House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan is looking to paint former special counsel Jack Smith as the culmination of a years-long campaign by Democrats to leverage law enforcement activities against President Donald Trump. In his opening remarks Thursday morning where Smith is testifying in public for the first time, the Ohio Republican reiterated complaints against […]
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House Republican leaders will allow floor votes on two amendments to the $1.2 trillion funding package they are trying to pass Thursday, including proposals to nix some earmarks and block enforcement of vehicle “kill switch” technology. The House Rules Committee voted Thursday morning to set up floor action on the four bills top appropriators released […]
It’s the televised showdown both Republicans and Democrats have long wanted: Former DOJ special counsel Jack Smith takes the hot seat in front of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday morning. It’s likely to be a long and lively examination of his aborted effort to convict President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election. […]
For years, Jack Smith — the prosecutor with the best chance of putting President Donald Trump in prison — was an elusive figure. His work was cloaked in secrecy and his voice was seldom heard aloud, save for a few choice utterances at carefully scripted news conferences. Public sightings were rare, and he was best […]
After months of fruitless negotiations to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that have since expired, congressional leaders announced Tuesday they’d notched a rare bipartisan win to overhaul other parts of the health care system. Now they just have to hold onto it. The agreement, attached to a government spending bill, would implement long-sought changes to […]
Health insurance CEOs testifying before Congress about whether they’re to blame for soaring health care costs have a plan: pass the buck. Five CEOs of major insurers will make the case that the health care premiums they set are rising because of prices charged by other health care players — like hospitals and drugmakers — […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged opposition to a contempt recommendation for Bill and Hillary Clinton before the House Oversight panel ultimately voted to send the measures to the floor Wednesday, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss the whipping efforts. Nine Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure to hold Bill Clinton in […]
GOP leaders are nearing a potential compromise with farm-state Republicans that will allow a $1.2 trillion government funding packageto move forward Thursday after a key ethanol provision was omitted, according to four people granted anonymity to comment on private negotiations. Speaker Mike Johnson is discussing whether to include the provision allowing year-round sales of E15 […]
Nine Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted with Republicans Wednesday to recommend holding former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to testify as part of the panel’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Three Democrats sided with Republicans in voting for a separate measure to […]
Speaker Mike Johnson now supports the push inside his party to bring impeachment articles against judges perceived as antagonistic of President Donald Trump’s agenda — a notable shift for the Louisiana Republican who over the summer sought to squelch such effort. “I’m for it,” Johnson told reporters at his weekly news conference Wednesday, responding to […]