Freedom Caucus board sends warning shot to Johnson despite making him Speaker
Board members on the hardline conservative House Freedom Caucus sent a warning shot to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) shortly ...
Illinois legislator criticizes U.S. senator over federal spending bill rhetoric
Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she’s "incredulous" over halting the original federal government spending bill that ...
Spartz links vote on Johnson to commitment on spending
​ Rep. Victoria Spartz, one of a handful of House Republicans who could deny Speaker Mike Johnson the gavel in the new ...
Mike Johnson clinches Speakership in stunning first ballot
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of ...
Goldberg: This is the trouble with Musk’s debut as a federal budget negotiator
The most interesting political takeaway from the spending-bill drama is that the Republican Party now has two masters, Trump ...
Big policies, small margins and a Trump wildcard: What to expect from the new Congress
The majority party has repeatedly lost control of the House in the first midterm election after gaining across-the-board ...
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The new Congress convenes today. Here's what it means to Pa.
Now Republicans again will be in control as the 119th Congress convenes today. U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Centre, ticked off ...
Attention DOGE: Here’s how the federal government spends Americans’ tax dollars
As the co-heads of the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy ...
What is the point of congressional Republican infighting?
President-elect Donald Trump is not going to bend to the will of fiscal Republicans. He's a deal-maker, not a conservative ...
FEMA has approved nearly $600 million to aid Helene recovery in NC, agency says
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved close to $600 million to aid Tropical Storm Helene recovery in North ...