Category: Congress
January 14, 2025
Congress
‘Throwing mud up against the wall’: E&C Republicans plot health care cost savings
Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans met Tuesday to discuss where they might find billions of dollars in potential cuts to existing health care programs — including by making changes...
January 14, 2025
Congress
Trump and DeSantis golf, with Rubio replacement looming
President-elect Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are meeting over a round of golf on Tuesday, as key decisions loom in the state they both call home. The...
January 14, 2025
Congress
Johnson backs away from go-it-alone debt ceiling plan
Johnson backs away from go-it-alone debt ceiling plan lead image
January 14, 2025
Congress
Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary latest to hit a paperwork speedbump
Howard Lutnick, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Commerce Department, is the latest cabinet contender to have his confirmation hearing held up by paperwork delays. “It will be...
January 14, 2025
Congress
GOP Sen. Curtis voices concern over Tulsi Gabbard nomination
GOP Sen. Curtis voices concern over Tulsi Gabbard nomination lead image
January 14, 2025
Congress
Johnson backs away from go-it-alone debt ceiling plan
The speaker acknowledged the borrowing limit could be included in government funding talks — where he’ll need Democratic votes.
January 14, 2025
Congress
Johnson announces flags will fly full-staff during Trump’s inauguration
American flags will fly full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday after all, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday, “to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration...
January 14, 2025
Congress
GOP Sen. John Curtis airs doubts about Tulsi Gabbard nomination
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) shared pointed concerns Tuesday about one of President-elect Donald Trump's top national security nominees — saying former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard had not done enough to...
January 14, 2025
Congress
Michelle Obama will skip Trump’s second inauguration
Former First Lady Michelle Obama won’t be attending Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, according to a statement. “This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given...
January 14, 2025
Congress
Thompson says he discussed pardons for Jan. 6 panel Democrats with the White House
The former chair of the Jan. 6 select committee said he has discussed pardons with the White House as President-elect Donald Trump threatens retribution against the panel's Democrats. “We...