Rules committee articles
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House Rules Committee passes foreign aid bills with Democratic support, rule vote heads to floor
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Late Thursday night, the House Rules Committee passed a series of foreign aid bills out of committee using Democratic support, in a sign that Republicans in the chamber will need to rely on Democrats to pass the legislation. Three Republicans – Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Ralph Norman of
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Rules for the Proposition A committee still in the works after Houston City Council’s first meeting
Some council members are still concerned the committee takes away from the power voters gave them. An unofficial draft of rules was available for the public to see during the first committee meeting.
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Courts have no jurisdiction over nat. security committee, judges rule amid Jimmy Lai’s bid to challenge foreign lawyer ban
A Hong Kong court has upheld a lower judge’s decision that the city’s courts do not have jurisdiction over the national security committee, effectively barring media mogul Jimmy Lai from challenging the government after it forbid him from hiring a British lawyer for his trial. Three Court of Appeal judges sided with the High Court […]