Category: Congress
June 30, 2025
Congress
Dwight Evans says he will retire from House
Democratic Rep. Dwight Evans said Monday he will not seek reelection “after some discussions this weekend and thoughtful reflection,” opening up a solid-blue seat in Philadelphia. Evans faced mounting...
June 30, 2025
Congress
How clean-energy amendments could unravel the GOP megabill
Republican fiscal hawks and White House officials are trying to kill off a series of Senate megabill amendments that would ease the phase-out of clean-energy tax credits — arguing...
June 30, 2025
Congress
Senate Republicans reject Democrats’ accounting baseline challenge
Republicans batted down a Democratic challenge to the GOP’s use of “current policy baseline,” which zeroes out the cost of $3.8 trillion of tax cut extensions in the GOP...
June 30, 2025
Congress
Vote-a-rama, last hurdle before megabill’s Senate approval, is underway
The Senate has kicked off “vote-a-rama” — the marathon of amendment votes on the Republicans' domestic policy megabill. The first vote wasn’t on adoption of a specific amendment, but...
June 30, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Thune heads into a perilous vote-a-rama
The Senate’s “big, beautiful” vote-a-rama starts in just two hours — and nobody knows how it’s going to end. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can only lose one more...
June 30, 2025
Congress
Thom Tillis denounces GOP megabill’s Medicaid cuts in fiery speech
Hours after announcing his retirement, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis went to the Senate floor and slammed the GOP's plans for drastic Medicaid cuts — warning Republicans they are about...
June 30, 2025
Congress
Rick Scott drafts key Medicaid amendment ahead of voting marathon
Florida Sen. Rick Scott is circulating text of his amendment to the GOP megabill that would effectively end a key Medicaid financing mechanism after 2030. The provision won the...
June 29, 2025
Congress
Republicans move forward with controversial megabill accounting move
Senate Republicans are on the cusp of formally adopting a controversial accounting tactic to zero out much of the cost of their massive domestic policy bill. The matter came...
June 29, 2025
Congress
Megabill reading wraps up after nearly 16 hours
Senate clerks have completed a nearly 16-hour reading of the GOP’s 940-page megabill. Clerks began reading the text aloud at 11:08 p.m. Saturday and finished Sunday at 3:03 p.m....
June 29, 2025
Congress
White House eyes Kentucky state senator for Massie challenge
White House officials will host Kentucky state Sen. Aaron Reed in the coming weeks for a discussion about challenging GOP Rep. Thomas Massie in next year's Republican primary, according...