Saturday

19-04-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Trump threatens veto of bill to curb tariff power

The Trump administration is threatening to veto a bipartisan Senate bill to give Congress the ability to review new tariffs, protecting President Donald Trump's claim of unfettered power in...

Trump pollster finds Medicaid cuts unpopular among Trump voters

A majority of people who voted for Donald Trump oppose potential moves from congressional Republicans to cut Medicaid funding, according to new polling from the firm of Tony Fabrizio,...

Capitol agenda: Tariff tumult roils GOP agenda

President Donald Trump is doubling down on his trade war as global financial markets melt down and economic calamity looms. It's going to be a brutal week ahead for...

Democrats named their members to the board of a congressional ethics office — but it’s still stalled, awaiting Republican appointees

House Democrats have submitted the names of their appointees to serve on the board of a key congressional ethics office, according to a person granted anonymity to share the...

House Republican moves to rein in tariff powers

Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon said he plans to introduce a companion bill to the bipartisan Senate legislation aimed at reclaiming Congress’ authority over tariffs, becoming the first House Republican...

Johnson: Trump backs me on proxy voting for new parents

Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that President Donald Trump backs his effort to block proxy voting for new parents, a day after the president scrambled Johnson's plans and endorsed...

Senate sets up final budget sprint

After an hours-long delay and a last-minute rallying of the troops, Senate Republicans took the first step Thursday evening to advance a new budget blueprint that would unlock the...

Luna discusses possible solution to new parent proxy voting with Johnson

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has discussed a potential solution with Speaker Mike Johnson over her push to allow proxy voting for new parents, the congresswoman said in a...

Trump backs Luna on proxy voting — but says it is Johnson’s call

President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) resolution to allow proxy voting for expectant mothers in Congress — but signaled he isn’t interested in going to the...

Democrats take aim at Trump’s latest tariffs

After successfully engineering a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump, Senate Democrats want to do it again: They’re eyeing a new measure that could splinter Republicans and potentially undo...