Month: January 2025
January 29, 2025
Politics
House Republicans leave Florida retreat with little guidance on how to pass Trump’s agenda: ‘Everything’s up in the air’
House Republicans are leaving their issues retreat in Florida with a lot of big questions still unanswered about their agenda. House Republicans are leaving their issues retreat in Florida...
January 29, 2025
Congress
Supporters and opponents of RFK Jr. pack hearing room
Supporters and opponents of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. packed the halls of the Senate building where the Finance Committee is vetting him this morning to lead the Department of...
January 29, 2025
Congress
Mark Kelly talks slow-moving Congress: ‘The ship would never leave’
Mark Kelly talks slow-moving Congress: 'The ship would never leave' lead image
January 29, 2025
Congress
Dems urge Rubio to rescue a refugee program he once supported
Congressional Democrats are appealing to Marco Rubio to restart refugee resettlement services — something the new Secretary of State supported as a Republican senator from Florida — after the...
January 29, 2025
Congress
Full interview with Sen. Mark Kelly | Playbook The First 100 Days: Immigration
Full interview with Sen. Mark Kelly | Playbook The First 100 Days: Immigration lead image
January 29, 2025
Congress
Democrats highlight RFK Jr.’s past support for abortion rights
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee hit on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments in support of abortion rights during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to lead the Department of...
January 29, 2025
Politics
Why is RFK Jr.’s voice raspy? All about spasmodic dysphonia
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s raspy voice was on full display when his high-stakes confirmation hearing got underway Wednesday -- as lawmakers grilled President Trump’s controversial pick to lead the US...
January 29, 2025
Health Care
Medicaid payment systems back online after outage
The outage came after the Trump administration on Monday ordered a sweeping pause on federal spending. States and lawmakers early Tuesday began reporting that portals across the country were...
January 29, 2025
Health Care
Kennedy tells senators he’s not against vaccination, despite past statements
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January 29, 2025
Congress
Senate committee advances Trump’s pick for AG
Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who represented the president during his first impeachment trial, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning in a party-line,...