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The lame-duck Congress will be a disaster for Team Trump
Congress is currently in a lame duck session, with a continuing resolution set to expire on Dec. 20, 2024, and Republicans should resist any attempts to do anything more than a short-term CR that ...Politics - The Hill - 5 hours ago -
Live updates: House Republicans take a victory lap as Congress returns to DC
Republicans return to Congress for the lame duck session to decide on government funding, leadership elections in both chambers, and whether to cut a deal with Democrats or push the issue into next ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
On lame-duck AI bill, Congress shouldn’t push too far
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds the potential to bring a commercial and economic rebirth for the United States and its allies, but Congress is negotiating a lame-duck bill to regulate the AI ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
What Congress has on its agenda for lame-duck session
Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the first time since Election Day. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on what Congress has in store for the remainder of ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Advocates call on Congress to reauthorize radiation compensation law in lame-duck session
A coalition of advocates and stakeholders called on Congress to take action in the lame-duck session to reauthorize the law compensating Americans exposed to nuclear radiation by the federal ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
White House pushes back on Trump call to halt confirmations in lame duck period
A White House spokesperson on Monday pushed back on President-elect Trump’s demand that the Democratic Senate stop confirming judges during the lame-duck period before he takes office and the upper ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Senate Democrat sees ‘a chance’ of more Ukraine funding in lame duck session
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Wednesday there is a chance that Congress could pass additional funding for Ukraine ahead of the transition to a ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Lame duck Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys as the world burns
President’s holiday event for the birds as Trump plans to hammer America’s democratic institutions come January. This is the way Biden world ends. Not with a bang but a gobble.. Joe Biden , 82, ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Congress pushing for disaster aid deal
Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Congress pushing for disaster aid deal Lawmakers are navigating partisan divides as they seek ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Biden asks Congress for $100B in disaster relief funding
President Biden has sent Congress an emergency funding request for roughly $100 billion to help with recovery after natural disasters, including the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton in the ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
What's next for Congress after Trump's Gaetz nomination, other team picks?
Many of President-elect Donald Trump's team picks for his second term in the White House will have to go through the Senate confirmation process. Also, an expected House ethics inquiry into former ...Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
FEMA employee fired after advising disaster relief team not to visit homes with pro-Trump signs
A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee was fired after advising a survivor assistance team not to visit homes with yard signs that support President-elect Donald Trump during Hurricane ...Top stories - NBC News - November 10 -
Biden to send Congress an emergency funding bill for disaster relief
The bill will be put forth "in the coming days," a White House official said. The bill is meant to address funding shortages reported after a brutal storm season.Top stories - ABC News - November 18 -
Biden to send disaster relief funding package to Congress in coming days
President Biden will send Congress an extensive emergency funding request in the coming days, the White House said Monday, as administration officials called on Congress to approve more money ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
White House asks Congress for $100B in aid for hurricanes, other disasters
Top lawmakers plan to spend the next few weeks finalizing a bipartisan bill that fulfills at least some of that request.Politics - Politico - November 18 -
Biden Asks Congress for Nearly $100 Billion in Disaster Aid
The president said the aid was “urgently needed” as emergency programs face funding shortfalls amid the devastation after Hurricanes Helene and Milton and a string of other natural disasters.Top stories - The New York Times - November 18 -
Democrats sift through 'unmitigated disaster' after Trump victory: ANALYSIS
Democrats hoped that voters wanted to move on from Donald Trump. Instead, they wanted more of him.Top stories - ABC News - November 6 -
Why Donald Trump’s return is a disaster for Europe | Paul Taylor
We face the prospect of a debilitating trade war – and an emboldened Putin. The EU and UK must now work together. There is nothing but bad news for Europe in Donald Trump’s US election victory . ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
A Loss and Damage Fund Is Taking Shape at COP Climate Talks
The U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan has cleared the way for aid to flow when lower-income countries are hit.Business - The New York Times - November 18 -
Will a Republican Congress give Trump everything he wants?
President-elect's radical agenda could still face hurdles in both the Senate and the HouseWorld - Financial Times - November 13 -
Trump sentencing delayed, Gaetz will not return to Congress in January
President-elect Donald Trump's "hush money" case sentencing has been delayed as his team pushes for the case to be dismissed outright. CBS News' Jake Rosen reports. Also, CBS News' Scott MacFarlane ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Congress, Trump must reform marijuana laws
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to partner with Republicans in Congress to address the federal treatment of marijuana, which would align federal law with state laws and establish a federal ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump ducked criminal charges – right into the most powerful office in the world | Sidney Blumenthal
In evading legal consequences for his actions, Trump was handed a chillingly simple strategy: just run for president again. Donald Trump’s most vital campaign did not involve his political ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Trump's new top team
What the president-elect's inner circle says about his prioritiesTop stories - BBC News - November 14 -
It’s not just Democrats who fear a Trump victory – it would be a disaster for Europe too | Natalie Tocci
The Republican candidate poses the biggest threat to the continent. But we’re also not prepared for a Kamala Harris win. I’ve just returned from Washington DC, where the level of anxiety about the ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Candidates for Congress seize on comments stemming from Trump rally "garbage" joke
Since comedian Tony Hinchcliffe told a racist joke about Puerto Ricans at a rally for Donald Trump Sunday, congressional candidates have been trying to use the comment to their advantage.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
A Unified Republican Congress Would Give Trump Broad Power for His Agenda
A G.O.P. House and Senate could advance Trump-backed legislation and nominees, but thin margins and the filibuster could pose roadblocks and cause Republicans political trouble.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
What a second Trump administration could mean for America with a GOP-led Congress
With Republicans projected to control the Senate and potentially the House, Robert Costa and Ed O'Keefe break down what a Trump agenda might look like in a united GOP government.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
How Congress may look after Trump takes office
The balance of power may be changing in Congress and it hangs on the results of several key House of Representatives races. This comes as the Senate prepares for a new majority party. CBS News' ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Trump's GOP skeptics in Congress face lonely path forward
President-elect Trump’s resounding victory last week threatens to further isolate his few remaining GOP critics on Capitol Hill. The shrinking group of Republicans who have bucked the ...Politics - The Hill - November 10 -
Bitcoin hits record high as Republicans edge closer to full control of Congress
Cryptocurrency surges past $80,000 for first time after Donald Trump’s decisive winBusiness - Financial Times - November 11 -
Bitcoin tops record $80,000 as Trump nears sweep of US Congress
On the campaign trail the president-elect pledged to make America "the crypto capital of the planet".Top stories - BBC News - November 11 -
Morning Report — Trump, GOP Congress aim for swift governing start
In today's issue: While the Democratic Party searches for its black box buried under an election crash site, Senate and House Republicans are celebrating with President-elect Trump and plotting ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Triumphant Republicans Grapple With Trump’s Influence as They Return to Capitol
The president-elect is to visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday as Republican senators elect a majority leader. His staffing decisions are already depleting the narrow majority the G.O.P. expects in the ...Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
Latest news on Trump's D.C. visit with Biden, Republicans in Congress
President-elect Donald Trump met with President Biden at the White House after gathering with House Republicans in Washington, D.C. Semafor's Kadia Goba joins CBS News with more on Trump's visit ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Trump secures control of Congress as Republicans win House majority
Party’s hold on both chambers gives US president-elect latitude to pursue radical legislative agendaBusiness - Financial Times - November 14