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
A busy day of hearings continues for President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees in the Senate. Kash Patel, President Trump’s pick to lead the FBI began testifying before the Judiciary Committee at 9:30 A.M. Tulsi Gabbard, his choice for director of national intelligence, faces the Intelligence panel at 10:00 A.M., and also at 10:00 A.M. HHS… Read More
The Senate yesterday confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary in a 68-29 vote, with Bessent winning the support of 16 Democrats/independents who will play a major role in the coming tax and trade fights. The arrival of Mr. Bessent at Treasury will herald a sharp departure from the policies of the Biden administration. The department’s… Read More
