NRSC joins Paxton to set up joint fundraising committee
The move comes after the committee spent months attacking the attorney general during his primary against Sen. John Cornyn, which he won last week.
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Thune says DOJ fund will need changes to unlock immigration bill
Opposition to the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” has complicated passage of the GOP’s enforcement agenda.
GOP lawmaker: Clinching Iran deal could take ‘very long time’
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on Sunday said it could take a “very long time” for the U.S. to secure a deal to end the war in Iran. Fox News’s Peter Doocy asked Issa on “The Sunday Briefing” about when the conflict will be “officially, officially over,” after joking that the ceasefire in place between the…
Trump, Johnson meet at White House over DOJ’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
President Trump met with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at the White House on Monday to discuss the Justice Department’s controversial $1.776 billion antiweaponization fund, sources in the Speaker’s office confirmed to The Hill and to NewsNation’s Joe Khalil. The meeting comes as Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have voiced frustration over the fund,…
NY-12’s ‘AI guy’ hasn’t always voted in favor of tech guardrail legislation
“I’ve always been a legislator that actually reads bills and actually picks up on specific revisions,” Assemblymember Alex Bores said.
Johnson meets with Trump
Speaker Mike Johnson is with President Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday morning, meeting about the stuck GOP immigration enforcement bill, according to two people granted anonymity to disclose the unscheduled event. The two men are expected to discuss the Justice Department’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” that has caused major problems for Republicans on both sides
Capitol agenda: Trump fund angst keeps GOP agenda in limbo
House and Senate GOP leaders are returning to a slew of familiar problems threatening to leave their midterm-year agenda stalled in perennial limbo.