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• Picking the right fight: Congressional tensions rise in wake of Minnesota ICE-involved shooting - Democratic divisions emerge over ICE appropriations following Minnesota shooting. Progressive lawmakers push for defunding while leadership resists.
• House Republicans defend ICE agent in fatal shooting, say use of force was justified - Republicans defend ICE agent in Minnesota shooting of Renee Nicole Good, saying agent responded to threat.
• US move on Venezuela sparks Taiwan comparisons as lawmakers debate China threat - Rep. Gregory Meeks warns China sees opportunity to justify Taiwan aggression by pointing to U.S. military action in Venezuela. House Foreign Affairs Committee members debate differences.
• Hoyer won't seek re-election, says House has strayed from founders' vision - Steny Hoyer announces retirement from Congress, joining former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in leaving office as the 86-year-old Democrat warns about House polarization.
• House GOP spending bills pack billions in earmarks, sparking backlash from fiscal hawks - Spending bills include over 3,000 earmarks, totaling $6.5 billion and drawing conservative criticism despite bipartisan support.
• Dem Rep. Steny Hoyer, 86, to announce retirement after career spanning four decades - Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer expected to announce retirement from Congress after four decades of service, ending a historic career as second-ranking Democrat.
• JASON CHAFFETZ: Democrats turned our treasury into a ‘piggy bank for fraudsters’ - Minnesota's social services fraud under Gov. Tim Walz reaches $9 billion as Democratic policies create systematic vulnerabilities that attracted global criminals.
• 'You have failed': Comer clashes with Democrat as Minnesota fraud probe sparks shouting match - Reps. James Comer and Summer Lee engage in heated exchange during House Oversight Committee hearing examining Minnesota daycare and medical fraud schemes.
• White House says Venezuela’s future 'dictated' by US as Trump embraces ‘American dominance’ - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the U.S. is in "close correspondence" with interim Venezuelan authorities following the toppling of the Maduro regime.
• GOP lawmaker moves to award congressional medal for journalist who exposed Minnesota fraud - Journalist Nick Shirley uncovered Minnesota fraud operations that allegedly cost the state up to $9 billion, prompting Rep. Eli Crane to propose congressional recognition.