Author: Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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‘Doesn’t do enough’: House Democrats reject GOP deal on cutting ICE funding
House Democratic leaders are planning to oppose a bipartisan homeland security funding bill set for a vote this week, even after Republicans agreed to cut funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A source familiar with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) thinking confirmed to the Washington Examiner that he will vote no on the bill…
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Final appropriations package includes DHS in lofty goal to avoid Jan. 30 deadline
Appropriators released the final package of government funding bills early Monday morning as the House seeks to pass all 12 bills before the shutdown deadline next week. The contentious nature of the final four bills, however, could make passage an uphill battle. The final “minibus” includes funding for the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and…
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House sends incorrect version of Obamacare subsidies extension to Senate
The House will see its three-year extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies return much sooner than anticipated after the chamber accidentally sent the wrong version of the bill text to the Senate. The lower chamber voted to extend the COVID-19-era subsidies on Jan. 8, with several Republicans joining all Democrats to pass the bill. It has…
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Impeachment articles filed against Kristi Noem with backing from Colorado Democrats DeGette and Pettersen
House Democrats introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday, coming after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting in Minneapolis and DHS operations across the country. Signing on to the proposed articles of impeachment were Colorado Democratic U.S. Reps. Brittany Pettersen and Diana DeGette. As first reported by Axios, more…
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Republican leaders temper expectations of pulling off reconciliation 2.0
A reconciliation 2.0 blueprint unveiled by the Republican Study Committee on Tuesday morning aims to save $1.6 trillion, but House and Senate GOP leaders are skeptical of the success of passing another “big, beautiful bill” before the 2026 midterm elections. A large group of House Republicans is insistent that they move on a second reconciliation…
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Homeland Security bill removed from latest funding package
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security will not be included in the next slate of appropriations bills that dropped on Sunday, deviating from the original plan and coming after an uproar over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis. The House Appropriations Committee released text for its next package, or “minibus,” that…
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Here’s where House retirements stand as clock strikes midnight on 2025
The House will return on Jan. 6, and with it, some 10% of lawmakers will start their final year in the lower chamber, either retiring or seeking higher office in the 2026 midterm elections. The lower chamber will get its first departure on Jan. 5. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced in November that she…
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Democrats and Republicans tied on economy heading into 2026, survey finds
Voter confidence in Democrats and Republicans regarding the handling of the economy is evenly split, according to recent polling, highlighting the challenge both parties face on a central matter ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. A survey released on Thursday from Third Way, a centrist-left think tank, found that both parties are tied at 38%…
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House passes GOP healthcare bill amid centrist Obamacare revolt
The House passed a sweeping healthcare bill on Wednesday, a vote that largely split along party lines, as Democrats and some Republicans expressed concern that the legislation allows enhanced Obamacare subsidies to expire at the end of the year. House lawmakers voted 216-211 to pass the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. All…
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Dan Newhouse, one of two remaining Trump impeachment Republicans, to retire
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) will not seek reelection in 2026 after a decade of serving in the House of Representatives, the congressman announced on Wednesday. Newhouse, one of the two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump during his first term, said his decision to retire comes with “no reservations or remorse,…