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Schumer clashes with liberal colleagues over House GOP funding bill
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) surprised Washington Thursday by announcing on the Senate floor that he would vote to advance a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Schumer Says He’ll Vote for GOP Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
Many Democrats had agitated for the party to hang together and block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Schumer to vote for GOP spending bill amid Democratic divisions
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says that he is ready to advance Republicans’ funding bill to avert a government shutdown. It marks a major reversal from two days ago and the strategy is ...NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Democrats react to Schumer's plan to vote for GOP funding bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is surprising a lot of Democrats with his move to vote for the Republican funding bill in order to avoid a looming government shutdown. Moderator of Meet the ...NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Burn pit fund for veterans on chopping block in GOP spending bill
Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over a provision in a stopgap federal spending bill passed by House Republicans this week that would cut a Department of Veteran Affairs fund ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
GOP lawmaker booed by crowd at North Carolina town hall
Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards was confronted by angry constituents about Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts across the government at a town hall on Thursday night.ABC News - Mar. 14 -
House GOP promotes use of 'Taiwan' over 'Chinese Taipei' in slight to Beijing
A group of House Republicans is introducing legislation to assert Taiwan as the official name of the independently-governed island in U.S. communication, pushing back against claims to the ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Senate takes first vote on GOP measure to avert shutdown as Democrats fume
The Senate is expected to take a procedural vote Friday afternoon on a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.CBS News - Mar. 14 -
10 Democrats help Republicans advance GOP funding bill to avoid shutdown
A group of 10 Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), on Friday voted to advance a Republican-crafted bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, taking a crucial step ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Senate votes to advance GOP funding bill, allowing for vote to avoid shutdown
Senate Republicans and some Democrats voted to advance a stopgap funding bill which clears the path for a final vote to avert a government shutdown. The 62-38 vote included 10 Democrats joining all ...NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Senate passes GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown
The Senate passed a six-month funding bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown hours ahead of the midnight deadline. It now goes to the White House where President Donald Trump is expected to ...NBC News - Mar. 15 -
GOP lawmakers tackle challenge of turning Trump actions into laws
Republican lawmakers who are jubilant about President Trump’s flurry of executive orders and actions reshaping the government are staring down a challenge: making those changes last by turning them ...The Hill - Mar. 16 -
GOP senator weighs in on Trump’s 1798 immigration law, judge’s attempt to block it
Republican Sen. Mike Rounds (S.D.) appeared Sunday on CNN, where he spoke about President Trump’s decision to invoke a 1798 immigration law and a federal judge’s attempt to block it. On Saturday, ...The Hill - Mar. 16 -
Most Democrats want party to mainly focus on stopping GOP agenda: Survey
Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents in a new poll say they want the party to focus on pushing back on the Republican agenda — not on working across the aisle. In the CNN survey released ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
GOP lawmaker pushes to impeach judge over order to halt deportations
Republican Rep. Brandon Gill (Texas) said he would be pushing to impeach the federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to halt deportations of Venezuelan gang members over the weekend. ...The Hill - Mar. 17 -
Schumer postpones book tour after backlash for supporting GOP funding bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has postponed his book tour over security concerns. The decision comes just days after he faced opposition from his party for supporting the Republican spending ...CBS News - Mar. 17 -
Fallout continues among Democrats over Schumer support for GOP spending bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has faced criticism from other Democrats for his decision to break with the party and vote to advance a continuing resolution to fund the government last week. ...CBS News - Mar. 18 -
Vance: GOP tensions between populists and tech wing ‘overstated’
Vice President Vance said Tuesday America should not be fearful of artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies, and he argued during a speech to technology and business leaders that ...The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Senate GOP not planning to rubber-stamp DOGE cuts in 2026 funding
Senate Republicans aren’t planning to be a rubber stamp for President Trump’s sweeping operation to shrink the federal government as lawmakers look to fiscal 2026 funding. Conservatives in both ...The Hill - 6d -
GOP chairs 'very concerned' over report of Trump changing military commands
The Republican chairs of the House and Senate Armed Services committees issued a joint statement on Wednesday criticizing the idea of the U.S. drastically changing its military combatant command ...The Hill - 6d -
GOP lawmaker booed for DOGE defense at Wyoming town hall
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) was loudly booed at a Wyoming town hall for defending the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) work, standing behind the advisory board's work while touting ...The Hill - 5d -
GOP lawmaker booed at town hall for saying crowd is 'obsessed' with the government
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman faced a torrent of heckles and boos during a town hall in deep red Wyoming as she repeatedly tried to downplay constituents' concerns about the Trump ...NBC News - 5d -
Cuts to Small Business Support Trigger Pushback From GOP Lawmakers
An executive order to cut an agency that has helped finance businesses and communities in remote, disadvantaged locations isn’t supported by some prominent Republican legislators.Inc. - 5d -
GOP rep voices concerns about US drifting toward authoritarianism
Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-Utah) expressed concern at a town hall that the country may be heading towards authoritarianism if the executive branch is not brought under control, regardless of who is in ...The Hill - 4d -
Florida Democratic candidates comfortably outraise GOP opponents in special election
The two Democrats running in special elections to fill vacant House seats in Florida overwhelmingly outraised their Republican opponents despite being long shots to win early next month. Democrats ...The Hill - 4d -
Schumer ‘missed the moment’ to stand up to GOP, says House Democrat
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) “miss the moment” to use the leverage he had to stand up to the Trump administration. Rep. Ivey also wouldn’t rule out the ...NBC News - 4d -
GOP senator says it’s not honest to say ‘we’re not going to touch’ Social Security
Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) says he believes conversations need to happen around changes to Social Security as Elon Musk suggests cuts to entitlements.NBC News - 2d -
GOP heads into key stretch for ambitious Trump tax cut plan
Republicans on Capitol Hill are staring down a key three-week stretch in their effort to enact President Trump’s ambitious tax agenda, with hopes that the House will be able to advance a compromise ...The Hill - 2d -
Morning Report — Trump’s next hurdles demand GOP unity
In today’s issue: Lawmakers are back in the Capitol this week with big ambitions, a messy calendar and a thousand potential trip wires, especially among Republicans who call the shots. House ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump accuses protesters at GOP town hall of being paid to show up
President Trump in a Sunday Truth Social post said protesters who railed against Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) during a contentious town hall earlier this month were “Radical Left Lunatics,” who were ...The Hill - 1d -
Johnson: Democrats ‘doubling and tripling’ down on policies that resulted in ‘big victory’ for GOP
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he thinks congressional Democrats are “doubling and tripling” down on the policies that resulted in a “big victory” for Republicans in November's election. Johnson ...The Hill - 1d -
House GOP looks to rein in judicial power amid calls for impeachment
While House Republicans are unlikely to cobble together the votes to answer President Trump’s call to impeach federal judges who block his administration's actions, they are poised to take action ...The Hill - 14h -
New Spanish-language ad in GOP districts sounds alarm on Medicaid cuts
A new ad campaign seeks to alert Spanish-speaking voters in Republican-led swing districts on what is at risk for their health after Congress voted to advance spending plans including more than ...The Hill - 9h -
Boebert suggests GOP could rename DC 'District of America'
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) urged lawmakers to stop making fun of President Trump's decision to rename the Gulf of America, suggesting the nation’s capital could undergo the same change. “I ...The Hill - 3h -
State Reforms + the State of Reform
We look at plans for a civil service shake-up and at division in Reform UK.BBC News - Mar. 9 -
Colorado State defeats Utah State in Mountain West semifinals 83-72
Nique Clifford had 26 points in Colorado State's 83-72 victory over Utah State on Friday in the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals. The No. 2-seed, Colorado State will play ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15 -
Senate Democrats' impending choice: Shutdown or surrender
House Democrats say they won't vote for the House GOP's spending plan. Democrats across the Capitol aren't so sure.Politico - Mar. 7 -
Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary in bipartisan vote
Democrats joined Republicans in confirming former GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as President Trump's labor secretary.CBS News - Mar. 10