Category: Congress
December 10, 2025
Congress
Henry Cuellar faces opposition as he seeks to regain powerful spending post
The freshly pardoned Texas lawmaker faces a vote of fellow Democratic appropriators Thursday, and some have doubts.
December 10, 2025
Congress
Frustrated Republicans move to force Obamacare vote as warnings mount about the midterms
It’s not clear if House Democrats will coalesce behind the bipartisan two-year subsidy extension proposed by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Jared Golden.
December 10, 2025
Congress
Dems press for changes to crypto bill in counteroffer to GOP
Senate Democrats negotiating a major cryptocurrency bill told key Senate Banking Republicans this week they hope to strengthen prohibitions on stablecoin yield payments and further address concerns about illicit...
December 10, 2025
Congress
Bellwether suburban county’s red shift is now at the center of both parties’ future identities in New York
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is making electability the focus of his gubernatorial campaign message.
December 10, 2025
Congress
House GOP erupts over health care as leaders hunt for a plan
House Republican leaders presented no firm plan Tuesday for advancing health care legislation as anxiety rises in the GOP ranks over the impending expiration of key Obamacare subsidies at...
December 10, 2025
Congress
Senate Judiciary Dems request administration records related to ‘Seditious Six’
Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats are requesting the Justice Department and FBI hand over internal records related to six Democratic members of Congress with military and law enforcement backgrounds who...
December 10, 2025
Congress
Spanberger endorses Elaine Luria in her House comeback bid
Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger is endorsing her former House colleague Elaine Luria's comeback bid in the latest effort by Democrats to clear the primary in a highly targeted purple...
December 10, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Johnson’s turn to deliver a health plan
Get ready for the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies to lapse. All signs are pointing in that direction as President Donald Trump refuses to endorse an extension and Senate...
December 10, 2025
Congress
GOP moves to let Obamacare subsidies expire as Trump promises ‘money to the people’
As the president rails against insurance companies, other Republicans say allowing a subsidy lapse is “not acceptable.”
December 09, 2025
Congress
Senate Republicans set to put Cassidy-Crapo health proposal up for a vote Thursday
Senate Republicans will offer a health care plan for a vote Thursday alongside a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, capping off days of furious behind-the-scenes debates. The...