Category: Politics

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee hit on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments in support of abortion rights during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, but accused him of hypocrisy for telling Republicans he’d back President Donald Trump’s anti-abortion policies. “When was it that you decided to […]

Supporters and opponents of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. packed the halls of the Senate building where the Finance Committee is vetting him this morning to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. In the long line of people vying to get into the room was Brandon Matlock, a Pennsylvania resident who previously volunteered for […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opened his confirmation hearings to lead the Department of Health and Human Services by going on the offense, saying he is not anti-vaccine, despite years of sowing doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. “News reports have claimed that I’m anti-vaccine or anti-industry,” he said. “I am neither.” When Kennedy […]

Congressional Democrats are appealing to Marco Rubio to restart refugee resettlement services — something the new Secretary of State supported as a Republican senator from Florida — after the Trump administration issued stop work orders to halt programs. In a letter, shared first with POLITICO, a group of lawmakers urged their former colleague to use […]

Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who represented the president during his first impeachment trial, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning in a party-line, 12-10 vote. The former Florida attorney general is expected to be confirmed on the Senate floor. Her confirmation hearing earlier this month went fairly smoothly — […]

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is the first Democrat committed to attending President Donald Trump’s signing of the Laken Riley Act, a bill mandating the detention of more undocumented immigrants charged with crimes. “I believe a secure border creates a more secure nation and it’s just common sense,” Fetterman said in a statement. “I believe a […]

A left-leaning watchdog group is working to gather materials that could feed Congressional investigations into the Trump administration. The nonprofit group American Oversight, which shared its plans first with POLITICO, is preparing for a scenario where Democrats reclaim the majority in either the House or Senate in the 2026 midterms, which will give the party […]

Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze is on ice after an eleventh-hour court order delayed implementation until Feb. 3 — but not before it became crystal clear Republicans don’t appear to have any red lines when it comes to the president. First, congressional GOP leaders didn’t condemn Trump’s threats to circumvent the Senate’s advise-and-consent role on […]