Category: Congress

The president must secure congressional approval to extend the 30-day federal takeover.

The 88-year-old congressional delegate has mounted a back-seat response to the most serious federal threat to the city’s government in 30 years.

The politically ambitious Connecticut Democrat is walking away from bipartisan government funding negotiations as his party clamors for a seat at the table.

But it will be difficult to get actual legislation to the president’s desk.

The capital is already subject to significant federal control — and Trump is invoking his emergency powers to solidify it.

The White House has yet to articulate its vision for a second, or third, reconciliation package.

"What would a good deal look like? Making sure that 2022 doesn't happen again," he told NBC's Kristen Welker.

An order issued Saturday evening by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel gives the administration until Friday to restore the data online.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who pushed for national reforms, now says her party "cannot and will not unilaterally disarm."

So long as national party operatives view the Florida lawmaker’s seat as safe, there is little incentive for GOP leaders to engage.