bid to be the next governor of Indiana.

Congressional leaders are steadily moving towards a potential government funding deal as the government soon faces the prospect of a government shutdown. 

Incoming House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) called for arms to Ukraine to help destroy the Russian military as public officials have increasingly warned about the prospect of a “major war” between the West and Russia.

Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement that the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) should not be considered in a must-pass spending bill. 

Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of FTX, agreed on Friday to testify before the House Financial Services Committee under threat of a subpoena after a week of dodging.

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Thursday that controversial bills such as the Journalism Competition and Preservation (JCPA) should be considered “standalone” instead of being “crammed in” must-pass bills such as spending bills.

Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was slapped with a campaign finance complaint for alleged “serious violations” of election law as he said he made “dark money” contributions to Republicans and Republican groups during the 2022 primary season.

Vanguard, one of the primary asset managers, withdrew from the largest climate change alliance after facing increasing scrutiny of its hostility to the fossil fuel industry.

The National Association of Broadcasters lobbied for the JCPA’s inclusion in the NDAA despite the prospect of politicizing the funding authorization for the nation’s troops.

Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday questioned why some Republicans would work with Democrats to “destroy alternative media,” and urged Congress to strip the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act from the NDAA.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said today that former Twitter deputy general counsel Jim Baker was fired for allegedly suppressing info “important to the public dialogue.”

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said on Tuesday that the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), which he described as a “backroom” bailout for “big media,” should not be in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sobbed on Tuesday as the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), which she has led, might get cut from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called on Republican senators to filibuster the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) over congressional leadership’s move to latch the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) onto the bill. 

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) has remained silent on leftist calls to block the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, a bill that progressives contend would be a boon to media conglomerates and harm independent news outlets.

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) has remained silent on leftist calls to oppose the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), a bill that has been decried as benefitting media conglomerates and subverting independent news outlets.

Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, said on Monday that if disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried can do a “media rehabilitation tour,” then he can testify in front of the committee.