Sen. Thom Tillis warned his colleagues during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday that he would not vote to take up the party’s sweeping domestic policy bill without further clarity on Medicaid changes, a person granted anonymity to disclose private discussions said. “He said he wouldn’t vote for a motion to proceed until he got some […]
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Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official nominated for a circuit court judgeship, on Wednesday confirmed an earlier POLITICO report about an internal inquiry into his conduct at the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office that concluded he should be demoted from a leadership position. Bove ultimately wasn’t demoted, POLITICO reported, in part because he pleaded with […]
Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday he’s not ready to support Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill. But the Wisconsin Republican said that the White House, including the president himself, is helping to move him closer to yes. Johnson shared details of Monday’s one-on-one meeting with Trump in an exclusive interview where he credited the administration […]
Both Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries congratulated Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani on his apparent Tuesday night victory in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary, vowing to meet the young democratic socialist — but stopping short of offering him their endorsements. Tuesday night’s sweeping upset saw the toppling of former Gov. Andrew […]
Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official who’s up for a circuit court judgeship, denied allegations from a former DOJ official that he suggested the department would flout court orders for the administration’s agenda. “I have never advised a Department of Justice attorney to violate a court order,” he told the senators at a Judiciary […]
House appropriators released their committee report Wednesday for the Legislative Branch funding bill, which includes detailed guidance on how they’d like Capitol Hill offices and agencies to spend fiscal 2026 funding. Here’s a sampling of what’s on their minds ahead of Thursday’s full-committee markup: Member security: The report instructs the security agencies under congressional purview, […]
Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday excoriated Emil Bove, a top Trump Justice Department official and nominee for a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that he was uniquely unqualified for the seat on the federal bench. Bove, President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, is […]
Senate GOP leaders have given their opening offer to their “Medicaid moderates” — a $15 billion stabilization fund for rural hospitals impacted by the pending domestic policy bill. The details, sent to Senate offices in a memo on Wednesday and confirmed by two people granted anonymity to disclose private negotiations, is unlikely to satisfy a […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries doled out light praise for New York state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani after his stunning victory in Tuesday’s New York City Democratic mayoral primary, embracing Mamdani’s successful focus on affordability as a campaign target for 2026 Democratic hopefuls. Mamdani’s likely win — ranked choice tabulations will be released next week — […]
With President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline drawing near, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told POLITICO on Tuesday night he believes the Senate is “on a path” to start voting on the megabill Friday. But he’s got several fires to put out first. For one, he’s under immense pressure to water down the Medicaid provisions […]