Feb 11 Federal deficits and debt will worsen over next decade, Congressional Budget Office finds By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Congressional Budget Office projections also indicate that inflation doesn't hit the Federal Reserve’s 2% target rate until 2030. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: House rebukes Trump's tariffs on Canada, passes SAVE Act By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The tally, 219-211, was among the first times the House, controlled by Republicans, has confronted the president over a signature policy, and drew instant recrimination from President Donald Trump himself. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Rep. Jayapal asks Bondi to apologize in person to Epstein survivors By Hannah Grabenstein In a heated exchange, Jayapal asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to turn to the survivors in attendance “and apologize for what your Department of Justice has put them through with the absolutely unacceptable release of the Epstein files and their… Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Pam Bondi appears at House Judiciary Committee hearing on Justice Department oversight By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Bondi will face questions from lawmakers Wednesday over the Justice Department's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: House gavels in as deadline for Homeland Security funding nears By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Whether to ban the masks — or allow the masking to continue — has emerged as a central question in the debate in Congress over funding Homeland Security ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline, when it faces a partial agency shutdown. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions about Epstein in House deposition, Comer says By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Maxwell told lawmakers that if President Trump ended her prison sentence, she would be willing to testify that neither Trump nor former President Clinton were culpable for wrongdoing. Continue reading
Feb 04 Lee Hamilton, former Indiana congressman and leader of Sept. 11 panel, dies at 94 By Tom Davies, Associated Press Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress and helped oversee investigations of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, died Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Schumer, Jeffries hold news conference as DHS funding negotiations kick off By Mary Clare Jalonick, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Here's a look at Democrats’ demands and what Republicans are saying about them. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Bessent testifies on U.S. financial stability in House hearing By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press A hearing about oversight of the U.S. financial system devolved into insults several times Wednesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed with Democratic lawmakers over fiscal policy, the business dealings of the Trump family and other issues. Continue reading