Category: Congress
October 14, 2025
Congress
Thanksgiving travel looms as shutdown risk, GOP leaders say
The Thanksgiving travel season could be put at risk by an extended government shutdown, Republican leaders warned Tuesday on Capitol Hill, ratcheting up warnings about flight cancellations and airport...
October 14, 2025
Congress
White House to continue RIFs as shutdown drags on
The White House is pledging to fire more federal workers, the next salvo in President Donald Trump’s push to pressure Democrats to sign onto the GOP’s continuing resolution and...
October 14, 2025
Congress
Trump’s visa fee sparks rare bipartisan interest in immigration legislation
Lawmakers have been trying to pass legislative fixes for the H-1B program for years.
October 14, 2025
Congress
What Republicans could offer Democrats on health care after the shutdown
Republicans on Capitol Hill and in the White House are quietly mulling proposals that could unite members on Obamacare subsidies.
October 13, 2025
Congress
Republicans embrace hardball moves as shutdown enters Week 3
The fear is, with military pay no longer looming as a pressure point, little will stop the shutdown from continuing for several more weeks.
October 12, 2025
Congress
Democratic lawmaker decries strikes on Venezuelan boats as ‘illegal killings’
Rep. Jim Himes — the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee — said lawmakers had not been briefed on the administration's legal justifications.
October 12, 2025
Congress
Jon Ossoff should be feeling shutdown heat. He’s not acting like it.
The Georgia Democrat is sticking closely to his party’s strategy of focusing on the battle over health care.
October 12, 2025
Congress
Sen. Mark Kelly says vote on healthcare subsidies alone won’t end shutdown
The Arizona Democrat said there must be an actual fix.
October 10, 2025
Congress
Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown
A Democratic effort to pass a bill paying active-duty military members during the government shutdown was blocked on the House floor Friday by the GOP. The presiding Republican, Rep....
October 10, 2025
Congress
Mike Johnson raises fresh doubts about an Obamacare compromise
Speaker Mike Johnson expressed fresh skepticism Friday that a deal to extend Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies — a key Democratic demand amid the 10-day government shutdown —...