Category: Congress
September 16, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: GOP prepares a weekend jam for Democrats
Republicans are bracing for weekend work to push through a stopgap funding bill. The first step: reaching consensus on new money for member security. The debate around the cost...
September 16, 2025
Congress
The Senate’s doomsday scenario
The latest "nuclear" standoff raises questions about whether a future president will be able to staff up in a split government.
September 16, 2025
Congress
Senate confirms Trump adviser Miran to Fed board
The Senate voted 48-47 on Monday to confirm White House chief economist Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve board, paving the way for him to participate in the central...
September 16, 2025
Congress
House GOP leaders move to extend block on tariff termination votes
House Republican leaders are moving to again head off votes trying to cancel much of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime. A procedural measure Republicans on the Rules Committee...
September 15, 2025
Congress
Senate Republicans prepping bill to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies
The new legislation is still in development but it would tie policy changes to an extension.
September 15, 2025
Congress
Thune wants quick Senate vote on stopgap as House timing slips
The Senate’s top Republican leader said Monday he wants the chamber to vote on a stopgap funding bill before lawmakers leave town for a scheduled weeklong recess. “I’d like...
September 15, 2025
Congress
Two House Republicans oppose Johnson’s spending plan amid conservative grumbling
Two House Republicans say they will oppose Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to pass a "clean" stopgap spending bill this week that would punt a possible government shutdown into November,...
September 15, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Republicans to reveal funding bill, testing Democrats in shutdown showdown
Republicans are getting ready to reveal a short-term bill to fund the government through Nov. 20, despite Democrats’ demands for buy-in in any legislation to avert a shutdown. Text...
September 15, 2025
Congress
The House Republican risking GOP backlash to save Obamacare subsidies
Rep. Jen Kiggans has stepped into a political minefield in her quest to secure an extension of enhanced health care tax credits that are set to expire at the...
September 14, 2025
Congress
Texas Rep. McCaul says he won’t seek reelection
"I'm looking for a new challenge in the same space that would be national security, foreign policy," he said.