Saturday

18-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Swing-district Republicans are questioning Mike Johnson’s budget

Conservatives are no longer the only concern for House GOP leaders.

Fiscal hawks tweak House Republicans’ party-line framework

Members of the House Freedom Caucus have succeeded in modifying the budget plan GOP leaders are using to set up their party-line package to deliver on President Donald Trump’s...

House Republicans advance their budget after appeasing hard-liners

The House Budget Committee adopted a budget resolution Thursday as GOP leaders work to unlock the power to enact major Republican priorities along party lines.

Murkowski introduces bill to rename mountain Denali — countering Trump’s executive order

Sen. Lisa Murkowski rolled out legislation on Thursday to formally rename North America’s highest mountain as Denali — officially countering President Donald Trump's executive order to rename it Mount...

Mitch McConnell’s party of one

The former Senate GOP leader is lonely in opposition to key Trump nominees.

Commerce pick Lutnick clears key procedural hurdle

Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Commerce — and implement the president's sweeping trade and tariff agenda — is set for a full Senate confirmation vote in...

Brooke Rollins confirmed as USDA chief

The Senate voted 72-28 on Thursday to confirm Brooke Rollins’ nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. All Republicans agreed to pass Rollins, but more Democrats voted against...

RFK Jr.’s plans could make Musk’s look small

The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary on a mostly partly-line vote Thursday.

Senate panel votes ‘yes’ on Trump’s pick to lead the FBI

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the FBI, was voted out of committee along party lines on Thursday morning. The 12-10 vote from the Senate Judiciary...

Speaker Johnson bullish on budget blueprint’s prospects

Speaker Mike Johnson said the House GOP budget resolution will advance out of the Budget Committee today with no Republican defections, despite protests from key hard-liners. “I expect it...