Trump offers Johnson ‘complete and total’ backing as speaker, but hurdles remain
As Roll Call previously reported, a protracted speaker fight could complicate the formalizing of Trump’s victory on schedule.
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Hanging over the usual post-election staff shuffle? Trump’s purge threat
Toward the end of his first term, Trump sought to remove civil service protections from potentially tens of thousands of positions via an executive order, creating a new classification known as Schedule
Endgame not yet clear as lawmakers await CR
transparent and accountable to the American people the way our Founding Fathers intended," the office of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said in announcing the bill’s placement on the week’s schedule
So long, farewell: Departing senators say goodbye to speaking from the floor
"And the truth is that while I may not miss the Senate itself terribly much — the 10-minute votes that last an hour, the unknowable schedule of votes, the myriad meaningless votes, the absurd passion about
Congressional schedule for 2025 is set with Senate releasing its calendar
The moon rises over the Capitol on October 22. Both chambers of Congress have now released their calendars for 2025.
House calendar for 2025 eyes a busy spring
The calendar features just one planned four-week period in session before the August recess, with holiday breaks following a traditional schedule, including two weeks around the time of Easter and Passover
The man with a plan to upend government, and what it entails
"Schedule F": Vought has pledged to implement Trump’s "Schedule F" plan to eliminate civil-service protections for the federal workforce so they could more easily fire staffers, replace them with more
West Wing-driven House, Senate vacancies spotlight special elections
At least two House special elections Governors do not get to make appointments to fill open House seats, though they do get to schedule special elections to fill vacancies. Florida GOP Rep.
Trump can make immigration moves on his first day back in office
Eric Ruark, director of research for NumbersUSA, a conservative group that wants to reduce immigration, said Trump could immediately eliminate the CBP One app, which allows migrants to schedule appointments
A glide-path caucus of new senators with enhanced statures
Kim at some point will likely join the Senate ahead of schedule, with appointed Sen. George S. Helmy resigning to clear the way for Murphy to appoint Kim.
Awkward abound: Joe Biden and the lame-duck countdown
But by mid-week, a Biden campaign event scheduled for Saturday in his hometown of Scranton, Pa., suddenly appeared on the schedule.
‘McCarthyism all over again’? Plan to target federal workers prompts fears
Tim Kaine, D-Va., who has helped lead the charge against a possible return of "Schedule F."Â
Rabbits among solar panels: Trump’s Latino roundtable
Harris: ’She’s lazy as hell’ The Republican nominee mocked Harris over her Tuesday schedule, which includes only an interview with Hallie Jackson to air on "NBC Nightly News." "I can’t get over it.
Helene, Milton wreckage puts spotlight on disaster loan program
Luna is the sole GOP cosponsor of a bill from Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., to provide FEMA with $10 billion plus $5 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and she wants Johnson to schedule
Biden forced to put legacy push on hold as crises mount at home and abroad
Putting the trip at least on hold — aides contend visits to both countries are still possible before he leaves office on Jan. 20 — was the latest such audible for Biden, who has shifted his schedule for
Congress urged to shift billions to improve aging flight controls
. … The Committee is continuing to review this report and will likely, schedule permitting, hold a hearing on its findings sometime this year."
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At the Races: Please bet responsibly
New York City earlier this week for events with McCormick, as well as Arizona’s Kari Lake, Nevada’s Sam Brown, Ohio’s Bernie Moreno and Michigan’s Mike Rogers, according to a source familiar with his schedule
Amtrak botched planning on $6 billion tunnel project, watchdog says
"Given the sheer size of the $6 billion FDT program, similar risks — if realized — could generate significant cost and schedule impacts," it said.
Lawmakers postpone decision on Virginia-class submarine money
And frankly, we have to get back to a dependable production schedule that is also cost effective. And that’s the goal."
Lawmakers look to alleviate Senate confirmation pain
The confirmation of presidential appointees has increasingly become a drag on the Senate, eating up more of the chamber’s schedule and pushing legislation to the back burner.