House Republican leaders abruptly canceled a key budget vote on Wednesday as a revolt from hardline conservatives threatened to derail President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. The decision marked a significant blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who had spent the day scrambling to shore up support in his fractured caucus. …
Read More »No Women Selected to Lead House Committees for the 119th Congress
For the 119th Congress, House Republicans have named their committee chairs, and for the first time since 2005, no women or people of color are among them. This marks a significant shift from recent years when women, including prominent figures like Texas Rep. Kay Granger and Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris …
Read More »Republicans Will Control Congress. But a Slim House Majority May Trim Their Ambitions.
Senate Republicans huddled behind closed doors Tuesday to plot the path forward for the unified control of government they won in the November elections, though GOP senators said afterward a very narrow House majority will likely determine how sweeping their policy proposals will be. Republicans are planning to use the …
Read More »House Panel Debates Voting By Noncitizens, Which Is Already Illegal
by Ariana Figueroa, Nebraska Examiner Republicans on the U.S. House Administration Committee argued at a Thursday hearing that there is a need for legislative action to bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections — even though voting by noncitizens in federal elections is extremely rare and already illegal. “American elections are …
Read More »House Republicans Pass Bill To Stop Census From Counting Noncitizens
Ariana Figueroa, North Dakota Monitor House Republicans passed a bill last week to add a citizenship question to the census and exclude noncitizens from the official headcount when determining population for representation in Congress and electoral votes. The legislation, which passed on a 206-202 party-line vote, is part of a …
Read More »House GOP Rolls Out Aid For Ukraine, Israel; Votes Planned On TikTok, Border Security
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder House Republicans unveiled three bills Wednesday that would provide $95 billion overall in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, instead of voting on a similar bipartisan Senate-approved package that’s been waiting around for months. The Ukraine bill would provide $60.84 billion, the Israel bill would appropriate …
Read More »Republicans Return To D.C. Amid Dwindling Majority, Suspense Over House Speaker Post
Ashley Murray, New Hampshire Bulletin U.S. House Republicans are returning from a two-week recess Tuesday with an even slimmer majority and the potential looming chaos of a second speaker fight in less than a year. Hours before recess began on March 22, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia filed a …
Read More »House Republicans Propose Social Security and Medicare Overhaul in New Budget
Jimmy Williams A recent budget proposal by the Republican Study Committee, a group of influential House Republicans, outlines significant changes to Social Security and Medicare, hinting at future GOP governance strategies and setting the stage for potential policy clashes with President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party in the upcoming …
Read More »House Republicans Probe DEI Policies In The Military
Ashley Murray, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Republican U.S. House lawmakers, led by Rep. Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin, conducted a hearing Thursday to examine the possibility that “wokeness” hurts U.S. military readiness and effectiveness. The winding, over two-hour hearing by a subpanel of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability broached topics including, …
Read More »House Republicans Visit Border, Demands Biden Administration Crack Down On Illegal Immigration
Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson traveled to the Texas-Mexico border on Wednesday and said that if President Biden wants Republican support for helping Ukraine and Israel in their wars, he needs to crack down on illegal immigration at the border. “If President Biden wants …
Read More »House Republicans Back Formal Impeachment Inquiry Against President Biden
Jacob Fischler, Rhode Island Current The U.S. House voted along party lines Wednesday to officially proceed with an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. The Republican-controlled chamber approved a resolution, 221-212, with Illinois Democrat Brad Schneider not voting, to allow three committees to continue their investigation into whether Biden benefited …
Read More »Spending Mess In Congress Could Arch Over Into Pivotal 2024 Election Year
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Congress will need to pass a second stopgap funding measure before Thanksgiving if lawmakers want to avoid a government shutdown, though pushing off final decisions on full-year spending bills until next year would put lawmakers smack dab in the middle of what’s expected to be a …
Read More »Majority of House GOP Speakership Candidates Sign “Unity” Pledge
A majority of the House Republicans running for the speakership have embraced a pledge designed to ensure the next speaker can secure the necessary 217 votes on the floor. This strategy aims to prevent the vote-counting turmoil that derailed previous contenders, such as Reps. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan. Seven …
Read More »At Least 10 GOP Lawmakers Make Bid For U.S. House Speaker
Susan J. Demas, Rhode Island Current A growing field of contenders for House speaker has assembled after Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio fell short of the 217 votes needed for the chamber’s top job three times last week. At least 10 GOP lawmakers have said they would run. The …
Read More »McCarthy May Jump Into House Speaker Race, As Crises Overseas Mount
Jennifer Shutt, South Dakota Searchlight House Republicans gathered behind closed doors Monday night in an attempt to decide who should become the chamber’s next speaker, a race with a renewed sense of urgency with ally Israel now at war and the House in paralysis. Louisiana’s Steve Scalise and Ohio’s Jim …
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