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The Byrd Rule excludes non-budgetary measures from being included in a reconciliation bill. By Joseph Lord and Jackson Richman6/3/2025Updated: 6/3/2025With the “One Big Beautiful Bill” pending before the Senate, several provisions may be stripped out in what is known as a “Byrd Bath.”The Byrd Rule, named for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), restricts reconciliation bills, like the one the congressional GOP is looking to pass, to deal with matters related to the budget.

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The offices of diversity and women’s issues are on the chopping block as the department streamlines. 5/29/2025Updated: 5/29/2025The State Department may soon say goodbye to its Office of Diversity and Inclusion and its Office of Global Women’s Issues. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May 29 that he has sent Congress a plan to reorganize the department as part of an effort to cut bureaucracy and wasteful spending. Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times.

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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser called for Americans to denounce anti-Semitism in all its forms. 5/29/2025Updated: 5/29/2025WASHINGTON—The Capital Jewish Museum reopened on May 29, more than a week after the fatal shooting of two Israeli diplomats outside the venue. The reopening featured a 48-minute program with speakers such as District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser. Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times.

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Nancy Marks was also ordered to pay more than $178,000 in restitution. 5/28/2025Updated: 5/28/2025The former campaign treasurer for George Santos was sentenced on May 28 to three years of probation for taking part in a fraud conspiracy tied to the former New York congressman’s campaign finances.

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‘It’s not a warning. I said, “I don’t think it’s appropriate [to conduct strikes on Iran],”’ the president says. 5/28/2025Updated: 5/28/2025President Donald Trump said on May 28 that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to conduct military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and capabilities so that there could be more time for the United States to reach a nuclear deal with the regime. “Well, I'd like to be honest, yes, I did. Next question, please.