House Republicans on Thursday adopted the Senate’s budget framework that will be used to enact key parts of President Donald J. Trump’s legislative agenda, getting the blueprint over the finish line after a last-minute scramble to win over conservatives who had spent days railing against the measure. The largely party line 216-214 vote marks a… Read More
While the House continues to negotiate on a path forward for the budget resolution, the Senate will again spend much of today processing nominations, and is expected to vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #67 Mike Huckabee, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the State of Israel, confirmation of Executive Calendar #55 Peter Hoekstra, of… Read More
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is racing to get House Republicans behind a Senate-passed framework for enacting large swaths of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, even as conservative opposition to the measure grows. President Trump is set to meet with a group of House Republicans Tuesday afternoon, but conservatives say they are skeptical his pressure campaign… Read More
Senate Republicans voted early Saturday morning to pass a budget resolution that will be critical to advancing President Donald J. Trump’s legislative agenda, but the measure breaks with House Republicans on several big issues, setting the stage for a showdown between the two chambers later this year. The Senate voted 51-48 to pass the measure… Read More
The Senate on Thursday advanced its budget resolution, teeing up a weekend vote on a blueprint for President Donald J. Trump’s tax agenda and other top priorities. Senators voted 52-48 to kick off consideration of the measure and only a simple majority was needed. The resolution sets out instructions that both chambers will eventually use… Read More
Senate Republicans unveiled a budget resolution on Wednesday, as the GOP seeks to move forward with the budget plan that will enable them to implement President Donald J. Trump’s agenda later this week. The Senate Budget committee released the 70-page budget resolution on Wednesday, which would serve as a blueprint, directing congressional committees to craft… Read More
While Congress waits for President Donald Trump’s unveiling of new tariffs today at the White House, the Senate is in session and the House has already left for the week. President Trump is expected to detail sweeping new levies on goods imported into the United States at a Rose Garden event at 4 P.M. ET. … Read More
Senate Republicans are preparing to move forward with a budget plan that will enable them to implement President Donald J. Trump’s agenda, eyeing a vote later this week. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) said late last week that the budget resolution is “in the process of being drafted” after he and House Speaker… Read More
The Senate convened at 10:00 A.M. and is expected the wrap up the week with passage of S.J.Res.18, disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions.” Following that, the Senate will vote on Confirmation of Executive Calendar #43, Paul Lawrence, to be Deputy Secretary… Read More
Congressional GOP leaders are coalescing behind President Donald J. Trump’s demand that their massive, party-line bill include a debt limit increase. But it’s unclear if Senate Republicans will have the votes to make it happen. The plans were largely cemented during a White House meeting Tuesday with the two most senior Republicans in both chambers,… Read More
