Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
Life After Congress: A prediction market duo
In the 14 months since Patrick T. McHenry left the Capitol, he’s had “a total of three days of FOMO.”
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Congress · 119th Congress
Schumer vows to ‘block any attempt to extend’ new Trump tariffs
Former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Friday that "the Supreme Court reaffirmed authority that has rested with Congress for centuries."
Congress · 119th Congress
Panels unveil aviation safety text as House sets vote on Senate bill
↵↵House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo., and ranking member Rick Larsen, D-Wash., along with Armed Services Chairman Mike D.
Congress · 119th Congress
White House, Democrats negotiate as shutdown deadline nears
↵↵"It's hard to predict right now how this all plays out, but I do think there's a good back-and-forth on substantive issues, so we'll see where it could go," said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate talks move in direction of splitting off DHS funding bill
Rand Paul, R-Ky., for example, says he's determined to strip $5.2 billion for a refugee assistance program run by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate seeks escape from Homeland Security standoff
↵↵Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said he hopes the call and Trump's decision to send Homan to Minneapolis lead to "turning down the temperature and restoring order."
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump’s State of the Union to happen in February
↵↵House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday he had formally invited the president to the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue to address Congress next month, after previously teasing the date to reporters
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Twins in Congress: Nehls brothers and a potentially history-making transition
Linda T. Sánchez and former Rep. Loretta Sanchez, who left office in 2017, became the first sisters in congressional history to have served together.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate passes spending package in key step to end shutdown
↵↵The House is expected to reconvene Wednesday to take up the bill, as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he would give his chamber 36 hours to travel back to Washington.
Taxpayers will pay plenty over the years for Trump’s massive ballroom, experts say
"It’s going to be a permanent renovation that will enhance the White House for all future presidents," House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said of the ballroom project last week.
Stopgap fix or separate bill may be needed to unlock shutdown pay
Either option could create another headache for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who narrowly muscled the bill through his chamber last month, unless lawmakers are able to quickly pass legislation by unanimous
Trump open to bipartisan health care deal to end shutdown
"There may be a path forward," Thune, R-S.D., said Monday. "I think a lot of it would come down to where the White House lands on that, but certainly not without reforms.
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.
Patrick McHenry looks back on three weeks in the hot seat
He opted for Patrick T. McHenry, a man who had actively avoided leadership.
Charlie Kirk murder hits close to home for members of Congress
Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., in an interview, described Kirk as a personal friend and took a contemplative pause.
Republicans ready assault on California animal welfare law
Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, and other farm-state colleagues prepared to introduce industry-backed legislation that they’ve dubbed the "Save Our Bacon Act."
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.
Senate confirms Atkins as SEC chair
"Paul Atkins brings a wealth of experience and dedication to safeguarding our capital markets," Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., said in a statement after the floor vote.
No clear path to House budget adoption amid GOP holdouts
Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., and Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., all believe the proposed $2 trillion in mandatory spending cuts do not go far enough. And Rep.