Policy · 115th Congress
Omnibus Drops as House Speeds Toward Vote
Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, shooting down reports that he was unhappy with the amount of border wall money in the legislation.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Louise Slaughter Dead at 88 After More Than Three Trailblazing Decades in Congress
Slaughter, the first woman to chair the House Rules Committee, died early Friday after falling at her Washington home last week. She was 88 years old.
Politics · 115th Congress
Rooney Adopts New GOP Line: House Investigations Have ‘Lost All Credibility’
Congressional committees can no longer conduct credible investigations without poisoning them with partisan politics, Rep. Tom Rooney said.
Politics · 115th Congress
Pelosi Mum on Whether Kihuen Should Seek Re-election
But prior to the reports that he’s reconsidering, Kihuen looked prepared to leave the House. He returned a $2,000 contribution from Pelosi, according to Federal Election Commission reports.
Politics · 115th Congress
Reps. Gowdy, Goodlatte Call for Special Counsel on DOJ Bias, FISA Abuse
Gowdy chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Goodlatte is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
Policy · 115th Congress
Porn Still Turning Up in the Federal Workplace Despite Ban
A search of Oversight.gov, a new storehouse that keeps a broader swath of IG reports, turned up additional records. It may be impossible to know how many more cases exist.
Politics · 115th Congress
Mississippi’s Thad Cochran Resigning From Senate in April
Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) March 5, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; Bryant could choose to appoint himself to the seat — and President Donald Trump and McConnell have reportedly suggested it to him — but local reports
Politics · 115th Congress
Companies, Nonprofits Put Brakes on Foreign Lobbying Bills
Grassley appears in limbo at Foreign Relations, the committee of jurisdiction. A committee aide said the panel was “carefully reviewing the legislation.”
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: What Matters About the Wealth of Congress
Last November, as the Senate Finance Committee debated the tax bill, partisan talking points degenerated into a shouting match between chairman Orrin Hatch and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown.
Politics · 115th Congress
Justices Air Differences on Value of Congressional Reports
An opinion Wednesday shows the Supreme Court is as divided as ever on whether congressional committee reports should be used to help understand what Congress meant when drafting and enacting a law.
Politics · 115th Congress
RNC Raises $12.4 Million in January
The Republican National Committee announced that it has four times more cash on hand than it had at this point ahead of the 2014 midterm elections.
Politics · 115th Congress
Mixed Outcomes for Members Accused of Sexual Harassment in #MeToo Aftermath
Tim Murphy, R-Pa., a member of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, after reports that he had asked a woman with whom he’d had an extramarital affair to get an abortion.
Politics · 115th Congress
K Street Reinvents Itself in the Era of Trump
And Florida lobbyist Brian Ballard, who served as chairman of a Trump fundraising committee, opened a D.C. branch of his firm.
Politics · 115th Congress
DCCC Chairman Coy on Spending in PA Special Election
Democratic Congressional Committee Chairman Ben Ray Luján remains noncommittal on whether Democrats will spend more resources ahead of the special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th District.
Politics · 115th Congress
Some Answers, More Questions for Mysterious Club for Conservatives PAC
Take the case of a political action committee set up last fall that raised over $160,000 by sending out roughly a dozen emails.
Politics · 115th Congress
Active-Duty Candidates Can Run — But Can They Campaign?
Watch: Fundraising Reports Say a Lot About a Campaign [jwp-video n=”1″] A fine line Reel announced his campaign for the open 7th District seat in mid-December.
Politics · 115th Congress
Montana’s Greg Gianforte Ditches ‘No PAC’ Pledge for 2018
Gianforte serves on the Natural Resources Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Politics · 115th Congress
Texas Primaries: What to Watch in the First Contests of 2018
That includes congressional primaries.
Politics · 115th Congress
The Appropriator in Winter: Frelinghuysen’s Last Stand
But many ended up learning about his upcoming departure and the race to succeed him in various news reports.
Politics · 115th Congress
Wyden Wants Details on NRA Links to Russian Bank Official
Wyden’s request comes after reports last month that the gun lobbying titan may have received money from a top Russian central bank official during the 2016 presidential election.