Trump chimes in on reconciliation efforts
Following President-elect Donald Trump's landslide victory on November 5, the MAGA world got to work on laying out the first…
Speaker Johnson faces year of tight votes and acrimony: ‘A lot of expectations’
The Speaker of the House of the 119th Congress is now facing several critical political fights while navigating a razor-thin…
Trump accuses former Speaker Kevin McCarthy of ‘one of the dumbest political decisions made in years’
President-elect Donald Trump accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of "one of the dumbest political decisions made in years."
Senate passes bill to stop shutdown, sending it to President Biden’s desk
Congress managed to pass a short-term spending bill through both chambers after going through three different versions of it.
The DOGE that caught the car
The Christmas Eve spending fight is a complicated disaster, so let’s try to parse it out. Forced to distill it:…
What to expect as Republicans try to salvage spending package, avoid government shutdown
Republicans in the House are not willing to raise the debt ceiling and Democrats claim Republicans have reneged on their…
Massie comes out against Johnson retaining speaker’s gavel: ‘He does not have my vote’
Rep. Thomas Massie said he will not vote to for House Speaker Mike Johnson to retain the speakership next year.
Ukraine aid could be saved by obscure congressional rules, Reagan-era politics, Boll Weevils and Gypsy Moths
An obscure congressional rule could force the House to vote on Ukraine aid without Speaker Johnson's blessing, but the last…
How the Ukraine aid debate could bring back a House infestation of boll weevils and gypsy moths
A discharge petition are methods for a majority of House members to bypass the House Speaker, some members of Congress…
Schumer speech on Israel slammed by Republicans, experts as ‘unprecedented’ and ‘ridiculous’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for new elections in Israel has sparked intense reactions from political leaders across party…