Author: Rachel Schilke
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Epstein drama puts key House votes on ice
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republican infighting over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files is causing delays in the House of Representatives, putting key votes at a standstill as the Rules Committee is on track to cancel a meeting meant to set the agenda for the…
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House GOP panel to select new Homeland Security chairman after Green’s retirement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Republicans will select a new chairman for the prominent Homeland Security Committee on Monday night in the wake of former Republican Tennessee Rep. Mark Green’s retirement. The House GOP Steering Committee will select a…
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Trump’s $9 billion DOGE cuts pass House as Johnson tempers GOP divisions over Epstein votes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The House voted to cut billions of dollars for foreign aid and public broadcasting early Friday morning, a win for President Donald Trump as he is plagued by GOP divisions over the release of the files of convicted sex…
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House Democrats rally behind ‘authentic’ Mamdani after AOC’s Capitol Hill breakfast
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Democrats met with New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani over breakfast on Wednesday morning, as the self-proclaimed socialist seeks to replace Mayor Eric Adams as the next leader of the city. Mamdani traveled…
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House Republicans renew effort to repeal charter for NEA education union
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation to repeal the charter for the National Education Association that “removes Congress’s congressional seal of approval” from the organization. The NEA was chartered in 1906 and is the only…
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Democrats see opening with Epstein files to drive wedge between Trump and MAGA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Democrats are taking advantage of the war breaking out between Republicans over the files on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, putting themselves on the same side as President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” base, as…
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House Oversight launches investigation into Newsom and Bass over LA riots
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The House Oversight Committee is launching an investigation into Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass as the protests over federal immigration policies continue in California. Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and…
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Democrats weigh generational shake-up with House Oversight race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A battle to become the next ranking member of the powerful Oversight Committee has quickly become another test of whether House Democrats should choose their leaders by seniority or listen to younger members agitating for…
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Musk calls for Republicans to ‘kill’ Trump’s one big, beautiful bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Elon Musk is causing chaos on Capitol Hill and headaches for top leaders such as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he now calls for Republicans to completely “kill” the GOP reconciliation package. Musk surprised much…
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House Republicans eye several ways to make DOGE cuts last beyond Elon Musk
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House Republicans are looking at multiple ways to codify spending cuts recommended by the Department of Government Efficiency, with a vote as soon as next week on one avenue. Republicans cleared one of their first…




