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  "path": "/2026/04/24/congress-has-become-almost-totally-irrelevant/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T09:30:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://prospect.org",
  "tags": [
    "Politics",
    "Budget",
    "budget reconciliation",
    "CBP",
    "Congress",
    "Democrats",
    "DHS",
    "Donald Trump",
    "Executive Power",
    "filibuster",
    "ICE",
    "John Thune",
    "Mike Johnson",
    "Republicans",
    "Russell Vought",
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    "Congress Has Become Almost Totally Irrelevant",
    "The American Prospect"
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  "textContent": "The way Republicans are managing the Department of Homeland Security budget shows that Congress is now just something to work around.\n\nThe post Congress Has Become Almost Totally Irrelevant appeared first on The American Prospect.",
  "title": "Congress Has Become Almost Totally Irrelevant"
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