Capitol agenda: Trump officials pitch GOP on ballroom funds
A growing number of Republicans are complaining funding President Donald Trump’s ballroom security sends a tone-deaf message as voters struggle with higher gas and grocery prices.
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Trump urges House to pass Senate’s housing bill over conservative opposition
President Trump on Monday urged the House to pass a sweeping housing affordability bill that has stalled in the lower chamber amid divisions over certain provisions, including a ban on large institutional investors buying single-family homes. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, aimed at lowering housing costs, overwhelmingly passed the Senate in an 89-10…
Ocasio-Cortez turns heads with answer to Axelrod about White House run
When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) sat down with Democratic strategist David Axelrod at a Chicago event last week, she didn’t close the door on a White House bid. Ocasio-Cortez pushed back on the idea that her political aspirations are “positional,” telling Axelrod that people “assume my ambition is a title or a seat,” when her…
Republicans race for legislative wins ahead of midterms
Republicans are scrambling to secure more legislative wins this summer as the issue of affordability increasingly becomes a liability heading into November’s midterms. President Trump and Republicans scored a huge victory last year with their “big, beautiful bill,” a package of tax and spending cuts that GOP lawmakers are trumpeting on the campaign trail. But…
With few options left in redistricting, Democrats ramp up affordability message
Where do House Democrats go next? That’s the big question facing party leaders in the wake of last week’s ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court that killed a new House map designed to give Democrats a big boost in November’s midterms. Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Democratic leaders are vowing a full-court press…
Battle for House control heats up in Nebraska as voters head to polls
The spotlight is on Nebraska’s “blue dot” congressional district as voters head to the polls in a primary that could help shape the battle for control of the House this November. Voters in the Cornhusker State and West Virginia will cast ballots Tuesday in congressional and state legislative primaries, while Nebraskans will also select nominees…
Bipartisan lawmakers push for ICE training on recognizing tribal IDs following stops of Native Americans
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to undergo training to recognize tribal IDs following reports of Native Americans being wrongly detained by immigration enforcement. New legislation from Reps. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas), Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) and Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) would require…