Politics
FEMA staff losses leave questions about hurricane season
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staffing losses after a tumultuous year at the agency are raising questions about whether it will be able to...
Republicans rocked by Trump’s midterm approach
Republicans hoping to keep control of Congress in a tough election year have been thrown off-balance by President Trump’s focus on foreign policy, pet...
House passes resolution to end the Iran War
House lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation designed to force President Trump to end the Iran War, marking a victory for Democrats and the constitutional...
Senate advances stalled immigration enforcement funding bill
The Senate on Wednesday voted to start considering a package to fund immigration enforcement agencies after weeks of delay while Republicans pushed back on...
Thune plans to move forward on stalled $72B budget reconciliation bill Wednesday
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he’s “hopeful” that there are enough Republican votes to advance a $72 billion budget reconciliation bill on...
Privacy hawks rail against Senate FISA proposal with 3-year CBDC ban
Privacy-minded conservatives in the House are pushing back against a Senate proposal to pair a temporary ban on the creation of central bank digital...
Senate GOP drops $1 billion for White House ballroom from budget package
Senate Republicans have stripped language providing up to $1 billion for security upgrades to the proposed White House ballroom from a revised budget reconciliation...
Johnson on 'untoward' homosexuality post: 'We're supposed to love our neighbor as ourselves'
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said a since-deleted social media post from a Republican congressman asserting "homosexuality has no place in America" was...
Hinson, Turek set to vie for Ernst Senate seat in Iowa
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and state Rep. Josh Turek (D) are projected to go head-to-head for retiring Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) Senate seat this...
House Republican vows to force vote on bill blocking 'anti-weaponization' fund despite DOJ statement
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) on Monday said he plans to force a House vote on his bill to block the Trump administration’s so-called anti-weaponization...