Saturday

19-04-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Stefanik will rejoin House GOP leadership, Johnson confirms

New York Rep. Elise Stefanik will return to House Republican leadership after President Donald Trump withdrew her nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Speaker Mike Johnson...

White House yanks Stefanik’s UN nomination

The New York Republican was expected to be easily confirmed to the post, with more than enough votes to pass, but concern about Republicans’ narrow majority stalled her confirmation.

GOP leaders scramble to squelch vote on parental proxy voting

House GOP leaders are racing to head off a vote being pushed by one of their own members on a measure that would allow lawmakers who are new parents...

3 big moves for Trump’s agenda

Three big developments are poised to give Republican lawmakers long-sought clarity on how they can get moving on President Donald Trump's legislative agenda — and when they need to...

Public media CEOs defend their coverage — and fight for funding

The GOP’s crusade against public media entered new territory Wednesday, as leaders of NPR and PBS testified before House Republicans keen on defunding their organizations. In a hearing before...

Signalgate has made its way into Democratic fundraising emails

Top Democrats are seizing on Signalgate in campaign fundraising appeals — highlighting how the party hopes the fallout of the national security issue can resonate beyond Washington. The news...

‘The White House is in denial’: A Republican rejects the latest group-chat deflections

A Republican lawmaker is rejecting White House efforts to downplay the inadvertent sharing of military attack plans with a journalist on an unclassified group chat. “The White House is...

Thune endorses Cornyn ahead of what could be a thorny primary

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is gearing up for perhaps the most difficult election battle of his long career, securing an early endorsement from Senate Majority Leader John Thune on...

Capitol agenda: One major agreement on Trump’s agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated there was at least one point of agreement from their White House meeting Tuesday: Adding a debt ceiling hike...

DOGE efforts should be counted alongside megabill’s cost-cutting, Thune says

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he plans to use the cuts undertaken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative as he tries to get Republican fiscal hawks...