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Two House committees voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a new version of aviation safety legislation intended to respond to the January 2025 fatal midair collision between a commercial airliner and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 62-0 in favor of an amended bill from […]
A sharply divided House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would greatly expand an administration’s ability to install hand-picked officials for top prosecutor roles. The panel, in a 12-11 party-line vote, approved legislation that would strip district court judges of their power to appoint temporary U.S. attorneys in certain circumstances, as some courts have […]
With 100 days to go until the nation’s 250th birthday, a commission set up by Congress to organize the celebrations is reasserting itself after several months in the shadows of a separate White House planning group. The commission, known as America250, this week unveiled plans for a series of nationwide events intended to bring together […]
A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday laid bare concerns in both parties about alarming advances in Russian and Chinese missiles, nuclear weapons and antisatellite capabilities. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the committee’s chairman, said at the hearing that these dangers are advancing by “leaps and bounds.” Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the committee’s top […]
Work on the second reconciliation bill of the 119th Congress took a baby step forward Wednesday as the House and Senate Budget Committee chairs met to review plans for the first step in the process: drafting a budget resolution. Despite considerable doubts among Republicans that they can unify for a second time to pass a […]
House lawmakers are moving forward with a reauthorization of the federally supported communications network for emergency services, despite mixed support from the public safety community for changes in the measure. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted, 51-0, on Wednesday to forward a bill, as amended, that would reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority through […]
Republicans have started talking seriously about using the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to get the GOP voter ID bill — a top priority of President Donald Trump — through the narrowly divided Senate. But budget experts say the effort faces long odds due to the complexities of the Senate’s “Byrd rule.” The House-passed bill is fundamentally a policy measure […]
Senate Republicans immediately rejected a new offer Wednesday from Democrats to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, in a troubling sign for negotiations as lawmakers scramble to reach a deal before a scheduled two-week recess begins Friday. The stalemate is throwing the upcoming recess into question, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D, repeatedly threatening […]
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is set to replace newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Husted confirmed Tuesday. Husted, who had been his state’s lieutenant governor, was appointed to the Senate in January 2025 to replace Vice President JD Vance. He’s now locked in a tight battle to retain his […]
Leading progressives unveiled legislation Wednesday that would pause construction and upgrades of artificial intelligence data centers, highlighting an issue where voters are concerned and the Trump administration plans to back industry. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., released their draft bill, dubbed the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, which would condition […]
Speaker Mike Johnson previewed a floor strategy Wednesday that would leave little room for Republican defections as he pushes to renew a powerful surveillance authority, with chamber leadership navigating a precarious path amid objections from GOP critics of the program. The Trump administration wants to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for […]
The EPA announced Wednesday it will issue an emergency waiver allowing the nationwide sale of gasoline containing a higher percentage of ethanol as legislation that would allow the same remains stalled in Congress. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin issued the waiver that will allow sales of gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol. That blend of […]
Democratic lawmakers gathered on the Upper West Terrace of the Capitol, overlooking the National Mall, to honor officers who defended Congress during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack with a commemorative plaque. But two things were missing — Republicans and the plaque itself. The plaque is instead installed on a stone wall in a cellar-like entrance […]
For Senate leaders, pursuing another budget reconciliation bill this year was once considered a no-go. But in a matter of days, it’s become a distinct possibility. Using the often arduous budgetary maneuver would represent a shift for both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, necessitated by Republican needs to reopen the Department of Homeland Security while passing […]
A former staff member for Rep. Troy Nehls will get no settlement money in the dismissal of his lawsuit that alleged he was pressured out of his job because he was gay, according to the congressman’s office. Alex Chadwell, who worked for Nehls’ offices in Washington and Texas, filed a lawsuit in 2024 contending he […]
As a deadline arrives this week to nominate a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, some Republicans are skeptical the administration will find someone who can check all the boxes necessary for confirmation. The candidate will need the “Make America Healthy Again” mindset of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health and Human Services Department, […]
A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready during oral arguments Tuesday to clear the way for a policy seeking to prevent immigrants from presenting asylum claims at the U.S. border with Mexico. The Trump administration asked the justices to overturn a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that blocked […]
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt named Republican energy executive Alan S. Armstrong to the Senate, filling the vacant seat left by the resignation of former GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as President Donald Trump’s next Homeland Security secretary. Stitt, also a Republican, announced his selection at a Tuesday morning press conference, calling Armstrong a “strong […]
Lawmakers face a final sprint this week before a mini spring break recess — that is, if leadership lets them leave. With new urgency to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the focus will be on off-the-floor negotiations to end the partial government shutdown. And President Donald Trump is further complicating a deal to reopen […]
An attempt by Senate GOP leaders to reopen the Department of Homeland Security while punting on immigration enforcement funding blew up within hours, after President Donald Trump issued an angry rejection of the proposal Sunday night. Hoping to find a bipartisan fix for ending a one-month partial shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., asked […]