Category: Congress
February 24, 2025
Congress
Still the ‘plan’ to hold budget plan vote this week, Johnson says
Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday it's still his "plan" to clear his budget plan on the House floor this week despite mounting skepticism from key holdouts who could foil...
February 24, 2025
Congress
White House to host weekly tax discussions with congressional leadership
Top congressional Republicans will be huddling with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House for weekly discussions on how to advance President Donald Trump’s tax agenda, according to...
February 24, 2025
Congress
House Democrats are ramping up their attacks on the GOP agenda
House Democrats are sharpening their attacks on the Republican policy agenda ahead of an expected Tuesday budget vote, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries laying out a plan for pushback...
February 24, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Johnson’s make-or-break budget week
Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't yet have the votes to get his budget plan approved on the House floor. He’s barreling ahead anyway. Johnson is looking to move the budget...
February 24, 2025
Congress
Mike Johnson’s moment of truth
He's pushed for "one big, beautiful bill" for weeks. Now the speaker has to deliver.
February 23, 2025
Congress
Jim Jordan derides critics of federal workforce cuts
He cited an example from the Washington Post about a locksmith.
February 22, 2025
Congress
House, Senate GOP to begin undoing Biden regulations
Republican lawmakers in both chambers are set to begin voting soon on legislation to undo a range of Biden-era rules, teeing up their first major steps toward rolling back...
February 21, 2025
Congress
‘Time is running out’: Lawmakers scramble for a deal to stop a shutdown
Short of a major breakthrough in the coming days, Congress is staring down the barrel of yet another crisis over government funding.
February 21, 2025
Congress
Molly Jong-Fast is thinking about challenging Jerry Nadler
The journalist wants somebody to take on the 77-year-old New Yorker.
February 21, 2025
Congress
DC police probe incident involving Rep. Cory Mills
D.C. police have launched an internal investigation into the department's handling of a Wednesday incident involving an alleged assault by Florida Rep. Cory Mills. Metropolitan Police Department officers were...