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Check out their most memorable images of the year: Part 1 and Part 2. ICYMI NRSC staffing: Sen. Tim Scott announced the NRSC’s senior leadership team for the 2026 cycle.
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Check out their most memorable images of the year: Part 1 and Part 2. ICYMI NRSC staffing: Sen. Tim Scott announced the NRSC’s senior leadership team for the 2026 cycle.
Jackson Lee ran for mayor of Houston last year, but lost a runoff in December and pivoted back to seek reelection even though a city council member had already raised more than $1 million for the race
Gunter, whose personal financial disclosure statement lists six assets worth between $1 million and $5 million and three more worth between $5 million and $25 million, has opened his checkbook for the
Any nominees that have not been confirmed by Jan. 1 would have to be resubmitted by the president next year. Briana Reilly contributed to this report.
Another issue that will keep senators from flying home is the need to take up a three-month extension of Federal Aviation Administration programs which would otherwise lapse on Jan. 1.
The November full moon, also known as the Beaver Moon, rises over the Capitol dome on Monday.
The House voted 179-213 on Nov. 1 to reject a measure to kick Santos out of Congress, with 182 Republicans and 31 Democrats voting against the effort.
Other extensions The measure would extend most lapsed farm bill programs through Sept. 30, 2024, retroactive to the beginning of this fiscal year on Oct. 1.Â
The surprise proposal was the latest wrinkle in a delayed appropriations process for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, as some in a divided GOP conference seek additional spending cuts.
July 1, the beginning of the third quarter, fell on a Saturday, followed by the July 4 holiday on Tuesday.
Still, a sizable chunk of the conference is planning to oppose the bill because they don’t think it cuts spending enough — especially in exchange for suspending the debt limit until Jan. 1, 2025, an estimated
But spending would grow just 1 percent the following year, in line with the GOP bill. Talks remained fluid as negotiators worked into the night Thursday.
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York complained that, "with only 15 days until the June 1 deadline, Joe Biden is jetting off to Asia."
Not a single option guarantees the country doesn’t default on or around June 1. None would ensure a smooth path toward an outcome.