Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is hoping to quickly pass a bill Wednesday dealing with military helicopter safety. According to a person familiar with the negotiations who was granted anonymity to speak candidly, Cruz plans to bring his bipartisan ROTOR Act legislation to the floor via unanimous consent, a fast-track procedure. The bill would […]
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A bipartisan group of moderate lawmakers privately strategized Wednesday about how to pass an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies early next year — possibly by using a newly discharged House bill as a vehicle for a Senate-backed bipartisan compromise. The closed-door discussion among House and Senate members about amending the discharged measure was described by […]
Former special counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal criminal cases against President Donald Trump during the Biden administration, has kicked off what is expected to be an hourslong closed-door deposition with members of the House Judiciary Committee. In his opening statement to lawmakers, portions of which were obtained by POLITICO, Smith defended his findings […]
Four House Republicans joined Democrats Wednesday to force a House vote on a straight three-year extension of the enhanced Obamacare tax credits that will expire Dec. 31, delivering a sharp rebuke to Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP leaders. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Mike Lawler of New York, Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania and Ryan […]
Jack Smith wants to make his case against Donald Trump to Congress — but he’s walking into a political and legal minefield. The Biden-era special counsel who brought the first and only federal criminal charges ever leveled against a former president is set to testify Wednesday morning to members of House Judiciary. The stakes are […]
Jack Smith wants to make his case against Donald Trump to Congress — but he’s walking into a political and legal minefield. The Biden-era special counsel who brought the first and only federal criminal charges ever leveled against a former president is set to testify behind closed doors Wednesday to the House Judiciary Committee. To […]
Vulnerable Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick told Speaker Mike Johnson on the House floor Tuesday he would not withdraw his discharge petition that would force a floor vote on extending expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies — amid Johnson’s attempt to find a potential agreement to allow a vote on an amendment instead that would be similar […]
House Republicans succeeded Tuesday in advancing a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding up the federal permitting process, fending off a late challenge from hard-liners who wanted more power to kill offshore wind projects. The House adopted the rule governing floor debate on several bills in a 215-209 vote. Among those bills that will now be […]
A group of vulnerable House Republicans confronted Speaker Mike Johnson inside a closed-door meeting Tuesday about expiring Obamacare health insurance subsidies — and Johnson’s refusal to allow a vote on extending them. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) could be heard yelling outside the room where the centrist Republican Governance Group was meeting with Johnson in attendance, […]
An intraparty war over the House GOP’s flagship legislation to speed up the federal permitting process for energy projects is threatening to freeze the chamber’s floor before lawmakers leave for the holidays. Reps. Andy Harris (R-Md.) and Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.) said in interviews they plan to vote against the procedural measure setting up debate […]