Category: Congress
January 09, 2025
Congress
Trump national security adviser says Greenland pursuit is ‘about the Arctic’
Incoming National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is backing his boss when it comes to the United States trying to take control of Greenland, saying purchasing the country is essential...
January 09, 2025
Congress
Musk says DOGE might not be able to cut $2 trillion, actually
Trump-ally Elon Musk promised last year that his so-called Department of Government Efficiency would cut “at least $2 trillion” from the federal budget. Wednesday, he said the real figure...
January 09, 2025
Congress
What we’re watching: Trump attends Carter’s funeral
🗓️ What we're watching As congressional Republicans look to President-elect Donald Trump to decide how to enact his legislative agenda, he’s instead punting the decision back to them. Trump...
January 09, 2025
Congress
Google gives $1million to Trump inauguration
Google has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, the company confirmed to POLITICO Thursday, matching contributions from Meta, Amazon, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Apple CEO...
January 09, 2025
Congress
Alito confirms phone call with Trump — but says they didn’t discuss Supreme Court cases
Justice Samuel Alito confirmed he spoke Tuesday with President-elect Donald Trump but insisted the conversation revolved around his former law clerk seeking a job in the incoming Trump administration...
January 09, 2025
Congress
Trump sounds off on LA fires, Greenland and the border as he emerges from Hill talks on his legislative agenda
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that the wildfires ripping through the Los Angeles region were “a true tragedy” and blamed the disaster in part on the state’s Democratic governor....
January 09, 2025
Congress
Dem support of immigration bill latest sign of vanishing Trump resistance
"There almost is a level of resignation it seems," said one former adviser.
January 09, 2025
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee schedules Bondi confirmation hearings
The Senate Judiciary Committee has officially slotted two days for confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi. The former Florida attorney general who served...
January 09, 2025
Congress
Heinrich urges Lee to delay hearing for Trump’s Energy nominee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member Martin Heinrich is warning Chair Mike Lee to wait to schedule a confirmation hearing for Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for...
January 09, 2025
Congress
Rep. Rob Menendez won a competitive election for an open seat on the Energy and Commerce committee
Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) beat out a crowded field of Democratic lawmakers Wednesday for a coveted spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, according to three people familiar...