Author: Rachel Schilke

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House lawmakers have requested billions of dollars for special community funding projects, or earmarks, whose approval hinges on Congress’s ability to pass all 12 appropriations bills by the end of September. So far, the House…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called on House Republicans to stop funding Israel ahead of the September government funding deadline, arguing the United States is enabling the Jewish state to wage a “genocide” in Gaza.…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Neither the Republican nor Democratic ballots for the 2026 Texas Senate race are set, with multiple candidates on both sides weighing bids that could set up competitive primaries. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is already facing…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Longtime Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) is expected to announce he won’t seek reelection in the 2026 midterm elections, opening up another seat in the Illinois delegation to Congress. Davis, 83, will hold a news conference on…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A House Ethics Committee investigation found Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) acted “inconsistent with House Rules, laws, and other standards of conduct” in relation to her 2021 Met Gala appearance and asked her to pay more…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The dust has not settled since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law on July 4, but House Republicans have already launched an initiative to plan for a second reconciliation bill. The…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Republicans, fresh off a win from passing their “big beautiful bill,” already have another debate looming: whether to save expanded tax credits for Obamacare health premiums that expire at the end of this year.…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is putting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in a difficult position as the Kentucky Republican spearheads an effort to push for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files while having a target on his back…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The House is canceling votes and sending members home early this week as the chamber is paralyzed over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) assuring Republicans that the Trump…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) will serve as the new chairman of the Homeland Security Committee after the House Republican Steering Committee selected him over three other contenders late Monday night. Garbarino, the co-chair of the…