The White House budget office said Friday morning that President Donald Trump has canceled $4.9 billion in foreign aid by using a so-called pocket rescission — furthering the administration’s assault on Congress’ funding prerogatives. The move raises tensions on Capitol Hill as lawmakers face an Oct. 1 deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Many lawmakers […]
Two top Justice Department officials are expected to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the coming weeks amid fallout over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, according to two people granted anonymity to share scheduling information not yet public. FBI director Kash Patel is set to give testimony Sept. 17, with attorney […]
Baseball star Mark Teixeira launched a campaign to fill an open Texas House seat Thursday, the latest celebrity athlete to dive into politics. Teixeira is running as a Republican in a safe red seat being vacated by GOP Rep. Chip Roy. And he’s already appealing to President Donald Trump in search of a home run […]
Senators will soon get a chance to question Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about Wednesday’s sudden shakeup at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kennedy is expected to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Sept. 4, a person granted anonymity to describe the plans told POLITICO. The hearing, which […]
President Donald Trump is envisioning a sweeping crime bill and billions of dollars in new funding for the nation’s capital. His Republican allies in Congress are largely in the dark on the details. Multiple times this month, Trump has said he’s working on crime legislation with GOP congressional leaders. His latest comment came early Wednesday […]
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the president to withhold billions of dollars in congressionally appropriated foreign aid before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30. The Justice Department filed an emergency appeal with the high court Tuesday, asking the justices to pause a federal district judge’s order that requires the […]
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley isn’t caving to pressure to end the precedent of deferring to home-state senators on district court and U.S. attorney nominees — even after being called out over the weekend by President Donald Trump and his thwarted pick for top prosecutor in New Jersey. “As chairman I set Pres Trump noms […]
As Republicans look to flip House seats through redistricting in Texas and other red states, they have a pickup opportunity in what was once deep blue North Jersey, without having to redraw any lines. In the state’s heavily Hispanic 9th Congressional District, the Democrat who was widely thought to be a shoo-in won by just […]
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday slammed President Donald Trump’s statement that he might deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, as the White House flexes federal power in the name of fighting crime. “We should continue to support local law enforcement and not simply allow Donald Trump to play games with the lives […]
Congress has officially received the first batch of Jeffrey Epstein files. The Justice Department turned over a tranche of materials related to the case against the late, convicted sex offender Friday afternoon. These documents — transmitted in compliance with a subpoena issued earlier this month by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee — represent […]