Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said she would oppose advancing a long-stalled Senate-passed housing bill if it came to the floor, despite President Trump’s push for the House to pass the measure. Luna, in an interview with The Hill on Tuesday, cited her frustration with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) for not doing more…
Both Republicans and Democrats on the House and Senate subcommittees that oversee defense spending pointedly questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the Iran ceasefire, the cost of the war and the administration’s decision to enter the conflict without Congress’ approval. Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared in back-to-back
The Hudson Institute, a Washington based think tank, hosts a discussion at 1 p.m. ET on May 12 on a new book by former U.S. senator and ambassador at large for international religious freedom in the first Trump administration, Sam Brownback. The book, “China’s War on Faith,” addresses the Chinese Communist Party’s persecution of… Original
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and White House legislative affairs director James Braid will meet Wednesday with a key group of House Republicans as GOP concerns rise about a $1 billion administration request for Secret Service security funding that could help fund President Donald Trump’s ballroom project. Mullin and Braid will attend a lunch of
The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve board, advancing Trump's pick to lead the central bank, despite months of legal disputes.
Washington — The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors on Tuesday, a crucial step in President Trump’s push to make Warsh the central bank’s leader after months of uncertainty due to a criminal probe of outgoing chief Jerome Powell. The chamber voted 51-45 to confirm Warsh to a 14-year term
Virginia Republicans call Democratic efforts to reverse the state Supreme Court's redistricting ruling "insane" as national Democrats weigh options.