Politics Oct 02 Speaker Johnson has yet to swear in newly elected Arizona lawmaker Adelita Grijalva Grijalva's presence, once she is sworn in, would narrow the margins and give Democrats more power as they confront Trump and the GOP agenda.
Politics Oct 02 WATCH: Johnson says Democratic bill ‘wild list of partisan priorities’ as shutdown stretches into 2nd day Johnson was speaking at the Capitol and urged Senate Democrats to reverse course and support a Republican bill to reopen government mostly at current spending levels.
Politics Oct 01 Senate vote to end shutdown fails as Democrats hold firm on health care demands Democrats picked this fight as they demand funding to save health care subsidies that are expiring and sending insurance costs soaring and Republicans have refused to negotiate.
Politics Sep 30 WATCH: Democrats reject GOP funding bill, setting up government shutdown Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years.
Politics Sep 18 House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk The 214-213 roll call shelved a resolution from GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina to censure Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and have her removed from two House committees.
Politics Sep 10 Trump’s strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat raises questions about his use of military power As Donald Trump prepared to return to the White House, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham encouraged him to send a message to drug cartels. Graham told Trump to blow something up. The military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling speedboat carrying 11…
Nation Jul 30 60 years after Medicaid was signed into law, Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ is chiseling it back On a July day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a health care safety net for millions of low-income Americans in one of the crowning achievements of his legacy.
Politics Jul 28 Project 2025 author challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham in GOP primary Attorney Paul Dans joins a crowded field that will test the loyalties of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement.
Politics Jul 22 Johnson shuts down House for the summer to sideline calls for Epstein transparency House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington.
Politics Jul 02 House Republicans sprint towards final vote on Trump’s tax and spending bill, daring critics to oppose Republican leaders in the House were busy Wednesday trying to win over some final holdouts on Trump's tax and spending cuts package — determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy…