Hilton-backed bill to combat youth center abuses passes House
The House passed legislation pushed by socialite Paris Hilton meant to help combat the kind of abuse at youth centers she herself endured as a teen, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk. The vote was 373 to 33.
Chavez-DeRemer begins meeting with lawmakers on her bid for Labor secretary
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has begun making the rounds on Capitol Hill to secure support for her bid to become Labor secretary in the Trump administration. The Oregon Republican will meet with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who serves on the Senate
Dems want answers on Billy Long’s tax credit work
Senate Democratic tax writers are demanding more details about former Rep. Billy Long's work promoting a troubled pandemic era tax credit for businesses as they consider his possible nomination to head the IRS. In a pair of letters to companies
Past Democratic presidential wannabes? Sign most Senate Republicans up.
Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. often talked like fairly conventional Democrats when they ran for that party’s presidential nomination. Senate Republicans are treating that past political history as water under the bridge. That’s not to suggest either nominee
Conservatives demand steep funding cuts as they fume over Johnson’s spending bill
In the latest sign of trouble for Speaker Mike Johnson’s spending bill, members of the Freedom Caucus, incensed over the package, are demanding a vote on steep funding cuts. The group laid out what it wants in an X post