Senate readies for Mayorkas impeachment showdown
John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters Tuesday that there are talks behind the scenes over whether there would be a time agreement for debate before a planned vote to dispense with the articles.
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John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters Tuesday that there are talks behind the scenes over whether there would be a time agreement for debate before a planned vote to dispense with the articles.
Thomas Massie, R-Ky., announced after the meeting that he is now on board with the effort by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to boot Johnson from the speaker’s chair.
Raúl M. Grijalva has been diagnosed with cancer, his office announced Tuesday. "A few weeks ago, I sought medical treatment for a persistent cough which was initially diagnosed as pneumonia.
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch questioned the 5th Circuit’s use of a nationwide injunction against the FDA to address the objections raised by the doctors.
Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that would prevent the Biden administration from waiving sanctions on Iran and an amendment offered by Sen.
Mike Garcia, R-Calif., said after the meeting. Final passage wouldn’t come until this weekend at the earliest, and senators are working to accommodate Sen.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told GOP lawmakers in a meeting Tuesday that he’d consider putting the measure on the floor Friday, people familiar with the discussions said.
Justice Brett M.
Specifically, the two largest measures in the package, the Defense and Labor-HHS-Education bills, have limited remaining issues, Senate Appropriations ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Thursday
Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and 44 other Republicans in Congress signed onto a brief in the case arguing to uphold the injunction, claiming the Biden administration has suppressed conservative speech online.
The president claimed credit for substantial deficit reduction already in the pipeline, including through the debt limit and spending caps law he brokered with former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.,
For his part, Johnson, R-La., called Schumer’s missive "counterproductive" and said it fails to acknowledge "good faith" attempts to reach an agreement.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is under heavy pressure from conservatives to eke out some policy victories despite Democrats controlling the Senate and White House, however.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., announced Thursday afternoon she’s not seeking another term.
Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., said a vote on a stand-alone bill seemed like a reasonable compromise.
Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., the chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, described some of the challenges in a letter this month to Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo.
House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., who negotiated the deal with Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is due to pitch the GOP conference on the deal Tuesday.
But Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pushed back against Gaza aid, saying the Palestinians had no reliable governing entity that could be trusted with it.
Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh argued that the doctrine has meant less stability in the legal system as each administration brings in its own interpretation of the law.
"I told the president what I had been saying for many months, and that is we must change at the border, substantive policy change," Johnson, R-La., said outside the West Wing.