Category: Congress
May 21, 2025
Congress
Democrats vow payback in Senate rules fight
Senate Democrats are vowing that Republicans will face consequences over their decision to hold a vote to nix California’s emission standard waivers — even after receiving non-binding guidance from...
May 21, 2025
Congress
Blue-state Republicans, GOP leaders land tentative deal for $40,000 SALT deduction
House Speaker Mike Johnson and a group of blue-state Republicans have reached a critical but tentative deal to boost the cap on state and local tax deductions to $40,000...
May 21, 2025
Congress
Republicans close in on ‘big, beautiful’ deal
After Trump pep talk, key factions are moving toward a final megabill accord.
May 20, 2025
Congress
Mace, alleging assault, shares nude photo of herself during House hearing she says was taken without her consent
The South Carolina Republican’s remarks follow accusations made by Mace against her ex-fiancé and other men on the House floor earlier this year.
May 20, 2025
Congress
GOP repeals Biden-era rule cracking down on bank mergers
House Republicans on Tuesday passed legislation to rescind a Biden-era policy meant to more closely scrutinize proposed bank mergers, sending the regulatory rollback to President Donald Trump’s desk. The...
May 20, 2025
Congress
Alina Habba targeted Democrats when she became New Jersey’s top prosecutor. Now she’s following through.
The 41-year-old Trump loyalist is under fire for charging a sitting House member with assault.
May 20, 2025
Congress
Senators are unmoved by Johnson’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ pitch
Speaker Mike Johnson pitched Senate Republicans on the House’s megabill plan Tuesday. Not all of them were swayed by the overture. Multiple GOP skeptics came out of the lunch...
May 20, 2025
Congress
DOGE sought access to Government Publishing Office
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative sought last week to gain access to the government’s central publishing operation, a congressional offshoot that provides public access to federal documents....
May 20, 2025
Congress
Noem defends potentially suspending habeas corpus, defines it as ‘right the president has to … remove people’
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration potentially suspending habeas corpus, engaging in a public scuffle Tuesday with a Democratic senator over the definition of...
May 20, 2025
Congress
Massie unmoved on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ after president’s personal pitch
President Donald Trump called Rep. Thomas Massie a “grandstander” during his visit to the Capitol Tuesday morning to whip support for his “big, beautiful bill,” after previously calling for...