Saturday

19-04-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Jeffries calls for firing Hegseth over war plans group chat

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be fired over using a group Signal chat to discuss war plans. "His behavior shocks the conscience,...

House to vote on a second bill dealing with federal judges

Republican leaders are aiming to bring legislation adding more federal judges to a House vote during the week of April 7, according to two people who were granted anonymity...

4 dynamics to watch amid Signal chat leak fallout

In a new video, Capitol Hill Bureau Chief and Senior Washington Columnist Rachael Bade discusses the big question on everyone’s minds at the White House right now: Is President...

Will Democrats finally get a shot at taking out Susan Collins?

Captain Ahab had Moby Dick. Wile E. Coyote had Road Runner. Senate Democrats have Susan Collins. Even as ticket-splitting rates have plummeted, Collins has stymied all previous Democratic attempts...

Jasmine Crockett called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ‘Governor Hot Wheels’

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) mocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his wheelchair in remarks that circulated online Tuesday, drawing sharp condemnation from Republicans. “Y'all know we got Governor Hot...

Trump tells Senate GOP he wants a debt limit increase in his tax bill

President Donald Trump wants the debt ceiling dealt with in the party-line package to enact his sweeping domestic agenda, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso told reporters Tuesday. The issue,...

Schumer should ‘of course’ remain as top Senate Democrat, Pelosi says

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Tuesday Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer should "of course" remain in his leadership amid a backlash in the party to the New Yorker's...

House GOP will hear from Wall Street deficit hawk as lawmakers struggle over tax cut costs

Ray Dalio, a billionaire investor who repeatedly has warned about America’s unsustainable debt trajectory, will brief House Republicans on Tuesday morning, at the invitation of Budget Chair Jodey Arrington...

Johnson sets expectations on judicial impeachments

Speaker Mike Johnson at a Tuesday morning GOP Conference meeting tempered expectations on impeaching judges, said three people with direct knowledge of his remarks, granted anonymity to share details...

Capitol agenda: GOP defends Waltz after war plans group chat

Congressional Republicans are furious about senior Trump administration officials using a group chat to discuss war plans. But they’re not calling for anyone’s head. Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in...