Category: Congress
January 29, 2025
Congress
Mark Kelly talks slow-moving Congress: ‘The ship would never leave’
Mark Kelly talks slow-moving Congress: 'The ship would never leave' lead image
January 29, 2025
Congress
Supporters and opponents of RFK Jr. pack hearing room
Supporters and opponents of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. packed the halls of the Senate building where the Finance Committee is vetting him this morning to lead the Department of...
January 29, 2025
Congress
Fetterman lone Democrat so far to attend immigration bill signing
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is the first Democrat committed to attending President Donald Trump's signing of the Laken Riley Act, a bill mandating the detention of more undocumented immigrants...
January 29, 2025
Congress
Watchdog group to lend Hill Dems a hand on oversight
A left-leaning watchdog group is working to gather materials that could feed Congressional investigations into the Trump administration. The nonprofit group American Oversight, which shared its plans first with...
January 29, 2025
Congress
Senate committee advances Trump’s pick for AG
Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who represented the president during his first impeachment trial, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning in a party-line,...
January 29, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: GOP lacks a Trump line, RFK confirmation hearing, last day in Doral
Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze is on ice after an eleventh-hour court order delayed implementation until Feb. 3 — but not before it became crystal clear Republicans don't appear...
January 29, 2025
Congress
GOP steps aside as Trump assaults Congress’ power
The president goes after the "power of the purse" with nary a peep from Republican leaders.
January 28, 2025
Congress
Work requirements gain favor with House Republicans
DORAL, Florida — As they work through a sweeping "menu" of potential spending cuts, House Republicans are facing growing anxiety in their ranks about slashing away at key safety-net...
January 28, 2025
Congress
Democrats dig in their heels on nominees amid spending freeze chaos
A batch of Democrats incensed with President Donald Trump's latest decision to pause federal spending voted against his otherwise benign nominee for Transportation secretary on Tuesday, the first brick...
January 28, 2025
Congress
Vance advises House GOP: Keep it simple
DORAL, Florida — Vice President JD Vance told House Republicans in a closed-door meeting Tuesday that President Donald Trump still prefers to address the approaching debt limit in the...