Speaker Mike Johnson made clear to House Republicans on a private call Tuesday that GOP leaders have no plans to put a standalone bill for expiring food aid benefits up for a vote as the shutdown pressure mounts on Democrats before Nov. 1. “Things are getting real” this week, Johnson said as he braced his […]
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Senate Democrats rejected the House-passed, GOP-led stopgap for the 13th time Tuesday, as the pain from the government shutdown is poised to escalate by week’s end. Lawmakers voted 54-45 on the funding patch, which would float federal operations through Nov. 21. Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania — as […]
Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he’s spoken with President Donald Trump about the possibility he might seek a third term but said he doesn’t “see the path” for such a move. Asked about Trump floating a third term, which is barred under the Constitution, Johnson replied, “Well, there’s the 22nd Amendment.” “It’s been a […]
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) is running for governor in 2026, he announced Tuesday, making the GOP lawmaker the most high-profile Republican to enter the race for the state’s top office. Feenstra, who has served three terms in Congress and has long been rumored to run, made his candidacy official in a post on X, touting […]
The union representing air traffic controllers is continuing to advocate for an end to the ongoing federal shutdown — but it’s not specifically calling for a “clean” short-term spending bill as the American Federation of Government Employees is. Speaking to reporters at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport early Tuesday, Nick Daniels, president of the National […]
JD Vance is heading to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for lunch with Senate Republicans. The White House says the vice president is swinging by to talk tariffs, but it’ll be tough to divert the discussion away from the shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said as much Monday, telling POLITICO he fully expects to hear […]
The House GOP’s much ballyhooed investigation into former President Joe Biden’s alleged cognitive decline has largely ended with a thud. In a new report released Tuesday morning, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Republican majority claims to have found evidence that senior Biden White House aides “exercised the authority of the former president” and […]
Democrats grappled Monday with the first major fraying of their coalition amid the government shutdown, with a federal employee union calling for them to stand down four weeks into the standoff. There was no immediate surrender from party leaders, but the union’s plea forced many Democratic lawmakers into a defensive crouch. Their No. 2 Senate […]
Dozens of Democratic attorneys general and governors are planning to sue President Donald Trump’s administration Tuesday over its decision to not tap emergency funds amid the government shutdown to keep food aid flowing to 42 million Americans next month, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the matter ahead of a public announcement. Trump […]
Vice President JD Vance will meet with Senate Republicans during their weekly lunch Tuesday before key tariff votes this week, a person familiar with the situation and granted anonymity to share the plans told POLITICO. The Senate is expected to vote this week on terminating three of the national emergencies President Donald Trump declared in […]