White House plans to release health bill and backs reconciliation

A senior White House official said the Trump administration intends to put forward a health bill and left open the possibility of using the fast-track legislative process of reconciliation for passage of health or tariff legislation. “We’re going to have the health care conversation. We’re going to put some legislation forward,” White House deputy chief […]

Capitol agenda: GOP tries to rip off the Epstein Band-Aid

Two big votes are hitting the House floor Tuesday afternoon, with each party caught between unity and accountability. ON THE GOP SIDE — The House is expected to easily pass a resolution calling on the DOJ to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein after a monthslong battle by President Donald Trump and GOP leaders to […]

House set to denounce Illinois Democrat’s succession scheme

The House is on track to rebuke a veteran Illinois lawmaker over a hardball political tactic — a move that has stirred intraparty anger at the fellow Democrat who prompted it. The formal admonishment targets Rep. Chuy García, who announced his retirement earlier this month only after the candidate qualification period closed — all but […]

Capitol agenda: Trump blinks on Epstein as GOP rebels

President Donald Trump is coming to grips with his impending loss on the Jeffrey Epstein files and a rare moment of tenuous control over the House GOP. In a late Sunday Truth Social post, Trump said House Republicans should vote to release DOJ records on the late convicted sex offender “because we have nothing to […]

Trump does Epstein U-turn as House Republicans prepare to spurn him

President Donald Trump is suddenly reversing his monthslong campaign to bottle up a bipartisan effort to disclose federal records dealing with Jeffrey Epstein — just as scores of House Republicans prepare to defy his demands concerning the late convicted sex offender. “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to […]

Ro Khanna identifies ‘dynamic’ leaders to replace Schumer

Rep. Ro Khanna is buckling down on criticisms of Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, throwing his support behind bolder Democrats as he calls for a change in Democratic leadership. The California Democrat told host Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that though Schumer was “terrific” under former President Joe Biden, the New […]

Trump stews and Dems gloat over feud with Marjorie Taylor Greene

President Donald Trump escalated his feud with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Saturday, as Democrats delighted over the latest relationship to turn sour in MAGA world. “Lightweight Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Brown (Green grass turns Brown when it begins to ROT!), betrayed the entire Republican Party when she turned Left, performed poorly on the pathetic […]