It’s a scene jarringly familiar to many Republicans on Capitol Hill: a high-stakes piece of legislation, a tense standoff between GOP leaders and conservative hard-liners — and Mark Meadows in the middle of it all. The former North Carolina congressman and Donald Trump chief of staff has been lying low in recent years. But he’s […]
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee want their chair, Sen. Rand Paul, to hold a hearing on the Trump administration’s handling of the Los Angeles demonstrations against federal immigration enforcement and deportation activities. In a new letter obtained by POLITICO, the Democrats are calling on the Kentucky Republican to request that […]
Rep. Cory Mills has some new ink — with a congressional theme. The Florida Republican recently added a dramatic tattoo to his arm showing the Capitol building surrounded by clouds and light and the words “We the People” in red-and-black lettering, according to a picture of the tattoo POLITICO obtained. Asked why he got the […]
Democrats believe they’ve found a compelling new message on immigration — thanks to a viral image of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) in handcuffs. Padilla, who was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference about ICE raids in California, earned support from fellow Democrats and triggered outrage over what they see as the […]
Senate Finance Republicans could release their all-important megabill text as soon as Friday, outlining changes to Medicaid cuts and President Donald Trump’s tax incentives. Senate Majority Leader John Thune met with the president at the White House on Thursday and told POLITICO afterwards to expect Trump’s campaign promises, like tax relief for tips and overtime […]
The Senate’s conservative hard-liners vowed to wage holy war against the “big, beautiful bill.” Now they appear to be coming to Jesus. The recent rhetorical downshift from some of the loudest GOP critics of the pending megabill underscores the political reality for conservatives: As much as they want to rail publicly about the legislation and […]
The House Ethics Committee is launching a subpanel to review its guidance on campaign activities. The notoriously secretive, bipartisan committee announced Thursday that the new working group would be led by Texas Reps. Nathaniel Moran, a Republican, and Sylvia Garcia, a Democrat. The two members will “review and make recommendations to improve, clarify, and modernize […]
Dozens of House Democrats marched to Hill GOP leaders’ offices Thursday afternoon in protest of Sen. Alex Padilla’s detention by federal agents, but they weren’t able to meet with Speaker Mike Johnson or Senate Majority Leader John Thune. As the House wrapped up its last votes for the week, dozens of House Democrats walked across […]
House Republicans have narrowly advanced a request from the White House to claw back $9.4 billion that lawmakers have already approved for public media and more than a dozen accounts across the State Department focused on foreign assistance. The 214-212 vote is a major victory for President Donald Trump, who had been lobbying hard for […]
Shocked and angry House Democrats are demanding that Kristi Noem testify before Congress after Sen. Alex Padilla was detained by federal agents at her DHS press conference in Los Angeles. The California delegation quickly gathered on the House steps to decry the incident as video of Padilla being handcuffed and manhandled ricocheted around Capitol Hill. […]