Colby to RSC lunch

Top Pentagon policy official Elbridge Colby is set to meet with the Republican Study Committee Wednesday, according to a person granted anonymity to describe the plans. Colby is likely to address a massive new military funding request with the sprawling group of conservative lawmakers — a day after his boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, testified

Rogers in dead heat with Stevens, McMorrow in Michigan Senate race: Poll

Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) holds a slim lead in hypothetical matchups against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) in the state’s Senate race, according to a recent survey. The poll, conducted by the Glengariff Group, found that 43.8 percent of 600 likely general election voters in the Wolverine State…

Raskin accuses Patel, DOJ of millions in improper settlements to former FBI agents

An investigation from House Judiciary Democrats concluded the Justice Department has approved more than a million dollars in payments to fired FBI agents, and accuses the Trump administration of “improperly shower[ing] government cash” on employees who were dismissed after alarming conduct. “You have now proceeded behind closed doors to order the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Luna says she would oppose advancing Senate-passed housing bill that Trump endorsed

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…

Security funding lobbying blitz

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