Sen. Jacky Rosen will introduce a resolution Thursday designed to put the Senate on record opposing the prospect of President Donald Trump granting a pardon or clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who is currently in prison. The Nevada Democrat, in a statement first shared with POLITICO, said
A DHS shutdown is coming Friday night, and there’s no telling how long it could last. The White House on Wednesday night sent Congress the legislative text of its immigration enforcement counterproposal, a White House official and two people granted anonymity to disclose the private action told POLITICO. But key Democrats have already said they
Americans for Prosperity Action, the political arm of the powerful conservative Koch network, has placed a 7-figure ad buy for former RNC Chair Michael Whatley’s Senate campaign in North Carolina, banking an early investment in a must-win seat for the GOP in what’s expected to be one of the most expensive races in the country.
Two dozen House members could miss a major national security gathering in Munich this weekend, thanks to the Senate’s struggles to strike a deal that would avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. With DHS funding past Friday in doubt, Speaker Mike Johnson told members this week they will not be allowed to
House GOP leaders shielded their most vulnerable members from politically explosive votes for more than a year. Now the fallout is reverberating.
The House passed a major GOP elections overhaul Wednesday after intense pressure from President Donald Trump, tech mogul Elon Musk and hard-right influencers. But the legislation still has no clear path forward in the Senate, where Republicans privately acknowledge there is not enough GOP support to skirt a Democratic filibuster as Trump is demanding. The
Tensions flared between Democrats and the Attorney General during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.