Sunday

19-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

The House GOP’s Medicaid holdouts are coming around

Some of the House Republicans who have doubted Speaker Mike Johnson's budget plan said Monday night that they’re more inclined to support the blueprint after GOP leaders ruled out...

Government funding deal ‘very close’ as negotiations hinge on Trump power struggle

The fight over curbing President Donald Trump’s ability to freeze cash is now the make-or-break dispute as leading lawmakers close in on a deal to avert a government shutdown...

Cory Mills continues to refute allegations of assault

Rep. Cory Mills continues to push back against allegations he assaulted a woman last week. In an interview at the Capitol on Monday evening, Mills emphasized that both he...

Winning over budget holdouts ‘won’t be that difficult,’ Arrington says

House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington said Monday he is not expecting substantial alternations to the fiscal blueprint he muscled through his committee earlier this month as Republicans try to...

Democrats plot difficult votes for Energy and Commerce Republicans

The House Energy and Commerce Committee will on Tuesday adopt its oversight plans for the new Congress — and Democrats might make it all about Medicaid. Members of the...

Jordan uses first subpoena of new Congress to target Biden admin

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan subpoenaed the FBI for a trove of new materials related to the Biden administration’s activities, including investigations around the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and...

Still the ‘plan’ to hold budget plan vote this week, Johnson says

Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday it's still his "plan" to clear his budget plan on the House floor this week despite mounting skepticism from key holdouts who could foil...

White House to host weekly tax discussions with congressional leadership

Top congressional Republicans will be huddling with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House for weekly discussions on how to advance President Donald Trump’s tax agenda, according to...

House Democrats are ramping up their attacks on the GOP agenda

House Democrats are sharpening their attacks on the Republican policy agenda ahead of an expected Tuesday budget vote, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries laying out a plan for pushback...

Capitol agenda: Johnson’s make-or-break budget week

Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't yet have the votes to get his budget plan approved on the House floor. He’s barreling ahead anyway. Johnson is looking to move the budget...