Republicans plot rule-busting plans for next year
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared Tuesday that Republicans are plotting to use the Congressional Review Act to kill Biden administration rules. The Kentucky Republican, who's stepping down from his leadership post at the end of the year, said the
Costa will challenge Scott for job leading Democrats on House Agriculture Committee
Senior House Agriculture Committee member Jim Costa (D-Calif.) will challenge ailing ranking member David Scott (D-Ga.) as the leader of the House Agriculture Committee, he told colleagues Wednesday. Costa informed a group of fellow California Democrats of his plans to
Luna: Johnson blocked proxy voting for new moms
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that Speaker Mike Johnson has blocked her proposal to allow new mothers to vote by proxy for several months from being included in the rules package for the next Congress. “Today, after speaking
Steve Bannon ally reuses Vance’s ‘mouth breathing imbeciles’ quip
Grace Chong, chief financial officer and chief operating officer for MAGA podcaster Steve Bannon’s “War Room,” called Republicans who missed the vote to confirm a judicial nominee Wednesday “mouth breathing imbeciles!!!” on X — a clapback to JD Vance’s recent
Trump’s plan to let Lutnick oversee trade office needs Congress’ buy-in
In announcing his Commerce secretary pick Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump also suggested he wants to dramatically reorder how trade policy is made in Washington. Congress will likely have something to say about that. Trump tapped Howard Lutnick for the role,