Category: Congress
March 25, 2025
Congress
Schumer should ‘of course’ remain as top Senate Democrat, Pelosi says
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Tuesday Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer should "of course" remain in his leadership amid a backlash in the party to the New Yorker's...
March 25, 2025
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Johnson sets expectations on judicial impeachments
Speaker Mike Johnson at a Tuesday morning GOP Conference meeting tempered expectations on impeaching judges, said three people with direct knowledge of his remarks, granted anonymity to share details...
March 25, 2025
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House GOP will hear from Wall Street deficit hawk as lawmakers struggle over tax cut costs
Ray Dalio, a billionaire investor who repeatedly has warned about America’s unsustainable debt trajectory, will brief House Republicans on Tuesday morning, at the invitation of Budget Chair Jodey Arrington...
March 25, 2025
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Capitol agenda: GOP defends Waltz after war plans group chat
Congressional Republicans are furious about senior Trump administration officials using a group chat to discuss war plans. But they’re not calling for anyone’s head. Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in...
March 24, 2025
Congress
Impeachment push won’t come straight to House floor
The Texas Republican seeking to impeach the federal judge who attempted to block President Donald Trump’s deportation flights isn't backing down. But he said Monday he has no immediate...
March 24, 2025
Congress
Espaillat sues Manhattan Dem leader over attempted expulsion
Ethics committee’s allegations that Espaillat cheated on a party vote is the latest battle in a long-running feud between Manhattan power players.
March 24, 2025
Congress
Johnson, Thune shrug off judicial impeachments push
The top two Republicans in Congress aren’t rushing to embrace calls from the MAGA right to impeach lower-court judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump. Speaker Mike Johnson...
March 24, 2025
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Senate ‘must act’ on House budget, GOP leaders insist
Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team urged their Senate GOP counterparts on Monday to vote swiftly on a House-approved budget framework now that lawmakers are returning to Washington...
March 24, 2025
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Capitol agenda: Quiet standoff over Trump’s agenda
Congress is back. Lawmakers have three weeks to make major progress on their behemoth party-line bill. Hill Republicans are focused now on advancing President Donald Trump’s border, energy and...
March 24, 2025
Congress
US will breach debt ceiling between July and October unless Congress acts, forecasters warn
The U.S. is most likely to default on its $36 trillion national debt sometime between mid-July and early October if Congress doesn’t act, the Bipartisan Policy Center predicted Monday....