Congress · 116th Congress
House passes appropriations package to avert shutdown, sends to Trump
It contains seven of the 12 annual appropriations bills that were not signed into law before the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Trump will sign spending bill, declare national emergency
How Congress gave the White House broad, far-reaching powers [jwp-video n=”1″] “I had an opportunity to speak with President Trump and he, I would say to all my colleagues, has indicated he’s
Congress · 116th Congress
House Democrats give leaders a pass on breaking 72-hour rule for spending deal
The seven appropriations bills provide funding for fiscal 2019, which began Oct. 1. The other five annual spending measures were signed into law before the fiscal year began.
Congress · 116th Congress
House may vote on resolution to disapprove of Trump’s national emergency
How Congress gave the White House broad, far-reaching powers [jwp-video n=”1″]
Congress · 116th Congress
Ocasio-Cortez, other female progressive freshmen will vote against border deal
Watch: Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley join protest for immigrants in limbo [jwp-video n=”1″] The announcement comes as immigration rights advocates have panned the deal.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate confirms Barr amid questions about Mueller report
Hearing unlikely to derail attorney general confirmation [jwp-video n=”1″] Barr, 68, pitched himself to senators as an end-of-career professional, ready to step into a job he previously held for
Opinion · 116th Congress
Sam Ervin took down Nixon. We’re still waiting for his heir
[jwp-video n=”1″] The hearings had everything, including the stunning revelation by Nixon aide Alexander Butterfield that the president had a taping system for recording conversations in the
White House · 116th Congress
Trump has yet to make final decision on border bill as shutdown looms
Grassley prays on Senate floor that Trump will sign bill to keep government open [jwp-video n=”1″] [3 Things to Watch: ‘Trump Show, Shutdown II’ heads to climactic scene] “I don’t want
Congress · 116th Congress
Bill would honor Rep. Walter Jones by repealing AUMF
From the archives: Walter Jones’ salute to the fallen [jwp-video n=”1″] The AUMF passed in 2001 permits military strikes against any nation, person or organization connected to the 9/11 attackers
White House · 116th Congress
Legal fight expected for Trump’s national emergency declaration
Watch: Senate leaders interrupt Grassley speech to announce Trump’s support for deal, national emergency plans [jwp-video n=”1″] ‘The money will be there’ Democratic and Republican lawmakers
Congress · 116th Congress
Progressives say Trump has no moral ground to call for Omar’s resignation
We look forward to her continued leadership in her committee and in the CPC. pic.twitter.com/hwsOw4XLNK — Progressive Caucus (@USProgressives) February 13, 2019var rcrdTwitter = 1; Trump alleged
Congress · 116th Congress
In bid to avoid shutdown, spending deal drops Violence Against Women Act extension, other contentious provisions
Also watch: Sanders — ‘At the end of the day the president is going to build the wall’ [jwp-video n=”1″] Separately, the White House Office of Management and Budget wouldn’t budge on lost
Congress · 116th Congress
House votes to take stand against anti-Semitism in an unexpected way
Ilhan Omar to resign [jwp-video n=”1″] Republicans had been criticizing Omar for what they perceived to be anti-Semitic remarks for weeks before her tweets, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
White House · 116th Congress
3 Things to Watch: ‘Trump Show, Shutdown II’ heads to climactic scene
Watch: Sanders: ‘At the end of the day the president is going to build the wall’ [jwp-video n=”1″] “The president isn’t fully happy, as he said yesterday, with everything that’s in the legislation
White House · 116th Congress
Trump: ‘A shutdown would be a terrible thing’
Sanders: ‘At the end of the day the president is going to build the wall’ [jwp-video n=”1″] But the president has demonstrated that things could change quickly — his top spokeswoman said
Congress · 116th Congress
House Judiciary panel advances background check bill
Also watch: House holds a moment of silence remembering the victims of Parkland [jwp-video n=”1″] Eventually, Chairman Jerrold Nadler forced a vote 10 hours after the meeting had started.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate panel spars over judges, advances GOP effort to cut nomination debate time
Also watch: Senate leaders praise border security deal [jwp-video n=”1″] The proposal would also allow the longer 30 hours of debate — for Cabinet positions, some boards and appellate judges
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats could stymie nuclear arms race after US leaves pact
Also watch: Trump and Beto O’Rourke strike contrasting messages in dueling Texas rallies [jwp-video n=”1″] Most of the Senate’s Democratic presidential contenders have co-sponsored legislation
Opinion · 116th Congress
Note to Ocasio-Cortez and Green New Dealers: The economy is not the government
Also watch: Trump says Green New Deal sounds like a ‘high school term paper that got a low mark’ [jwp-video n=”1″] Learning from history Yes, the nation faces problems, some very serious.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Mitch McConnell will make Democratic senators vote on the ‘Green New Deal’
Trump: Green New Deal sounds like a ‘high school term paper that got a low mark’ [jwp-video n=”1″] Markey and Rep.