The Senate will try to break an impasse Friday to advance three spending bills in hopes of showing progress after days of discord. A separate holdup over presidential nominations, meanwhile, could come down to direct talks between Democrats and the White House. A patchwork of objections from senators on both sides of the aisle have […]
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House Republicans are beginning to face rowdy town halls as they try to sell President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending law. Rep. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin had a hostile crowd Thursday night, with jeers and boos from the audience, according to local media reports. Democratic organizers in particular spoke out against Steil. Attendees pressed […]
The Senate’s summer exit is getting complicated as lawmakers brace for some weekend work. Tensions are running high over government funding negotiations. And Senate leaders have yet to seal a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees as Majority Leader John Thune shuttles between the White House and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Here’s […]
Rep. Sarah McBride believes Democrats need to become more likable to recover from their record-low approval among voters. “I think voters feel like Democrats have sort of been assholes to them,” McBride said. The first-term representative from Delaware told POLITICO’s Dasha Burns in an episode of “The Conversation” that she believes the Democratic Party’s brand […]
President Donald Trump is going after Republican Sen. Susan Collins despite hopes among some in the party that she will run again next year and help the GOP hold the Senate. Trump, who has privately discussed finding someone to run for her seat, attacked the Maine senator’s voting record in a post on Truth Social. […]
GOP megadonor Paul Singer was the largest donor to a super PAC seeking to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) last month, according to a filing submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Thursday. The group, MAGA KY, raised $2 million between its launch in late June and the end of the month: $1 million from […]
Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley on Thursday officially launched his campaign for the North Carolina senate seat currently held by retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis. Whatley decided to jump in the race after Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, passed on a possible bid, POLITICO reported last week. “I am humbled and excited to begin […]
The conservative group Americans for Prosperity is launching a $6 million campaign to support messaging in support of the megabill, including digital and TV ad buys, touting some of the bill’s popular provisions. AFP’s plans, shared first with POLITICO, includes a new 30-second spot that touts “growing our economy” and “keeping our country safe,” as […]
Senate Democrats have a chance to show their voters they can effectively stymie President Donald Trump as Republicans work to advance spending bills and a flurry of nominations. But publicly and behind closed doors, the Democratic Party is grappling with whether to resist or — in Minority Whip Dick Durbin’s words — seek a “quid […]
Senate Democrats have been grappling for months over how to show their voters they are standing up to President Donald Trump. Now they have their chance. They are facing key decisions this week over how readily they should cooperate with Republicans to advance Trump nominees and bipartisan spending bills. And an even bigger test looms […]