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Policy · 118th Congress

McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle

President Barack Obama met with House Republicans on June 1 to discuss the budget and debt limit, and he played golf with Boehner later in the month.

By Paul M. Krawzak

February 1, 2023

Policy · 117th Congress

Lobbyists with ties to House GOP see fortunes rising

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By Kate Ackley

January 4, 2021

Policy · 115th Congress

Trump to Huddle With House Republicans as Shutdown Situation Fluid

What Really Happens During a Government Shutdown, Explained [jwp-video n=”1″]

December 20, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Democrats Go Into 2019 With Ethics Blazing

John Sarbanes offered a sneak peak Friday of what will likely be christened HR 1 in the 116th Congress.

December 3, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Budget Overhaul Proposals Likely to Stay in Play After Nov. 30

Also Watch: House GOP Candidates Are Shying Away From Trump As Midterm Nears [jwp-video n=”1″] Chicken or egg?

October 19, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Senate Republicans Ready to Limp Into Border Wall Fight

Also Watch: As Midterms Enter Final Stretch, Senators Ready Their Rallying Cries [jwp-video n=”1″] The lame-duck debate will be less about whether to provide funding for a border barrier

October 11, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Hill Sends Big Chunk of Next Year’s Money to Trump, Minus His Border Wall

Still, perhaps seven of the dozen annual spending bills will probably not have cleared by Oct. 1.

September 26, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

How Congress Made CHIP a Budgetary Boondoggle

The $7.7 billion figure is about $1 billion more in CHIP savings than contemplated in the initial House and Senate versions of the bill.

September 24, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Extra Hurricane Relief Cash Could Wait Until After Elections

Watch: Menendez, Gillibrand Call for Puerto Rico “Marshall Plan” on Hurricane Anniversary [jwp-video n=”1″] “I’ve talked to my staff some about” Florence funding needs, Senate Appropriations

September 18, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Ryan: Earmarks Discussion Dead for This Congress

Ryan Calls for Op-Ed Writer to Leave Administration, Pelosi Decries Lack of Congressional Oversight  [jwp-video n=”1″]

September 6, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Road Ahead: The House Is Back, Looking for Deals on Spending and Farm Bill

Lying in State, Lying in Honor: How Capitol Hill Helps a Nation Mourn [jwp-video n=”1″]

September 4, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Senate GOP Seeks Tax Law Fixes, Including ‘Retail Glitch’

The Capitol Steps: Before and During Recess [jwp-video n=”1″]

August 17, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

For Once, Senate Set to Eclipse House in Appropriations Pace

for the Senate that Roll Call couldn’t find another instance of that chamber jumping ahead of the House in passing spending bills dating back to 1976, when the start of the fiscal year moved from July 1

July 30, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

NDAA Races Through Congress at Historic Pace

Only twice in the last 33 years has the measure been enacted prior to the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year. The most recent time that happened was more than two decades ago, in fiscal 1997.

July 27, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Tariffs Not Enough to Outsmart China, Experts Tell Lawmakers

ICYMI: Corker Chastises Fellow Republicans for Blocking His Tariff Amendment [jwp-video n=”1″] Derek Scissors, a scholar with the American Enterprise Institute, cited congressional efforts

July 12, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Government Reorg Plan Greeted Without Fanfare

[jwp-video n=”1″] Likewise, North Dakota GOP Sen.

June 21, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Time Running Out in Ryan’s Quest to Overhaul Welfare Programs

Watch: Farm Bill Defeat Leads to Confusion on the House Floor [jwp-video n=”1″] The farm bill would have required able-bodied adults who don’t have children under age 6 to work or participate

June 18, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

House GOP Immigration Talks Raise Questions on Path to Law

Watch: Ryan: Gambit to Bring Immigration Bills to Floor Is ‘Big Mistake’ [jwp-video n=”1″] “A lot of people are looking at ways to strengthen border security, reform our immigration laws,

June 7, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Ryan: Congress Won’t Pass Tariff Legislation Trump Wouldn’t Sign

Watch: Reining In Tariffs Requires Passing a Bill the President Would Sign Into Law, Ryan Says [jwp-video n=”1″] When the Trump administration announced last week that it would move forward

June 6, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Court Rules for Baker in Same-Sex Wedding Cake Case, Avoids Key Issue

Updated 1:50 p.m. | The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Colorado baker who declined to make a cake for a same-sex wedding because of his religious views, ruling that the state’s civil rights commission

June 4, 2018