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_**\-AOC slapped with ethics complaint over**_ _**made to dance company**_

_**\-US judge orders Trump administration to pay 'unlawfully' restricted**_

_**\-**_ _**to the House voting to avoid a government shutdown today**_

11th hour plea
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Vice President JD Vance told House Republicans that putting a government funding bill up for a vote today was critical to President  keeping the lights on for his border security goals and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Two lawmakers present at the closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning said DOGE and the border were part of Vance's pitch to Republicans who were still undecided about the bill.

One lawmaker said Vance also signaled that future federal spending cuts could be on the table at a later date, a similar pitch House Freedom Caucus leaders have been making to fellow fiscal conservatives…



Speaker Mike Johnson welcomed Vice President JD Vance to House Republicans' conference meeting today (Getty/AP)

White House
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US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 7, 2025. US job growth steadied last month while the unemployment rate rose, a mixed snapshot of a job market hanging in the balance of quickly changing government policy. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)





World Stage
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Steve Witkoff, White House special envoy for the Middle East, center, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington on Thursday, March 6. (AP/Ben Curtis)



 U.S. continues to share data to protect Ukrainians against Russian strikes, despite intel pause: sources

 Video of Dems railing against past shutdowns unveiled by GOP





Left: US President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025; Right: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) (L) attends the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC (Left: WIN MCNAMEE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images; Right: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

 Dems threatening government shutdown over Elon Musk hate, Republicans say



Capitol Hill
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Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP)





Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP)







Steve Witkoff, White House special envoy for the Middle East, center, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington on Thursday, March 6. (AP/Ben Curtis) (AP)

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