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House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday in moving to rip out a controversial measure that Senate Republicans snuck into the government funding package that allows them to sue the Justice Department for up to $500,000 over their phone records being seized.

The provision was quietly added to the government funding bill that ended the record-long shutdown and gave senators the ability to sue the Justice Department for each instance their office's data was subpoenaed without the required notification.

The late former Vice President Dick Cheney may have irked President Donald Trump one last time, as the MAGA leader plans to skip Cheney's funeral after being curiously left off the list of speakers.

Cheney was a strong critic of Trump, once calling him "the greatest threat" to the republic.

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Wednesday night that he has agreed to meet with the new "Communist mayor" of New York City, Zohran Mamdani.

"Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran 'Kwame' Mamdani, has asked for a meeting," Trump posted. "We have agreed that this meeting will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21st. Further details to follow!"

CNN legal expert Elie Honig flagged what he described as a "huge loophole" in the bill President Donald Trump just signed to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Trump announced late Wednesday night that he signed the Epstein Transparency Act, a bill that was sent to his desk with support from a veto-proof majority of lawmakers. The bill requires the government to release the records within 30 days, but Honig noted there is some language tucked into the legislation that could allow the administration to continue to stall.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) was banned from international congressional travel for three months following an alcohol incident during a delegation trip to Mexico, Punchbowl News reported on Wednesday.

"During an August trip to Mexico, Crenshaw was having drinks with a group of Mexican officials," reported Punchbowl's Andrew Desiderio. "One Mexican official cracked a crude joke that made a woman present uncomfortable. Crenshaw toasted the remarks."

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday evening in a lengthy Truth Social post that, after months of having opposed the bill and fruitlessly pressuring Republicans against it, the Epstein Files Transparency Act has been signed into law.

However, he took the opportunity to rant about every pet grievance under the sun, claiming the release of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files would hurt Democrats more than himself, and bragging about everything he believes his administration has accomplished since January.

A MAGA influencer melted down on Wednesday over comments Attorney General Pam Bondi made during a news conference about the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Bondi was noncommittal during the press conference about when the Department of Justice would release more of the Epstein files. She also said that the administration would "continue to follow the law with maximum transparency," though some analysts doubt that the administration has been forthcoming about the files.

Legal analysts and observers sneered at Trump administration officials who are now facing renewed contempt proceedings for their attempts to evade court orders banning them from carrying out deportation operations.

Federal Judge James Boasberg of Washington, D.C., said during a hearing on Wednesday that he is considering reviving contempt proceedings against the Trump administration over its efforts to deport immigrants to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison.

Another Democratic member of Congress faces possibly decades behind bars after President Donald Trump's Justice Department secured a federal indictment on charges of fraud and money laundering.

A federal grand jury in Miami indicted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and several co-defendants on charges of stealing federal disaster money, laundering the proceeds, and using the money to support her 2021 congressional campaign.

Federal judge James Boasberg of the District of Washington, D.C. plans to revive contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials who possibly defied his orders, according to a new report.

The Hill reported on Wednesday that Boasberg is reviving the proceedings after an appeals court "cleared the way." The proceedings had initially been paused as the appeals court mulled the charges against administration officials who attempted to deport people to El Salvador's infamous CECOT prison earlier this year.

For the second time in a week, a Republican state senator in Indiana was the victim of a swatting attack, as President Donald Trump threatens war on lawmakers in the state who defied his orders to re-gerrymander the congressional districts.

"State Sen. Dan Dernulc, R-Highland, said in a statement that local law enforcement officials were quick to recognize that the swatting attempt for what it was: a false report to law enforcement," reported the Indianapolis Star. In a statement, Dernulc said, "It is scary and shocking to me that someone would go so far to try to cause harm or fear to me or my family. I have always done my best to serve my community, be their voice, and work alongside them and my colleagues at the Statehouse to help make Indiana a great state. It is sad because of these efforts and work that I am villainized in some minds to the point of harmful retaliation."

Another one of President Donald Trump's government officials may be using Signal to conduct official business at the Department of Justice, according to a watchdog group.

American Oversight sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday, arguing that Ed Martin, who leads the DOJ's Weaponization of Government group, appears to be auto-deleting files using an app such as Signal. The watchdog group argued that Martin may be violating the Federal Records Act if this is the case.