Congress · 119th Congress
White House rejects Democrats’ DHS demands to unlock funding bill
John Kennedy, R-La., while emphasizing that he could change his mind on the best path forward. "But in the meantime, try to do a CR and pass the other ones."
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Congress · 119th Congress
A GOP clash over right to carry
Bill Cassidy, R-La., posted over the weekend, "Your Second Amendment rights don't disappear when you exercise your other rights.
Health · 119th Congress
Senate panel sees opening, however slight, for health care deal
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she wanted to accept Cassidy's "challenge" to find a bipartisan deal.
Congress · 119th Congress
Deal to end government shutdown advances in Senate
Rand Paul, R-Ky., the lone "no" vote on his side of the aisle. GOP Sens.
Trump-Democrats meeting drama fuels risk of shutdown
Before news of the meeting’s cancellation broke, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters that he would attend the White House session if it occurs.
GOP leaders work to convince House holdouts on budget package
Eric Burlison, R-Mo., who’s been railing against the bill on social media.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Breaking ranks
Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., to try to force states like his to speed up their ballot counting and potentially stop ballots that don’t arrive until after Election Day from being counted.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Stand by me
Biden used his prime-time farewell address Wednesday night to defend his record and to issue dire warnings about threats of a potential “oligarchy” and the powerful technology sector, Roll Call’s John T.
China hawks prep tech investment screening measure
John Cornyn, R-Texas, Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, appears among nearly 100 separate proposals that make up a manager’s package for the Senate fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization
Gun rider injects a bit of uncertainty into spending bill vote
Linda T. Sánchez, D-Calif., a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she would vote for the spending package, despite deep misgivings about the background check provision.
‘Oh, come on!’ Groans, eye rolls and gritted teeth as Jordan loses first speaker round
Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., making official what everyone in the chamber Tuesday already knew: The Republican Party remains headless in the House.
Spending turmoil rocks House GOP with deadline weeks away
House Financial Services Chairman Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., helped negotiate the spending caps on behalf of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
Length of spending caps, debt limit hike mulled as talks begin
Garret Graves, R-La., whom McCarthy tapped to broker talks last month on the GOP bill, told reporters Wednesday that a single year of spending caps could be acceptable under the right conditions.
Heard On The Hill · 118th Congress
DSCC Vice Chair Tina Smith has high hopes, even for the race in Texas
I heard my colleague today, Mike Rounds, [R-S.D.], on the radio making much of the same argument I’m making. And [House Financial Services Chairman Patrick T.]
The Capitol is suddenly full of generals and Kissingers
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, says that was the message he heard from Ukrainian and NATO officials at the recent Munich Security Conference.
Congress · 118th Congress
‘I will take it down’: Biden rolls the dice in the not-so-friendly skies
After Biden ordered a second, then a third object to be shot down late last week, House Intelligence Chairman Michael R.
Congress · 117th Congress
Uncertainty swirls around earmarks for departed lawmakers
Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., who was killed in an August car crash, didn’t request earmarks.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate rejects move to codify abortion rights
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Congress · 117th Congress
‘It’s embarrassing’: FCC-FAA skirmish over 5G leads to lawmaker frustration
Garret Graves, R-La., said at a hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation. “It’s embarrassing. … It’s ridiculous and inexcusable.” Committee Chair Peter A.