Category: Congress
February 25, 2025
Congress
Warren Davidson is the latest Republican to oppose the House budget
He joins at least three other Republicans who are leaning against Speaker Mike Johnson's plan. Still others are undecided.
February 25, 2025
Congress
Johnson brushes off Musk, but GOP budget holdouts stand firm
Speaker Mike Johnson said in a brief interview Tuesday he's not worried that a late-night post from Elon Musk signaling concerns with the GOP budget plan could tank support...
February 25, 2025
Congress
Top Committee Dem goes after Trump’s interim U.S. attorney
Rep. Gerry Connolly, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, plans to investigate Washington’s top prosecutor for making threats against the Trump administration’s political adversaries...
February 25, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Big, beautiful budget on life support
Mike Johnson has about 12 hours to get his conference behind his plan for enacting the president’s sweeping agenda. It’s not looking good. The speaker insists he’s not changing...
February 25, 2025
Congress
The House GOP’s Medicaid holdouts are coming around
Some of the House Republicans who have doubted Speaker Mike Johnson's budget plan said Monday night that they’re more inclined to support the blueprint after GOP leaders ruled out...
February 25, 2025
Congress
Government funding deal ‘very close’ as negotiations hinge on Trump power struggle
The fight over curbing President Donald Trump’s ability to freeze cash is now the make-or-break dispute as leading lawmakers close in on a deal to avert a government shutdown...
February 25, 2025
Congress
Cory Mills continues to refute allegations of assault
Rep. Cory Mills continues to push back against allegations he assaulted a woman last week. In an interview at the Capitol on Monday evening, Mills emphasized that both he...
February 24, 2025
Congress
Winning over budget holdouts ‘won’t be that difficult,’ Arrington says
House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington said Monday he is not expecting substantial alternations to the fiscal blueprint he muscled through his committee earlier this month as Republicans try to...
February 24, 2025
Congress
Democrats plot difficult votes for Energy and Commerce Republicans
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will on Tuesday adopt its oversight plans for the new Congress — and Democrats might make it all about Medicaid. Members of the...
February 24, 2025
Congress
Jordan uses first subpoena of new Congress to target Biden admin
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan subpoenaed the FBI for a trove of new materials related to the Biden administration’s activities, including investigations around the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and...