Thursday

16-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Top DOGE Democrat prepares for ‘battlefield’

Rep. Melanie Stansbury wants to lead her party’s fight against Elon Musk’s attempts to transform the entire federal government, an exercise that will largely be focused on messaging and...

NPR and PBS first target in MTG’s DOGE crosshairs

The new House subcommittee designed to complement the work of Elon Musk has named its first target: the nonprofit news media. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s “Delivering...

Hakeem Jeffries wants funding freeze ‘choked off’ in spending deal

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a key demand Monday as a March 14 government funding deadline approaches, saying President Donald Trump's recent federal spending freeze "must be choked...

Capitol agenda: Congress reacts to Trump’s tariffs, Musk’s power grab

Donald Trump is testing congressional power and Republican fealty on three major fronts this week as he steers the country into a backyard trade war, grants Elon Musk unprecedented...

Lindsey Graham’s new challenge for Mike Johnson

Graham is ready and waiting if Johnson’s plan for the Trump agenda blows up.

RFK Jr. is persona non grata among Democrats

If the reception Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received from Democratic senators last week is any indication of how they’ll vote on his confirmation to serve as President Donald Trump’s...

Hard-liner rebellion forces House GOP leaders to scramble for deeper cuts 

Budget Committee conservatives rejected the minimum targets outlined at least week’s Republican retreat.

Trump vows to ‘love and cherish’ Medicaid — while Republicans plot cuts for savings

President Donald Trump on Friday pledged not to cut Medicaid, save for fraud and abuse — a vow that puts him at odds with Republicans in Congress who hope...

House Republicans struggle to clinch budget resolution

House Republicans are still furiously working, and sparring, behind the scenes as they try to finalize their plans to consider a budget resolution — necessary for unlocking the process...

DEI not to blame in crash, says top Republican overseeing FAA

Rep. Sam Graves, the Missouri Republican in charge of overseeing the Federal Aviation Administration in the House, said Friday that diversity initiatives at the agency had nothing to do...