Amid the messy ongoing divorce between the president and the world’s richest man, this much is already clear: Donald Trump has sole custody of the House GOP. Republican lawmakers are making clear that, if forced to choose, it’s Trump — not Elon Musk — they’re sticking by as leaders race to contain the fallout for […]
Republicans are hoping for a détente between Donald Trump and Elon Musk after Thursday’s blowup, warning that the fight between the two men could distract from the president’s agenda and derail Congress’ “Big Beautiful Bill.” The battle between the president and the world’s richest man escalated from a simmer to a full-on scorched-earth showdown over […]
Two House Republicans drew firm red lines Friday on changes to the House GOP megabill, threatening to vote “no” if the Senate made any changes whatsoever to key provisions. Rep. Nick LaLota of New York warned GOP senators against lowering the House’s $40,000 cap on the state-and-local-tax deduction, while Rep. Chip Roy of Texas vowed […]
Elise Stefanik is finally back on the House Intelligence Committee. On Friday morning, Speaker Mike Johnson added the New York Republican back to the influential spy panel, after months haggling over how to return the GOP star to her coveted committee post. Stefanik was added to the committee under unanimous consent, along with Democratic Rep. […]
Thirteen House Republicans are urging Senate leaders to “substantially and strategically” improve clean energy tax credit provisions in the House-passed megabill. Led by Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the lawmakers said they remain “deeply concerned by several provisions” that would aggressively phase down incentives from the Democrats’ 2022 climate law and add strict new supply chain […]
Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Friday released his panel’s contribution to the GOP’s megabill, despite concerns from his own members that several provisions won’t be allowed under Senate rules. The committee’s text for its “one big beautiful bill” contributions includes zeroing out Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding from the Federal Reserve, Fed pay […]
Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) said in a since-deleted social media post on Friday it was “deeply troubling” that a Sikh man, whom she initially misidentified as Muslim, led a prayer on the floor of the House. Miller wrote on X that the man, Giani Surinder Singh, “should never have been allowed” to lead the prayer […]
The House has passed legislation that would ward off noncitizens from receiving Small Business Administration loans, bringing agency-driven SBA policy shifts from earlier this year a step closer to codification into law. The bill passed Friday 217-190, with eight Democrats joining all Republicans in voting for it. If passed by the Senate and signed by […]
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer isn’t concerned about the GOP megabill’s fate in the Senate, despite a raft of current policy disputes in need of speedy resolution. He’s also not worried about Elon Musk. “I’m not watching what Elon is posting. I’ve heard about it, but sorry, he’s not on my phone,” said the Minnesota […]
Hill GOP leaders are in full-on damage control as they scramble to save their megabill — and themselves — from the blast radius of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s breakup. But Musk doesn’t seem interested in sparing any part of the GOP trifecta from his wrath on his way out of Washington. The president’s […]