Nebraska Dem who will drop out and support Dan Osborn wins Senate primary
Cindy Burbank’s victory gives independent Dan Osborn a clearer path against incumbent GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts.
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House GOP eyes summer push for another party-line bill
Speaker Mike Johnson said he thinks Republicans can act before members leave in July.
Anthropic to brief House Homeland Security panel about Mythos in closed-door meeting
The House Committee on Homeland Security will host Anthropic for a closed-door briefing on its Mythos cybersecurity model on Wednesday, as fears grow in Washington about the safety risks of artificial intelligence. A source familiar with Wednesday’s meeting confirmed it to The Hill, stating that the briefing will focus on the “capabilities, national security implications…
Pfluger bullish on timeline for Recon 3.0
House Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger said Tuesday he “fully expect[s]” Congress to have completed work on a sweeping party-line policy package by August recess. “The speaker is fully briefed on our ideas,” the Texas Republican said in an interview of the RSC’s framework for a budget reconciliation bill, which would follow the GOP’s
Key House GOP moderate dismisses ballroom funding request
“Not happening here,” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said.
South Carolina Republicans decline to consider redistricting in blow to Trump
South Carolina’s Senate on Monday declined to extend its legislative calendar to consider drawing new GOP-favored congressional lines, dealing a blow to President Trump before the midterms this fall. The measure failed via a 29-17 vote after Trump on Monday urged Republicans to back the extension. “South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS, just like…
House Budget chair wants more information about ballroom funding
Rep. Jodey Arrington is asking for an “itemized” list of where the money would go.