House Republicans
WASHINGTON — After a two-week recess, House Republicans have returned to Washington with one big item on their agenda: passing the “one, big, beautiful bill” President Donald Trump needs to codify and advance his agenda on tax cuts, border security... Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House is scheduled to vote next week on a bill that would limit the authority of federal courts to issue nationwide injunctions against Trump administration policy actions. The bill, introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is... Read More
WASHINGTON — House Republicans emerged from their weekly conference meeting on Tuesday with two proposed stopgap plans vying for consensus ahead of a hard Nov. 17 deadline, when government spending approvals run out. The first is a so-called “laddered CR”... Read More
WASHINGTON — With current funding for the entire government set to expire on Nov. 17, House Republicans are considering a new approach to stopgap funding that would give them time to pass appropriations bills and ensure that at least some... Read More
WASHINGTON — Nine candidates have entered the race for speaker of the House, possibly, just possibly, opening the final chapter of a saga that has left the chamber paralyzed for the past three weeks. As previously reported by The Well... Read More
WASHINGTON — The White House minced no words on Monday in describing how it “strongly opposes” a proposed 2024 spending plan for the Defense Department that would gut the Inflation Reduction Act and other administration programs. The bill, H.R. 4365, also... Read More
WASHINGTON — Three House Republicans propose turning over government in the District of Columbia to a congressional committee rather than letting local officials make policy decisions. Their bill, introduced last week, is largely a move that seeks a federal solution... Read More
WASHINGTON — In their final significant vote of the summer, House Republicans on Thursday passed their first government funding bill in the face of bipartisan opposition and the certainty that the spending plan is DOA as it heads over to... Read More
WASHINGTON — House Republicans vowed Wednesday to move ahead with a vote on a bill restricting the president’s ability to tap the strategic petroleum reserve, despite a promised veto from the White House. Speaking to reporters at a news conference... Read More
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders from the House and Senate on Wednesday blasted away at a GOP proposal to do away with all income and payroll taxes and replace the lost federal revenue with a massive hike in the sales tax.... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The committee charged with helping Republicans wrest control of the House in 2022 raised $45.4 million over the last three months, a record quarterly haul during a year without a national election. That total was bolstered by... Read More
WASHINGTON - Republican House members handily elected Rep. Elise Stefanik, of New York, to the number three post in their conference leadership Friday, hoping her elevation will end an intra-party feud between allies of former President Donald Trump and his... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are ready to vault Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership, with the party hoping to turn the page from its searing civil war over the deposed Rep. Liz Cheney and refocus on winning... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans decided Wednesday to stand by two GOP lawmakers who have polarized the party, voting to retain Rep. Liz Cheney as their No. 3 leader and saying they’d fight a Democratic push to kick Rep. Marjorie... Read More
Just two weeks ago, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy declared Donald Trump culpable in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol. By Thursday, he was seeking his political support. A private meeting between the two men at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort signaled a... Read More
