Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison will testify March 4 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The announcement of their joint appearance by by Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is the latest development in his panel’s investigation into welfare fraud in Minnesota, a scandal that has become a rallying cry […]
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A partial shutdown of multiple federal agencies is just 16 hours away as the Senate deals with a Lindsey Graham-sized snag and House Republicans face pressure from President Donald Trump to expedite whatever the other chamber sends their way. Here’s the latest on the stop-start drama around the government funding deal: — Graham’s revenge: It […]
The Senate is expected to swallow a House-passed provision that would nix a law that allows senators to receive cash payouts if they had their phone records seized by former special counsel Jack Smith. Majority Leader John Thune said in an interview Thursday night he currently anticipates the repeal language to remain a part of […]
President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats said Thursday an agreement has been reached to fund the federal government as a Friday midnight deadline for a partial shutdown approaches. The deal would provide funding through Sept. 30 for most departments and agencies, while providing a short-term stopgap for the Department of Homeland Security. “I am working […]
House GOP leaders are planning votes next Wednesday on a pair of contempt of Congress resolutions against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss private planning. The Rules Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Monday to consider the resolutions for the floor. The […]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the No. 3 Democratic Party leader, made her bid for Minnesota governor official Thursday morning, presaging a leadership shakeup in the caucus. Klobuchar was viewed as a potential contender to succeed Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin as Democratic whip after Durbin — who has held the No. 2 position for two decades — […]
A panel of House lawmakers found “substantial evidence” that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who’s facing federal fraud charges, committed conduct outlined in the indictment against her. The investigative subcommittee under House Ethics found violations of campaign finance laws and regulations; criminal laws; the Ethics in Government Act; the Code of Ethics for Government Service; and House […]
Federal authorities charged a man who allegedly attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) this week at a town hall in Minnesota with assaulting or impeding a federal employee. Minneapolis resident Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, allegedly charged at Omar on Tuesday night and sprayed her with a liquid after she called for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs […]
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted along party lines Thursday to advance a landmark cryptocurrency bill, sending the measure to the Senate floor without bipartisan backing. The committee voted 12-11 to advance so-called crypto market structure legislation, which would create new rules governing how digital tokens are regulated. The bill that the Ag panel approved Thursday, […]
Eight Republicans joined every Senate Democrat to block sweeping government funding legislation from advancing Thursday amid ongoing negotiations around a potential offramp to avert a lengthy shutdown of several agencies. The Senate voted 55-45 against moving forward with a six-bill package that would, among other things, fund the departments of Homeland Security, State and Health […]