President Donald J. Trump, in a joint address to Congress on Tuesday night, is expected to lay out his efforts to rapidly slash the size of the federal government in ways critics warn overstep his authority and threaten lasting damage. Tuesday’s speech — President Trump’s first address to Congress of his second term — gives… Read More
Both the House and Senate are expected to consider legislation under The Congressional Review Act (CRA), before adjourning for the week. The CRA is a tool Congress can use to overturn certain federal agency actions. The Senate is expected to take up passage of H.J.Res. 35 – Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of… Read More
Last night, the House voted 217 to 215 to approve a fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget resolution that directs the House Ways and Means Committee to approve net tax cuts of $4.5 trillion over 10 years. Under the House’s “one big, beautiful bill” approach for reconciliation legislation, the budget resolution directs other House committees to… Read More
With the House and Senate both back in session, the House Republican budget resolution is on thin ice as conservative budget hawks dig in on their opposition, threatening to derail Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-Louisiana) plans to try again to bring the legislation up for a vote late on Tuesday. At least four Republicans — Representatives… Read More
House Republicans on Wednesday released a blueprint they intend to use to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, breaking through an impasse that had stymied the conference for days. The rollout of the budget resolution (TEXT) comes one day before the House Budget Committee is scheduled to debate and advance the resolution, the first step… Read More
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) floated a framework for advancing President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda during a private meeting of panel members Tuesday morning. Arrington explained the latest blueprint to committee members shortly before he told lawmakers during a closed-door meeting of the broader House GOP conference that his panel will take up… Read More
House and Senate Republicans are racing each other this week to see who can advance President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, as the two chambers move forward with their contrasting legislative strategies. In the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Republicans are vowing to keep working on a budget resolution to advance President Trump’s priorities in… Read More
President Donald J. Trump is meeting with Republican leaders today at the White House to hammer out details on his budget priorities. Senate Republicans have called for a two-part budget bill while the House GOP is pushing for a one-bill blueprint, exposing conflicting strategies within the conference on how to enact the president’s agenda. Senate… Read More
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will advance to the next step in his effort to become President Donald J. Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary. The vaccine skeptic and environmental lawyer who ran for the White House in 2024 before ending his bid and endorsing President Trump sustained his bid for a cabinet position in the… Read More
When the Senate reconvenes at 3:00 P.M., it will continue marching through President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees. At approximately 5:30 P.M., Senators will have three roll call votes on the following: Motion to proceed to Executive Session for the consideration of Executive Calendar #13 Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of… Read More
