Author: Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner

The House is set to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday with just two weeks before a scheduled government shutdown and virtually no progress on a spending deal to avoid it. Meanwhile, GOP leaders are focused on teeing up a number of messaging bills to combat “wokeness” in the federal government, with legislation such as…

House Republicans running in the most competitive races of the 2024 cycle are urging their colleagues to finalize government spending legislation, warning that a shutdown could cost them their majority when voters cast their ballots next month. The concern clashes with the desires of former President Donald Trump, who has pushed Republicans to pass proof-of-citizenship…

A half-dozen House Republicans have signed on to a bipartisan pledge circulating Congress that vows to certify the results of the 2024 election, including those running for reelection in districts won by President Joe Biden in 2020. The “Unity Commitment” is being led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Don Bacon (R-NE) as a way…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee will move forward with a resolution to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after the top Biden administration official failed to comply with a subpoena to testify on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The committee will meet for a full markup on the resolution next week,…

The Department of Justice would revive Trump-era efforts to root out perceived Chinese spies in U.S. research and infrastructure as part of efforts to combat foreign espionage from the Chinese Communist Party, according to a new bill that passed the House on Wednesday. Lawmakers voted 237-180 to advance the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security…

Republican leaders pulled their government spending proposal from consideration hours before it was brought for a vote on the House floor, sending lawmakers back to square one as they look to avoid a government shutdown just three weeks before the deadline. The continuing resolution proposal, which would have extended current government spending levels until the…

Vice President Kamala Harris sought to get under former President Donald Trump’s skin while facing off against him on the debate stage Tuesday night, needling him on several issues in an attempt to veer the former president off topic. And the vice president was eventually successful when she brought up one of Trump’s most sensitive…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will move forward with a vote on his government funding plan despite growing opposition within his own party that could kill the bill when it reaches the floor this week. Johnson unveiled his plan to fund the government last week, proposing to extend current spending levels until late March but…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) will attend the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony on Tuesday honoring the 13 service members who died during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The pair’s attendance makes them the two highest-ranking Democrats to meet with the Gold Star families since President Joe Biden…

Republican veterans serving in Congress are wary of the country’s military readiness under a possible Kamala Harris presidency due to a proposal by the Biden administration that would delay fighter jet development to reduce defense spending in next year’s budget. In his fiscal 2025 budget request, President Joe Biden proposed an 18% decrease in F-35…