Category: Congress
February 14, 2025
Congress
Swing-district Republicans are questioning Mike Johnson’s budget
Conservatives are no longer the only concern for House GOP leaders.
February 14, 2025
Congress
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...
February 14, 2025
Congress
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.
February 14, 2025
Congress
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...
February 13, 2025
Congress
Mitch McConnell’s party of one
The former Senate GOP leader is lonely in opposition to key Trump nominees.
February 13, 2025
Congress
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...
February 13, 2025
Congress
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...
February 13, 2025
Congress
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.
February 13, 2025
Congress
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...
February 13, 2025
Congress
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...