Category: Congress
December 12, 2025
Congress
Clock resets on Obamacare talks as Congress fails to act on subsidies
Some Republicans are scrambling to see if a deal can come together in the final weeks of 2025, but most are skeptical.
December 12, 2025
Congress
House Republicans weigh vote on Obamacare extension
Moderate House Republicans are talking with GOP leaders about possibly setting up an amendment vote that could add an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies to a health care package...
December 11, 2025
Congress
Noem defiant as Democrats decry Trump administration treatment of migrants
Several names have been floated as replacements to the Homeland Security secretary amid questions about her future in the Trump administration.
December 11, 2025
Congress
Henry Cuellar will retake key spending post after Trump pardon
Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership position on a powerful spending panel following his pardon on federal corruption charges....
December 11, 2025
Congress
Mike Johnson acknowledges Obamacare ‘dilemma’ facing his members
Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he understands the “dilemma” facing House Republicans who have launched or joined discharge petitions that would force a vote to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies....
December 11, 2025
Congress
Senate rejects dueling health care bills as Obamacare deadline looms
The Senate rejected dueling health care bills Thursday, all but guaranteeing that Obamacare subsidies used by more than 20 million Americans will lapse at the end of the year....
December 11, 2025
Congress
David Trone launches primary bid for old House seat
Maryland Democrat David Trone, a former three-term House lawmaker who left his seat to launch an ill-fated Senate run in 2024, is making a play for his old job...
December 11, 2025
Congress
Offshore wind foes want to drag Trump into permitting bill spat
A group of House Republicans are rebelling against legislation leadership intended to put on the floor next week.
December 11, 2025
Congress
Senate GOP still not interested in nixing blue slips, Thune says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune poured cold water on a fresh call by President Donald Trump for Republicans to nix the "blue slip" practice that gives senators an effective...
December 11, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: GOP’s health revolt heads to the Senate
House Republicans just showed how divided they are over health care. Thursday's Senate votes could expose the party’s strife even further. Senate Republicans know both parties’ health care proposals...