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Gary Martin

Review-Journal Washington Bureau
Phone: 202-662-7390

Gary Martin is the Washington correspondent for the Review-Journal covering Congress. He previously served as political and government editor for the San Antonio Express-News. He has worked at newspapers in Texas and Arizona. Martin received a journalism degree from Colorado State University.

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Congress looks to override Trump on wall funding

House lawmakers will again lock horns with President Donald Trump this week over his declaration of a national emergency to redirect Pentagon funds from military construction projects — including $97 million in Nevada — to build a border wall.

 
Trump budget gets cold reception from House panel

President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget calling for $4.7 trillion in spending landed with a thud Tuesday in the House Budget Committee where Democrats said the irresponsible blueprint calls for extreme cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and other programs.

Nevada lawmakers seek study of other uses for Yucca Mountain

Nevada lawmakers tried to create a new roadblock to transforming Yucca Mountain into a nuclear waste repository on Thursday by introducing bills in the House and Senate that would require the government to study alternative uses of the site.

House overwhelmingly passes broadened anti-bigotry measure

The move was seen as an effort to calm the wave of criticism unleashed over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s remarks criticizing Israel, which fractured the Democratic caucus and set off a furor that party leaders have struggled to contain.

Titus, other Democrats grill Homeland Security secretary

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen defended Trump administration immigration policies and the president’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, saying the situation is not a manufactured crisis.

Senate on verge of showdown with Trump over emergency declaration

A congressional showdown with President Donald Trump is looming as the Senate sets the stage for the first presidential veto with expected passage of a House-approved resolution to terminate his attempt to take funds from military projects to build a border wall.

Senate GOP breaks century-old tradition for circuit court nominees

Senate Republicans abandoned a century-old tradition and confirmed a circuit court appointee without the support of both home-state senators, a break in precedent that a Nevada senator said diminishes the prerogative of states in the judicial selection process.

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