Friday

10-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Delays fuel GOP blame game over Trump nominees

Trump wanted a flurry of confirmations on Day One. It’s not likely to happen.

Gulf of America? More like ‘America Mexicana,’ Mexican president says

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hit back on President-elect Donald Trump saying the Gulf of Mexico should be re-named the “Gulf of America” — and she brought the receipts. “Obviously,...

Sen. Mark Kelly is latest Democrat to back GOP immigration bill

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly will vote for the Laken Riley Act, a spokesperson told POLITICO. He is joining fellow Democratic Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Gary Peters (Mich.), Jon Ossoff...

GOP lawmakers have thoughts on Trump’s plans for world dominance

The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee is honing its message on President-elect Donald Trump’s statements on Greenland and global American expansion — stressing that the panel is very much...

Bolsonaro wants his passport back to attend Trump’s inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Jair Bolsonaro to his upcoming inauguration, but the former Brazilian president may not be able to attend — he surrendered his passport to authorities...

Biden still mulling preemptive pardons as Trump prepares to take office

President Joe Biden told USA Today he still hasn’t decided whether to issue preemptive pardons to political allies before he exits the White House, confirming that he’s yet to...

What we’re watching: Senate strategizes to hand Trump day-one nominees

🗓️ What we're watching Senate Republicans are strategizing how to land a top party priority in the next two weeks: getting some of incoming President Donald Trump’s nominees confirmed...

Gallego is latest Dem to back Laken Riley Act

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is the latest Democratic senator to sign on to support the Laken Riley Act, the House-passed immigration legislation with improving odds of passing in the...

Mar-a-Lago meetings to include an offer on SALT cap

The incoming Trump administration plans to offer an expansion of the state and local tax deduction to Republican lawmakers from New York, New Jersey and California who are heading...

Cotton pushing to hold Ratcliffe and Gabbard hearings next week

Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee are racing to schedule confirmation hearings next week for Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe — though panel Democrats and winter weather are complicating...