Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies. The motion failed by a vote of 51 to 46. Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.)…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) backed his fellow Kentuckian, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a day after President Trump slammed the libertarian representative during an address in Massie’s home district. “I’m a big supporter of Thomas Massie. I have campaigned with him, will continue to campaign with him,” Paul said Thursday on Bloomberg radio. During a visit…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) endorsed former Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe’s run for Congress in the state’s 7th Congressional District. McAuliffe, the wife of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and a State Department official during the Biden administration, launched her campaign on Wednesday. ”Dorothy McAuliffe has spent her life fighting for children…
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), a Democratic titan of the House, announced Thursday that he will seek reelection this year for an 18th term, ending the speculation that he was ready to retire at the end of this Congress. Speaking to reporters in South Carolina, Clyburn, 85, said he will file the paperwork to run again…
Early jockeying over another GOP party-line bill comes as House Republicans are still struggling to find a way forward.
Early jockeying over another GOP party-line bill comes as House Republicans are still struggling to find a way forward.
The bill’s ultimate fate remains dire — as does the GOP trifecta’s ability to make any legislative progress on affordability before the midterms.