Author: Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner

The House voted unanimously to increase Secret Service protections for presidential candidates, giving them the same level of security as sitting presidents while traveling on the campaign trail. Lawmakers passed a resolution in a 405-0 vote on Friday that would enhance protections for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris with rare, widespread…

Nebraska Republicans are pushing for a crucial change to the way the state allocates its Electoral College votes, advocating for a winner-takes-all system to avoid any uncertainty ahead of the November contest. Both Nebraska senators and all three of the state’s House representatives penned a letter to Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) and Speaker of the…

The House shot down a temporary spending deal that would extend government funding for the next six months, sending lawmakers back to square one with less than two weeks until a scheduled shutdown and lapse in federal funding. Lawmakers rejected House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) proposed continuing resolution that would extend current government spending levels…

The House is poised to vote on a bill this week that would give presidential candidates the same protections from the Secret Service that are offered to sitting presidents. The proposal was initially proposed in mid-June, shortly after the first assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, which would have given him enhanced protections that President Joe…

EXCLUSIVE — Republicans are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars to defend their control of the majority of state legislative chambers across the country, unveiling a “Left’s Most Wanted” ad campaign to target Democratic state lawmakers on their voting records in battleground states. The Republican State Legislative Committee, the largest organization of GOP state leaders…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) must once again wrangle his conference to support some sort of spending legislation or risk a lapse in federal funding just one month before the November election with less than two weeks until a scheduled government shutdown. Johnson will move forward with putting his original continuing resolution up for a…

The House Freedom Caucus has elected Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) as its new chairman to replace Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), who will leave office early next year after losing his primary election earlier this year. Caucus members voted to elect Harris in a voice vote on Tuesday evening, a lawmaker confirmed to the Washington Examiner.…

EXCLUSIVE — States could be blocked from providing subsidies to state or local governments that give housing assistance and other resources to illegal immigrants under a new bill being introduced on Tuesday. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) is set to introduce the Keeping Aid for Municipalities and Localities Accountable, also known as the KAMALA Act, as…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will move forward with a vote on his government spending proposal even though the legislation is likely to fail on the floor due to a lack of support among GOP lawmakers. The House is expected to vote on the continuing resolution on Wednesday, Johnson announced in a statement. The plan…

House Democrats are looking to call out Republicans by pushing for a vote on a set of bills guaranteeing access to in vitro fertilization services and expanding insurance coverage for IVF and other fertility services. The legislation will be introduced on Tuesday afternoon and contains four bills introduced by Reps. Susan Wild (D-PA), Gerry Connolly…