Category: Congress
January 09, 2025
Congress
Two months later, Dems are still squabbling over lessons learned from Trump’s win
Jeffries and Schumer are laying the groundwork for portraying the GOP as the party of the ultra-wealthy.
January 09, 2025
Congress
Trump’s DOT transition team adds more former agency staffers
The landing team for the Transportation Department has seen some reshuffling in recent weeks, adding another batch of former transportation officials and experts, according to two transportation industry and...
January 09, 2025
Congress
House Judiciary chair to keep Hunter Biden investigation alive
The House Judiciary Committee will continue its probe into the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden, committee Chair Jim Jordan said in an interview on Thursday. It’s a sure sign...
January 09, 2025
Congress
Large swath of Senate Dems vote to advance GOP’s immigration bill
Senate Democrats overwhelmingly helped advance the GOP's first bill to address illegal immigration on Thursday, a signal the legislation could pass next week. Only nine Democrats voted against moving...
January 09, 2025
Congress
John Fetterman’s communications director departs
Sen. John Fetterman’s top communications aide has left his office, a person close to the senator said. Carrie Adams had joined Fetterman’s office as communications director after he lost...
January 09, 2025
Congress
Senate Finance eyes Jan. 16 hearing for Bessent
The Senate Finance Committee is expected to hold a confirmation hearing with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, on Jan. 16, according to three people familiar...
January 09, 2025
Congress
Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is planning to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the first Democrat in the upper chamber to publicly make the trek after the 2024...
January 09, 2025
Congress
Congress could wait until mid-March to consider new wildfire aid
Congress may not consider new aid for California to deal with its devastating spate of wildfires until mid-March, when Capitol Hill faces its next government funding deadline. Lawmakers see...
January 09, 2025
Congress
RFK Jr. is seeing how far the Kennedy name will take him
Winning the votes of two of the leaders of the anti-Trump resistance in the Senate would seem like a long shot for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his bid...
January 09, 2025
Congress
The Senate says it’ll work on Fridays. But not this Friday.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune sparked commotion around the Hill with his ambitious 2025 calendar, which included regular Friday votes, something of a rarity in the chamber. Now it’s...