House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on Thursday went after Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby for not keeping Congress in the loop on force posture changes in Europe. In a hearing on the National Defense Strategy, Rogers accused the Trump administration of sidelining Congress in its decision to pull a U.S. combat brigade…
The House Agriculture Committee voted to advance this year’s farm bill early Thursday morning after more than 20 hours of deliberation. The legislation will now proceed to the House floor for a full vote. The Republican-backed legislation passed 34-17 with the support of seven Democratic members. The committee adopted several amendments introduced by both sides…
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, on Wednesday expressed his frustration with the U.S. operation against Iran. “I learned when I was fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, pound their chest, talk about the costs of war and act tough,…
Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.) is expected to defend her seat in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District after progressive challenger Nida Allam conceded on Wednesday. Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) has yet to call the narrow Democratic primary for the Durham-based seat. “Though these were not the results we hoped for, I am proud of the movement we…
A group of House Democrats introduced a new bill on Thursday that would ban the president, vice president, members of Congress, candidates for federal office, and their spouses and dependents from buying and selling individual stocks. The bill, dubbed the No Getting Rich in Congress Act, is spearheaded by Reps. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), Derek Tran…
The House is grappling with how to handle sexual misconduct allegations against members of Congress in light of Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) facing increasing scrutiny over allegations that he had an affair with a staffer who later died after setting herself on fire. The House Ethics Committee officially opened an investigation into Gonzales on Wednesday
Democratic leaders are racing to rally their troops behind legislation limiting President Trump’s war powers in Iran, hoping to minimize the defections ahead of Thursday’s vote. The war powers resolution seems likely to fail, given the opposition from virtually all of the Republicans who control the House, combined with a handful of Democrats who are…