Politics · 115th Congress
Republican Senators Mostly Silent After Trump’s North Korea Threat
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) September 19, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; Opposition voices Democratic senators, however, were not as tight-lipped.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Harvey Aid Package Adds to Full House Agenda
Fall House Forecast [jwp-video n=”1″] House Republicans understand the omnibus has no chance of passing the Senate, where some Democratic support is needed to clear the 60-vote threshold.
Trump and GOP Lawmakers — Even More on the Rocks
[jwp-video n=”1″] If any one of those jobs doesn’t get done, the consequences will be as grim for the country as the mutual recriminations between Trump and Hill Republicans will be clamorous
McCain’s Many Parts in Getting to ‘No’ on Health Care
We can do this https://t.co/3gKeGcHNQH — John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) July 28, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; The McCain Show That post was part of a series of things McCain had said and
Politics · 115th Congress
John McCain Returns With a Strong Message
Watch McCain’s Arrival and Speech [jwp-video n=”1″] And then, after the standing ovation upon his arrival and a series of embraces with most senators of both parties, he lambasted the tortured
Sessions on the Cusp of Martyrdom or Oblivion
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails
Congressional Pay and Benefits at a Standstill, With a Cost
[jwp-video n=”1″] The idea nonetheless stands no chance of being granted a formal hearing, let alone a vote — and will instead be consigned to oblivion under a torrent of political hair-shirt
Six Who Could Succeed Pelosi — Someday
But since 2003, when he became her No. 2 in the House hierarchy, it’s become increasingly clear Hoyer was only preparing to move up to No. 1 as her successor, not as an insurrectionist.
McHenry, Scalise’s Deputy, Steps Up to Run GOP Whip Operation
To that end, McHenry arranged for a blood drive in the ceremonial Rayburn Building foyer on Tuesday and another planned from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday.
Politics · 115th Congress
No Summer Job? Hill Turns to Make-Work Budgeting
David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: How Appropriations is Supposed to Work [jwp-video n=”1″] Instead, the roiling internal discord over the spending level has produced opening bids as far as $100
Hill and Mueller Don’t Have to Clash, but It Will Not Be Easy
Lessons from 44 Years of Special Investigations [jwp-video n=”1″] Parallel paths There does seem to be plenty Congress can tackle, through its own committees or by empaneling an independent
Halftime for Special Election Bragging Rights
The top GOP vote-getter, former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel, raked in more than $1 million in the first week after she became Ossoff’s opponent — and $750,000 more with Trump at her side
Politics · 115th Congress
Decision Day for Avoiding a Government Shutdown?
David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: Trump’s First Full Fiscal Year [jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, suggested a continuing resolution, or CR, might also last only a few
How Trump and Hill GOP Could Fill the Looming Legislative Void
And Trump’s aspiration for $1 billion in infrastructure investment, which disinterests many in his own party, may stay in limbo even if both health care and taxes are disposed of.
How a Tenet of GOP Orthodoxy Slipped Away
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected last month the annual deficit will rise from $560 billion this year to $1 trillion in six years and $1.4 trillion in 2027, which would equal 5 percent
Tennessee, Texas Stand Out for Strengthened Hill Sway
But the giant Golden State delegation's perennial hold on No. 1 has become suddenly threatened by the lawmakers from Texas, the second largest state even though it's only slightly more than two-thirds
Politics · 115th Congress
Ep. 39: Not Even the Usually Lofty Senate Can Escape the Trump Tumult
Senate dysfunction over Trump’s Cabinet nominees reached a new level today, @nielslesniewski reports: https://t.co/93xaDzvDdN — Bridget Bowman (@bridgetbhc) January 31, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1;
For 20, a New Year’s Boost in House Legislative Sway
The three panels are Ways and Means, which writes tax, trade, Social Security, Medicare and social safety net legislation; Appropriations, which apportions more than $1 trillion annually to every
Milder Persona, Same Hard Line from New Freedom Caucus Chairman
Meadows, a member of the Transportation Committee, has sounded enthusiastic about Trump’s desire for a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure in the coming decade, asserting that using tax breaks
Balancing Risk and Reward in Trump’s Surprising First Hill Battle
[jwp-video n=”1″] Top Hill Republicans were taken totally by surprise when, just a week after his stunning upset, Trump sent word that haggling over the fine print on the discretionary spending