Congress · 119th Congress
Schumer vows to ‘block any attempt to extend’ new Trump tariffsÂ
Former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Friday that "the Supreme Court reaffirmed authority that has rested with Congress for centuries."
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Congress · 119th Congress
Despite impasse on CR, Thune pushes forward on DHS spending bill
John Kennedy, R-La., said. "That way we can get TSA and Coast Guard and FEMA funded."
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
Trump signs major spending package while immigration talks continue
↵↵"We've had a lot of folks who've worked hard," said House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., just before the vote.
Congress · 119th Congress
Congress turns to Homeland Security funding clash
↵↵"I hope we can find consensus around these issues," Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said on the floor Monday. "But one thing is clear.
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
Senate spending deal runs into ‘hotline’ headwinds
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called the agreement "a bad deal" and said he's got a hold on the measure. "We're not voting tonight," he said.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: What’s in a bill?
↵↵Hawkeye State hopes: Trump visited Iowa this week, selling his economic message and pleading with farmers to give his tariffs more time, our colleague John T. Bennett reports.Â
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."
Congress · 119th Congress
Hints of progress to end Senate immigration funding quagmire
Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told reporters on Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "should be out of a job" over her handling of the agency and tensions in Minnesota.
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
Spending bills, prices, health care top 2026 agenda for Congress
↵↵Graves and Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., have both indicated a willingness to move some discretionary funds in the 2021 law to formula grants for states.
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
Congress · 119th Congress
Fears of military action in Greenland grow after Venezuela operation
Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said.↵↵"I haven't heard of anybody taking or threatening military action specifically against Greenland," Rounds added with a chuckle. "And I don't take it seriously."
Congress · 119th Congress
How did Capitol Hill mark the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6?
↵↵Outnumbered at times by police officers, the crowd sported "Trump Was Right About Everything" hats and T-shirts memorializing Ashli Babbitt, who was shot by a Capitol Police officer as she tried to climb
Congress · 119th Congress
With executive order, Trump moves to undo state AI laws
↵↵Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a leading advocate for a moratorium on state AI laws, on Tuesday posted on X to state his support for the president's executive order plans, saying that those
Congress · 119th Congress
Bipartisan outcry grows over alleged double-tap boat strike
↵↵Those comments followed statements over the weekend from Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and ranking member Sen.
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.Â
Congress · 119th Congress
Republicans denounce new Democratic offer to end shutdown
John Kennedy, R-La. "I don't see anything changing, if at all, for a while."↵↵Even before the conference, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., called the plan a nonstarter in its current form.