Author: Hailey Bullis, Washington Examiner

The House rejected a short-term extension of a government spy program set to lapse in just one day.  The House voted 198-218, with 19 Republicans joining nearly every Democrat against the three-week patch of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bill would have needed a two-thirds majority to pass under an expedited…

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) are working to strip a provision in the annual defense bill that would integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries. A provision in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act requires War Secretary Pete Hegseth to appoint a lead official to coordinate joint U.S.-Israel defense efforts, including technology research,…

The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus announced Wednesday a new anti-gerrymandering working group aimed at restoring electoral fairness amid a nationwide, mid-decade redistricting war. Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chairs Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) tapped Reps. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) and Ed Case (D-HI) to lead the task force, which will seek to address “extreme partisan…

The Trump administration’s $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization” fund is getting a frosty reception from Republicans on Capitol Hill.  Senate Republicans are exploring ways to impose guardrails on the fund, including inserting language into the GOP’s party-line budget bill, a source familiar confirmed. Meanwhile, in the House, centrist members expressed concerns about the fund’s creation and…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) condemned Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) on Tuesday over a radio interview where she appeared to agree with a racist comment made about him. Kiggans has been under scrutiny after an appearance on Rich Herrera’s radio show on Monday to discuss redistricting. Herrera said that unless Jeffries, who is black,…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is pledging to fight the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a voter-approved congressional map that would have potentially netted Democrats four new U.S. House seats. “We are exploring all options to overturn this shocking decision,” Jeffries said in a statement. “No matter what it takes, House Democrats…

Florida‘s increasingly rare Democratic congressmen are in a tough spot after the state legislature approved new gerrymandered maps pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as Republicans look to hold on to control of the House in November.  The new congressional maps deliver Republicans four more seats, giving them a 24-4 advantage over Democrats heading into…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., successfully wrangled his conference to support a procedural rule to allow three major pieces of legislation to be considered on the House floor. The House voted 216-210 to tee up votes on an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the farm bill, which sets policy for farm subsities,…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he wants to see Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) redraw the state’s congressional map mid-decade after Virginia voters passed a referendum redrawing theirs on Tuesday. Johnson said he was not worried that such a push by DeSantis could backfire on Republicans as some have warned. “Florida has the right,…