Negotiators aiming to unveil draft of bipartisan House AI bill by week’s end
Rep. Jay Obernolte said lawmakers are working out the “minutiae.”
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Mamdani makes big political gamble in backing Espaillat challenger
Fallout from the endorsement could continue beyond the 2026 elections as fellow Democrats question trusting the mayor.
Rubio: I have never seen Trump fall asleep
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he’d never seen President Trump fall asleep during meetings. Appearing before the House Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio was asked by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) whether he had ever seen Trump fall asleep during a Cabinet meeting. “That’s false. I’ve never seen him fall asleep. On the contrary,…
Senate plans first vote on immigration bill
Senate Republicans released updated text for their immigration enforcement bill Wednesday, officially dropping funding related to President Donald Trump’s ballroom project. Republicans unveiled the legislative language shortly before they scheduled a first procedural vote to take up the measure around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. But GOP leaders are still facing pushback over the the Justice Department’s
Irwin on track to succeed Brownley in California
California State Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D) is on track to fill the seat being vacated by Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) in the House, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Irwin has locked down one of the top two spots to move on to November in the race for California’s 26th Congressional District with 40.09 percent…
Privacy hawks rail against Senate FISA proposal with 3-year CBDC ban
Privacy-minded conservatives in the House are pushing back against a Senate proposal to pair a temporary ban on the creation of central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a long-term extension of the federal government’s warrantless spying powers. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate…
Johnson: Democrats ‘playing politics’ with FISA over Pulte appointment
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) lambasted Democrats for suggesting that President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence could imperil reauthorization of the nation’s foreign spy powers that are due to expire next week. Johnson said in a press conference Wednesday that it is “absolutely outrageous” that Democrats are suggesting that…