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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) slammed Democrats for “lying” about the House Republicans’ funding bill that he claimed will pass the House on Tuesday.
In a press conference from Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, Johnson declared “we’ll have the vot…
Strategy is not likely to earn Democrats’ votes, so Trump is leaning on Republicans to force it throughUS House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through 30 September, pushing ahead with a go-it-alone…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) tried to regain control of the House floor Thursday as some Democrats protested the censure of Rep. Al Green (D-TX) by singing, “We Shall Overcome.”The House adopted the measure with a 224-198-2 vote. Ten Democrats …
House votes to censure Texas congressman for ‘breach of proper conduct’ for disrupting president’s address The House voted on Thursday to censure Al Green for disrupting Trump’s joint session address, with a handful of Democrats voting to condemn the D…
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Trump’s address, read our full report: Trump declares administration ‘just getting started’Donald Trump’s speech tonight at the front of the House chamber will look just like a State of the Union, but it …
Democrats are calling out Republican lawmakers for shutting down constituent town halls that have gotten too hot for them to handle.GOP lawmakers who have met with angry constituents recently include reps. Pete Sessions (R-TX), Rich McCormick (R-GA), …
This live coverage has ended. You can find the latest US politics news here. As Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Mu…
This blog is now closed. You can read our latest story hereThere has been reaction to Trump’s proposal for a “gold card” for wealthy foreigners (post 11.14am) which would give them the right to live and work in the US as well as a route to citizenship …
Vote passes 217-215 in win for president as Democrats assail proposal over planned cuts to social safety-net programsRepublicans unified behind a budget blueprint on Tuesday evening, just barely scraping together the votes to advance Donald Trump’s spr…
Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk has made no secret of his desire to take a hatchet to Medicaid, and now Congress is planning to vote on a huge domestic policy agenda that has even die-hard MAGA Republicans nervous.House Speaker Mike…