Retiring Rep. Barbara Lee considering run for Oakland mayor
OAKLAND, California — Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee said Friday she will announce in early January whether she plans to run for mayor of Oakland as the city holds a special election following the recall of its last mayor. Lee, who
House passes government spending package after Trump, Musk fueled chaos
The House passed a stopgap package Friday evening that pushes the government funding deadline to March, as Congress races to avoid a looming deadline that would shut down the government in six hours. The package passed 366-34, with the support
Biden to back eleventh-hour funding bill
The White House has endorsed a revised bill funding the government, pledging to back the stopgap measure even as it blasted Republicans for reneging on an earlier bipartisan deal. “President Biden supports moving this legislation forward and ensuring that the
Lewandowski is helping Noem with DHS transition
Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, is helping Kristi Noem with transition planning for the Department of Homeland Security, according to four people familiar with the Trump transition. In recent weeks, Lewandowski has sat in on transition meetings with
McConnell calls out holdouts on government funding, warns of “harmful” shutdown
Outgoing Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, in a speech Friday reflecting on his time in leadership, urged lawmakers to find ways to get things done amid Congress' ongoing government funding meltdown. “Folks come to Washington to do one of two