Category: Congress
December 15, 2025
Congress
Thune eyes spending package to tackle military helicopter safety issue
Senate Majority Leader John Thune suggested Monday that he wants to tackle a contentious provision on military helicopters in a separate spending package — and not by axing it...
December 15, 2025
Congress
Senate Banking will not vote on crypto bill this week
Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott is abandoning a push to hold a committee vote on a major cryptocurrency bill this week, punting the issue to next year. A spokesperson...
December 15, 2025
Congress
No. 2 House Democrat Katherine Clark gets primary challenger
Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark, the No. 2 House Democratic leader, will face a challenge from the left in 2026. Jonathan Paz, an organizer and former Waltham city councilor, announced...
December 15, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: House GOP at the Obamacare cliff
House Republicans are set to mark their final session week of 2025 with a muddled health care message that’s poised to have a big impact — a nationwide spike...
December 15, 2025
Congress
15 years into Obamacare, the GOP health care message is as muddled as ever
The party is again struggling to unite behind an alternative to expiring insurance subsidies used by millions of Americans.
December 15, 2025
Congress
Shapiro backs Brooks in primary for top Dem target
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is endorsing firefighter union head Bob Brooks in the state’s 7th Congressional District — the potential 2028 presidential contender putting his thumb on the scale...
December 13, 2025
Congress
Trump seems to wave the white flag on his US attorneys gambit
The president is pushing for an end to the so-called “blue slip” to solve for the disqualification of a handful of unconfirmed U.S. attorneys.
December 13, 2025
Congress
Inside Republicans’ new health bill
House Republican leaders plan to take a vote next week on conservative-friendly health policies they’ve pursued for years. It’s the latest GOP counter to Democrats’ push to extend expiring...
December 13, 2025
Congress
Comer threatens the Clintons with contempt for refusing to be deposed in Epstein probe
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer has threatened to pursue contempt charges against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if they do not sit...
December 12, 2025
Congress
House GOP leaders race to release health care package Friday
House Republican leaders are rushing to release a new health care package Friday, but a morning meeting with members of key GOP faction left unsettled whether to allow a...