In the Spotlight: Roger Wicker
The Mississippi Republican called the bill "a start," but rejected the notion that the administration’s proposed $1 trillion fiscal 2026 defense budget — a plan that hinges the bulk of its Defense Department
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CBO: Debt limit ‘X-date’ likely not until mid-August at earliest
The CBO in March estimated the Treasury’s cash on hand and ability to borrow could be exhausted by Aug. 1.
House eyes cuts to DC’s autonomy as local budget fix gathers dust
After Congress cut Washington, D.C.’s, budget by over $1 billion in March, Speaker Mike Johnson said he wanted to pass a bill to restore the spending "as quickly as possible."
With high-speed rail stuck in the station, Brightline still moving
The first Trump administration in 2019 terminated a federal agreement to provide nearly $1 billion after the authority "failed to make reasonable progress on the project," the administration said in a
‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm the Health of Americans’
He started at NIH on April 1, the day many workers at NIH and other agencies were told they were fired.
Senate Environment reconciliation provisions pause methane tax
The panel had been directed by the budget resolution to deliver provisions that would increase the deficit by no more than $1 billion.Â
Senators: It’s time to reclaim your relevance
And so it was last month with House passage, by a vote of 215-214, of HR 1, "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act," with all the usual self-congratulatory huzzahs without a hint of awareness of the historical
Congressional agencies look for boost amid government downsizing
"As both a political scientist and someone with experience as a staffer, I can confidently say that I know Congress can best execute its Article 1 responsibilities only when it adequately invests in its
A look at key flashpoints in the coming Senate reconciliation debate
The Senate panel’s directions are to find at least $1 billion in deficit reduction over 10 years, far less than the $230 billion that the House Agriculture Committee was directed to find.
Checking the math on White House, GOP claims about ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The House passed HR 1, dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," on May 22 after an all-night session. The vote was 215-214, with two Republicans voting against it.
Trump, GOP prep next chapter in spending cuts agenda
Committee markups scheduled next week, President Donald Trump’s budget office is expected to deliver as soon as Friday supplemental information on agency budget requests for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
Senate Republicans now face four big challengesÂ
Republicans, fiscal hawks or supply siders, need to get their collective arms around four key challenges that have created a difficult policy and political environment. 1.
Nothing is certain except death and politicsÂ
Those seats were filled by special elections on April 1. The risk of a lawmaker dying is not just that the seat could fall into the hands of the opposite party in a special election.
He took over a Capitol Police force reeling from Jan. 6. Now Chief Manger is retiring
As the force requests nearly $1 billion in the coming fiscal year, Manger said more funding is key to meeting its staffing goals.
Sweeping budget package passes House after weeks of arm-twisting
They forced a 20-hour session debating the bill and amendments in the House Rules Committee, in a meeting that started at 1 a.m. Wednesday.
GOP budget vote goes down to the wire amid conservative pushback
Nine hours after the 1 a.m. start of the meeting, the various committee chairs and ranking members with jurisdiction over the reconciliation bill were still testifying.
Sen. Rand Paul questions border wall funding level needs
Sen. Rand Paul talks with reporters in the Capitol on April 1.
Senate appropriators grill Kennedy on biomedical research
Durbin, D-Ill., asked Kennedy if he knew the No. 1 cause of preventable death in America, a reference to tobacco, which has been at the top in the U.S. for decades.
Gabe Evans still wears his police boots in Congress
About 1 in 4 people rely on Medicaid in his district, which extends north from the suburbs of Denver, and he’ll have to ward off Democratic attacks as one of the House’s most vulnerable members.
This week: Reconciliation bill back on track, at least for now
The Rules Committee is scheduled to convene at 1 a.m.