Senate Republicans forge ahead on border bill over Speaker Johnson's opposition
Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) signals that a potential border bill would likely be a no-go for House Republicans are being disregarded among many in the Senate GOP. Johnson reportedly told his...
View ArticleTrump, Haley tied in New Hampshire poll
(The Hill) - GOP rivals former President Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are tied in New Hampshire, new polling shows, as the primary race heads into the Granite State. The new...
View ArticleTrump Mar-a-Lago evidence request highlights defense strategy targeting Biden...
Former President Trump gave a review of his defense strategy in his Mar-a-Lago documents case, making a sweeping request for discovery that accuses the Biden administration of "colluding with the...
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Johnson: Now is not ‘the time for comprehensive immigration reform'
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) voiced his skepticism of a deal being crafted in the Senate to pair border and migration policy changes with Ukraine aid, and said that now is not the time for...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Republican Jeff Duncan says he'll retire from House
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) announced Wednesday that he will retire from the House at the end of this term, becoming the latest lawmaker to run for the exits amid an unproductive congressional session....
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Supreme Court signals it will claw back federal agency power
The Supreme Court’s conservatives appeared inclined to cut back the regulatory power of federal agencies, with several justices during a pair of arguments Wednesday seeming ready to overrule a legal...
View ArticleGoldman to launch effort to censure Stefanik for calling Jan. 6 rioters...
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) is introducing a resolution to censure House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) for calling the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, "hostages."...
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McConnell expects Senate to take up Ukraine-border security package next week
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) told reporters Wednesday that he expects the Senate to consider a bipartisan deal on Ukraine funding and border security next week. McConnell noted that...
View ArticleMaine judge defers decision on Trump 14th Amendment question until Supreme...
A Maine judge deferred a decision on whether former President Trump is disqualified from the state’s ballot under the 14th Amendment on Wednesday, allowing the Supreme Court to first weigh in on the...
View ArticleWhite House calls Hutchinson to apologize after mocking DNC statement
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients called former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) to apologize for a Democratic National Committee (DNC) statement that mocked the end of Hutchinson's 2024...
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House approves resolution denouncing Biden’s ‘open-border policies’
The House on Wednesday approved a resolution condemning the Biden administration’s border and immigration policies, a move by GOP lawmakers to maintain pressure on the politically polarizing issue in...
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The Memo: After Trump’s boycott and new cancellations, do debates still matter?
Republican primary debates might have come to an abrupt end this year. Two GOP debates that had been scheduled to take place before the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary were canceled within 24 hours of...
View ArticleGOP memo shows plans for Mayorkas impeachment markup on Jan. 31
An internal Republican memo shows the House Homeland Security Committee decided last week it would mark up an impeachment resolution for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the end of...
View ArticleNadler says he learned of Roger Stone's alleged death threat on the news
A Democratic target of Roger Stone's alleged death threats against lawmakers said he first learned of the episode from media reports. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said he has been in discussions with...
View ArticleThese 14 Democrats voted for a GOP resolution denouncing Biden's 'open-border...
Fourteen Democrats voted with Republicans to denounce President Biden’s “open-border policies” Wednesday, delivering a rare legislative rebuke to the leader of their party on the politically prickly...
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Jamie vs Jamie: Comer, Raskin square off over Biden impeachment
Republican efforts to impeach President Biden have taken center stage on the House Oversight Committee, where the partisan battles have highlighted the stark differences between the panel's top...
View ArticleJohnson 'not worried' about Greene threat to oust him as Speaker
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says he’s “not worried” about being ousted from his post after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) threatened him with a motion to vacate on Wednesday if he passes a...
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Senate, House race to avert government shutdown ahead of winter storm
Congress is racing to greenlight a short-term spending bill and avoid a government shutdown ahead of a winter storm that is set to hit Washington and parts of the Northeast and Midwest. Government...
View ArticleBiden says Trump’s Iowa caucuses win didn’t mean ‘anything’
President Biden said Thursday that former President Trump’s GOP primary win in Iowa earlier in the week meant nothing. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, coasted to...
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Conservatives pitch last-minute border amendment on bill to avert shutdown
Members of the House Freedom Caucus made a last-minute pitch to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to change plans for how to pass a stopgap government funding bill by adding an amendment vote on border and...
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