Catie Edmondson
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House GOP prepares to slash federal programs in coming budget showdown
Republicans are ready this week to condemn President Biden’s forthcoming budget as bloated and misguided and have said they will propose their own later this spring. → Read More
In speaker fight’s final hours, arm-twisting, flaring tempers, and calls from Trump
The final hours of McCarthy’s ultimately triumphant struggle for the speakership featured backroom dealing with the hard right and arm-twisting out in the open. → Read More
Kevin McCarthy, all carrots and no sticks, grinned his way to House speaker
For days as hard-right lawmakers voted again and again to block him from becoming speaker, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California sat on the House floor with a grin plastered to his face. → Read More
Kevin McCarthy reportedly offers new concessions to try to win speaker post
After losing a half-dozen consecutive votes for the post over two humiliating days, McCarthy privately agreed to more demands from the right-wing rebels that he had previously refused. → Read More
Who are the Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid?
The revolt against Representative Kevin McCarthy, who for years had been considered the obvious choice for speaker should Republicans win control of the House, has been led by a small coterie of ultraconservative lawmakers. → Read More
Here are the House Republicans to watch if McCarthy’s bid for speaker falters
If Representative Kevin McCarthy is unable to quickly win election, Republicans would be under immense pressure to coalesce around an alternative, ending a potentially chaotic and divisive fight on the floor that could taint the start of their majority in the House. → Read More
Jan. 6 transcripts reveal disagreements that divided Trump camp
Here are some takeaways from the thousands of pages released this week. → Read More
Meet the House Republicans who will wield power in the new Congress
Wielding gavels and subpoena power, the Republicans set to lead influential House committees have pledged to bedevil President Biden on a litany of issues, → Read More
Democrats’ Senate victory hands Biden a critical guardrail against the GOP
A day after clinching a narrow hold on the Senate, Democrats began laying plans Sunday to use their majority as a bulwark for President Joe Biden in Congress should Republicans wrest control of the House, including by confirming his nominees, killing GOP legislation on arrival and promoting their own policies to voters. → Read More
With House majority in play, a new class takes shape
The new lawmakers will include a fresh crop of Republican election deniers, including a veteran who attended the “Stop the Steal” rally at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021; a handful of GOP members of color; and a diverse group of young Democratic progressives. → Read More
Senators grasp for a bipartisan gun deal, facing long odds
After the deadliest school shooting in a decade, a small group of Republican and Democratic senators have begun an urgent and uphill effort to strike a compromise on new gun laws. → Read More
Where Senate Republicans Stand on Gun Legislation
See what the senators said when asked whether they would support a pair of gun control bills to strengthen background checks. → Read More
Meeting with Congress, Zelensky asks for more jets and a no-fly zone
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke with more than 300 members of Congress on Saturday, imploring them to ban the importation of Russian oil and to send more jets to his country, according to lawmakers on the call. → Read More
Biden vows to ‘hold Russia accountable’ and Congress calls for tougher sanctions
President Biden plans to impose what he called “severe sanctions” against Russia on Thursday during a public address on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as explosions rocked cities across the country and signaled what the president described as an “unprovoked and unjustified attack.” → Read More
Senate Confirms Biden’s 40th Judge, Tying a Reagan-Era Record
President Biden saw more of his judicial nominees confirmed in his first year than any president since Ronald Reagan. The Senate confirmed 18 federal judges in Donald Trump’s first year. → Read More
House votes to impose forced labor ban on goods made in Xinjiang
The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban a wide array of imported products made in China’s Xinjiang region, moving over the strong objections of large corporations to crack down on companies sourcing goods produced through forced labor by persecuted Muslim minorities. → Read More
House passes $768 billion defense policy bill
The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a $768 billion defense policy bill after lawmakers abruptly dropped proposals that would have required women to register for the draft, repealed the 2002 authorization of the Iraq War, and imposed sanctions for a Russian gas pipeline. → Read More
Democrats Press for House Censure of Gosar for Violent Anime Video
The House is expected to vote to formally rebuke the Arizona Republican and strip him of his committee seats for the video depicting him attacking two Democrats. → Read More
House Republicans who backed infrastructure bill face vicious backlash from voters
In the days since 13 House Republicans broke with their party leaders and voted for the $1 trillion legislation last week, they have been flooded by menacing messages from voters — and even some of their own colleagues — who regard their votes as a betrayal. → Read More
Calling Sinema an obstacle to progress, 5 veterans quit advisory council
In a scathing letter, the veterans took Senator Kyrsten Sinema to task for her refusal to abolish the filibuster and her opposition to parts of Biden’s multitrillion-dollar social safety net, education, climate and tax plan. → Read More