It’s Mitch McConnell versus Joe Manchin yet again. McConnell is urging Senate Republicans to vote no on advancing Manchin’s permitting reform legislation as part of a government funding package, according to three people familiar with the effort. It’s an ominous development that puts the West Virginia Democrat’s legislation in peril as he works behind the […]Read More
Asked about the House GOP’s relationship with the FBI, Rep. Matt Gaetz — the pro-Trump Florida conservative poised to avoid charges in a federal sex trafficking probe — summed it up in only two words: “It’s complicated.” As Gaetz’s House colleagues acknowledge, they don’t plan to make good on conservatives’ pro-Trump calls to “defund the […]Read More
House GOP outlines their agenda on stage, in 180 seconds lead imageRead More
Rep. Victoria Spartz is telling fellow Republicans she plans to run for the Senate in 2024 if fellow Hoosier Sen. Mike Braun launches a gubernatorial bid, according to three Republicans familiar with her plans. To some, her potential bid came as no surprise: A fourth Republican familiar with her thinking said the first-term, Ukrainian-born lawmaker […]Read More
MONONGAHELA, Pa. — House Republican leaders arrived here prepared to show they can do two things at once: keep hammering Joe Biden while finally acting on their policy ideas. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, alongside Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), plan to formally unveil an agenda here that focuses on […]Read More
Mitch McConnell opposed conviction in Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. He may yet help clean up the mess of Jan. 6. Things are playing out differently in the Senate GOP after only nine House Republicans — all of them retiring from Congress — supported updating a 19th-century law that Trump’s allies sought to manipulate to […]Read More
Manchin calls GOP opposition to energy deal ‘revenge politics’ lead imageRead More
Amid Jackson water crisis, Rep. Thompson supports a civil rights review of federal spending lead imageRead More
Congress is poised to approve a short-term government funding patch next week that includes billions of dollars for Ukraine, likely thwarting a shutdown even as ongoing hiccups over permitting drag out negotiations. It’s still unclear if the temporary funding fix will include language to speed up the approval of new energy projects. While the notion […]Read More
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