President Donald Trump has declared an all-out war on congressional power. And his allies on Capitol Hill aren’t doing much to fend off the invasion. From firing a slate of inspectors general to changing citizenship qualifications to delaying a ban on the TikTok app, the president is running roughshod over Congress in his first week […]
A batch of Democrats incensed with President Donald Trump’s latest decision to pause federal spending voted against his otherwise benign nominee for Transportation secretary on Tuesday, the first brick in what some of them promise will be a wall of opposition until funds are uncorked. An OMB memo stipulating that federal agencies should temporarily halt […]
DORAL, Florida — As they work through a sweeping “menu” of potential spending cuts, House Republicans are facing growing anxiety in their ranks about slashing away at key safety-net programs. But there is one proposal that enjoys broad support inside the GOP: instituting new and expanded work requirements for some of those programs. According to […]
Senate Democrats successfully blocked a GOP-led bill to sanction the International Criminal Court on Tuesday afternoon, as they’ve tried to negotiate changes to the legislation with Republicans. Republicans are pushing the bill in response to the ICC charging Israeli officials over the war in Gaza. Democrats, worried that the bill was too broad and could […]
DORAL, Florida — Vice President JD Vance told House Republicans in a closed-door meeting Tuesday that President Donald Trump still prefers to address the approaching debt limit in the GOP’s big party-line reconciliation package. But Hill leaders are making other plans. Vance, speaking at the House GOP retreat in Florida, said that way Republicans don’t […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt vehemently defended the administration’s sweeping freeze on federal aid, arguing Tuesday in her first press briefing that it was critical to scrutinize the scope of the government’s spending. “The reason for this is to ensure that every penny going out the door is not conflicting with the executive orders […]
Leaders of the bipartisan Senate Judiciary Committee are raising alarms about President Donald Trump’s decision to fire more than a dozen inspectors general, sending a new letter asking for further details on their dismissal. The joint request from Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) notes that the White House did not […]
A man who was arrested Monday after allegedly bringing Molotov cocktails to the Capitol told police that he intended to kill Speaker Mike Johnson, Pete Hegseth and Scott Bessent, federal prosecutors said in court filings. Ryan English turned himself in to Capitol Police, admitting he was carrying knives and two Molotov cocktails fashioned out of […]
Senate Democrats are calling on Republicans to postpone committee action on Russ Vought, the president’s pick for White House budget director, after the office he is seeking to lead released a memo Monday night ordering a freeze on “all federal financial assistance.” “I am urging Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, a fellow appropriator, to […]
Senate Democrats vowed to fight a White House freeze on federal financial assistance, calling for a delay in the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget chief, threatening potential court actions and warning Republicans about potential impacts on their own states. The Office of Management and Budget on Monday night issued a […]