Scalise, committee chairs huddle with White House officials on GOP agenda

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise held a dinner Monday night with Republican committee chairs and senior White House officials to discuss the GOP legislative agenda ahead of the midterms, according to five people granted anonymity to share details of the private event. White House deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs James Blair was in

No. 2 House Democrat won’t attend State of the Union

House Minority Whip Katherine Clark said she will be skipping President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech Tuesday, becoming the most senior Democrat to boycott the annual address. “I will be hearing from the people of my district about their personal experiences with skyrocketing costs, new barriers to health care, dismantled Social Security services,

Johnson: Allegations against Gonzales are “detestable” but “we’re trying to sort it out”

House Speaker Mike Johnson says the allegations against GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales regarding an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide “detestable,” but he says “we’re trying to sort it out.”  “My understanding is he’s denied a lot of this, and we’re trying to sort it out,” Johnson told “CBS Evening News” anchor

Trump Announces Data Center Electricity Deal With Big Tech During State of the Union

A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick, Pa., on Jan. 14, 2024. Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo President Donald Trump announced during his State of the Union address Feb. 24 that his administration has secured agreements with tech companies to pay a greater