CNN — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has a history of finding ways out of a devastating debt default. It may be different this time – at least for now. In the face of the riskiest debt-ceiling standoff in a dozen years, Senate Republican leaders plan to take a backseat role and let the newly … Read more
CNN — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has a history of finding ways out of a devastating debt default. It may be different this time – at least for now. In the face of the riskiest debt-ceiling standoff in a dozen years, Senate Republican leaders plan to take a backseat role and let the newly … Read more
CNN — Lawmakers face a midnight Friday deadline when state funding runs out — and the House and Senate will likely have to pass a short-term extension to stave off a shutdown later in the week, which would give negotiators more time to try Get a more comprehensive year-round financing contract. The other major piece … Read more
CNN — The government funding standoff gripping Washington ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline is one of the first indicators of the imminent shift in power dynamics that will plunge the capital back into a reigning Cold War between Republicans in Congress and a Democratic White House. An omnibus spending bill that would avert the federal … Read more
CNN — Republicans in Congress have repeatedly blamed President Joe Biden and their Democratic counterparts for rising inflation and the troubled economy. But even though the GOP seized control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, albeit by a very slim margin, there’s not much the party can do to cut prices quickly … Read more
CNN — The internal maneuvering of the Democrats to succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking place quietly behind the scenes, even as lawmakers remain completely in the dark about her ambitions and future plans. Members of Pelosi’s leadership team and those with ambitions to succeed her have reached out to their peers and launched … Read more
CNN — The internal maneuvering of the Democrats to succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking place quietly behind the scenes, even as lawmakers remain completely in the dark about her ambitions and future plans. Members of Pelosi’s leadership team and those with ambitions to succeed her have reached out to their peers and launched … Read more
McAllen, Texas CNN — House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy has pledged to secure the border, cut government spending and launch tough investigations into the Biden administration if Republicans win the House on Tuesday, reflecting a mix of priorities since McCarthy forced will be to grapple with an increasingly hard-line and pro-Trump conference keen to impeach … Read more
Washington CNN — The US Capitol Police first learned of the break-in at the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco about 10 minutes after the incident when an officer activated police lights and sirens on a live camera feed at the Capitol Police Command Center in Washington, DC noted. According to a … Read more
CNN — Paul Pelosi “is making steady progress in a long process of recovery,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Monday after federal and state indictments were announced against the man accused of assaulting him. “Since the horrific attack on Paul early Friday, we have been inundated with thousands of messages expressing concern, … Read more