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:…
Here’s a list of the 38 Republicans who defied Trump by voting ‘no’ on the failed spending bill
A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of…
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.
What Republicans’ and Democrats’ end-of-year fights mean for 2025
If Congress’ end-of-December infighting is any indication, next year will be far from clear sailing for either party. Among Republicans,…
Key Trump ally comes out against massive emergency spending plan: ‘This bill should not pass’
Billionaire Elon Musk says he opposes the current draft of House Speaker Mike Johnson's 1,547-page spending bill.
Freshman Focus: Republican Brad Knott, ex-prosecutor who flipped House seat in North Carolina, talks game plan
Rep.-elect Brad Knott, R-N.C., vows to fight D.C. bureaucracy he blames for fueling the border crisis and funding foreign conflicts…
Senate DOGE leader Ernst to take on government telework abuse at first meeting with Musk, Ramaswamy
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Joni Ernst is rolling out a proposal for the Department of Government Efficiency that would reduce telework and…
From feminism to ‘theminism’: Nancy Mace faces liberal fury in Congress
The opposition Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has received from her progressive female colleagues in Congress is a clear sign that…