Why there are no heroes in this shutdown showdown
John Cornyn, R-Texas, just squinted inside a Capitol elevator when asked if he could imagine a path around a shutdown. Spoiler alert: He did not offer a potential way out.
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House conservatives torpedo rule on Defense spending bill
there’s some controversy about whether or not we’ll make it even on our own side, even though nobody over here disagrees with the rule or disagrees with the bill," Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla
Senate dress code spat continues: Avoid a shutdown and I’ll wear a suit, Fetterman says
Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, as she headed to the first votes of the week on Monday. "I think we’ve got to maintain a level of decorum."
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.
Campaigns · 118th Congress
At the Races: Inflation confrontation
Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., paid down loans this year they made more than a decade ago, while Rep.
McCarthy’s impeachment surprise could gobble up limited floor time
"I think there will be more and more evidence that shows up about the Hunter Biden problem," Senate Judiciary ranking member Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Wednesday.
Biden names longtime Hill aide Shuwanza Goff as his next legislative affairs director
Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., who worked with Goff in his capacity as chief deputy whip for House Republicans before she left for the White House, called her "top notch."
Friends of lawyer detained in Venezuela rally at Capitol for his release, beg Biden to intercede
Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., Young Kim, R-Calif., and Joaquin Castro, D-Texas.
Spectrum authority lapse impinges on broadband, 5G plans
"T-Mobile has built out the towers and radios needed to make use of this spectrum in many areas of the country.
Campaigns · 118th Congress
At the Races: It was so nice, they’re running twice
“[T]he Republican Party is increasingly defined by dismay over cultural and demographic change, which is leading to aging in its ranks and is surely compelling DeSantis and Haley to idealize the past,”
White House Afghanistan planning lacked ‘urgency,’ report finds
Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has repeatedly pressed the State Department for documents related to the withdrawal.
‘Pariah’ vs. ‘May be far worse’: Swing voters have a clear choice on handling Putin
Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., tweeted: "Joe Biden just said that Putin is losing the war in Iraq. I guess Biden’s brain shut off some time during that war, so he thinks we’re still fighting it." Rep.
How inmate Trump could become President Trump and pardon himself
Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., before echoing Trump in bringing up Hillary Clinton’s dismissed case about her handling of emails while secretary of State: "What people are concerned about … is that when certain
Jeffries: GOP ‘driving us toward a government shutdown’
members and their far-right allies last week shut down the chamber floor after opposing a rule for several bills they supported over frustrations about the debt and spending deal Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif
Special elections in Utah, Rhode Island draw a glut of candidates
general election is scheduled for Nov. 7, which means his seat will remain open for more than five months, effectively increasing the edge Republicans have in the majority under Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif
Granger sets fiscal 2024 funding targets below debt limit deal
Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said conservative holdouts agreed to lift their blockade on unrelated floor action for now, though they were still working out how to handle spending bills.
Who emerged from the debt talks stronger? Mostly America’s creditors
Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., might have even felt ample pressure to drop his blockade of some military nominations.
Supreme Court to decide ‘Trump too small’ trademark dispute
The case started with Steve Elster, who in a 2018 trademark application said he intended to "convey that some features of President Trump and his policies are diminutive" and sell it on T-shirts.
IRS budget battle not over after debt ceiling agreement
John Cornyn, R-Texas, a member of the tax-writing Finance Committee, described the clawback plans as a "good down payment" toward rescinding the full $80 billion.
Debt bill dissatisfaction threatens deeper GOP rift
"This bill doesn’t get us to fiscal 2022 levels, and that in itself should be enough to vote against the rule," Freedom Caucus member Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., said.