Top lawmakers were still negotiating the final details Monday night of a stopgap spending patch tied to a slew of other last-ditch priorities as Friday’s federal government shutdown deadline grows closer. Negotiations between Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and their leadership counterparts are facing time pressure as they work to lock in […]
House Agriculture ranking member David Scott has dropped out of the race to maintain his post next year, according to four people with knowledge of the matter granted anonymity to discuss the decision. Scott (D-Ga.) lost a key Steering panel vote Monday on the first ballot. The ranking member has long faced questions about his […]
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen a former investment bank president to be the next U.S. ambassador to Japan. George Glass, who served as ambassador to Portugal in the first Trump administration, would replace Rahm Emanuel in Japan. “As a former President of an Investment Bank, George will bring his business acumen to the Ambassador’s position,” […]
House Democrats have solidified the generational shake-up at the top of their committees, after significant behind-the-scenes influence from both current and former leaders of the caucus. The caucus faced tough races for the Agriculture, Oversight and Natural Resources Committees. Rep. Angie Craig (Minn.) won the nod for the top party spot on Agriculture, beating incumbent […]
House Democrats are poised to oust another senior panel leader after ailing Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.), 79, lost a vote in the influential Steering panel Monday. Scott lost the steering committee vote in the first round of voting Monday, according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly. Rep. […]
Rep. Victoria Spartz announced Monday that she is opting out from serving on committees next year and will boycott the House GOP conference meetings, a rare move given she also stated her intention to remain a Republican. “I will stay as a registered Republican but will not sit on committees or participate in the caucus […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly is poised to become the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee next year. The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee voted to recommend him as the ranking member on the high-profile panel, according to two people familiar with the vote. The veteran investigator faced a stiff challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). […]
A bipartisan group of lawmakers failed to reach a compromise deal to reform permitting rules that would speed the development of new energy infrastructure, people involved in the effort said on Monday. The push to overcome partisan differences ahead of a crucial government funding deadline saw a significant push by key lawmakers — led by […]
Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to pass a short-term spending bill before Friday’s shutdown deadline should’ve been fairly straightforward. Instead, it has turned into yet another test of his ability to steer a chaotic conference as he embraces an ambitious agenda next year. Johnson and his team are working to minimize GOP defections while keeping enough […]
President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to lead HHS, wouldn’t be “radical” in his health policies — a concern for many Senate Republicans who will decide his confirmation. “I think he’s going to be much less radical than you would think,” Trump said during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago. […]