Category: Congress
June 25, 2025
Congress
Senate GOP leaders make opening offer on hospitals fund
Senate GOP leaders have given their opening offer to their “Medicaid moderates” — a $15 billion stabilization fund for rural hospitals impacted by the pending domestic policy bill. The...
June 25, 2025
Congress
House appropriators’ Capitol concerns include crossing guards, allergy-friendly food and elevator repairs
House appropriators released their committee report Wednesday for the Legislative Branch funding bill, which includes detailed guidance on how they’d like Capitol Hill offices and agencies to spend fiscal...
June 25, 2025
Congress
Durbin tees off on Bove as Judiciary hearing kicks off
Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday excoriated Emil Bove, a top Trump Justice Department official and nominee for a seat on the Third...
June 25, 2025
Congress
Jeffries praises Mamdani’s affordability messaging after shock victory
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries doled out light praise for New York state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani after his stunning victory in Tuesday’s New York City Democratic mayoral primary, embracing...
June 25, 2025
Congress
White House ramps up sales pitch for Trump tax plan
The White House is stepping up its efforts to sell the GOP megabill ahead of an impending Senate vote. The legislation is far from finalized, but the Council of...
June 25, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Johnson warns about a Medicaid backlash
With President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline drawing near, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told POLITICO on Tuesday night he believes the Senate is “on a path” to start...
June 25, 2025
Congress
The Federalist Society isn’t going anywhere
Even as Donald Trump has fumed at the conservative legal group, it remains the most influential player in Republican judicial nominations.
June 25, 2025
Congress
The megabill’s math isn’t adding up for Senate Republicans
GOP leaders appear ready to dare fiscal hawks to stand in the way of Donald Trump’s top legislative priority.
June 24, 2025
Congress
MTG suggests a link between JFK’s assassination and his opposition to Israel’s ‘nuclear program’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday appeared to suggest in a post on X that former President John F. Kennedy was assassinated over his opposition to Israel’s nuclear...
June 24, 2025
Congress
Most House Democrats vote to kill Al Green’s impeachment measure
Most House Democrats joined with Republicans Tuesday to quash an effort to impeach President Donald Trump over his weekend Iran strikes. Rep. Al Green’s impeachment resolution was tabled on...