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What’s left for Congress with Ukraine aid done
Semafor via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe News It cost them one speaker (and counting), but the most chaotic Congress in memory managed to raise the debt ceiling without incident, fund the...
Mike Johnson Tries to Do the Impossible
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThough far from perfect, Republicans justifiably regard the legislation as a real accomplishment in limiting spending under a Democratic administration....
New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, supporters say
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 6 days agoRep. Garret Graves, R-La., speaks at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill,...
Biden’s controversial ‘cannibalism’ remarks meet pushback in Papua New Guinea
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden’s apparent suggestion his uncle may have been eaten by cannibals has sparked...
The House is practically functioning as a parliament, with Mike Johnson as its 'prime minister'
Fox News· 18 hours agoA coalition government exists when no party wins an outright majority of seats. Coalition...
They Came. They Squawked. They Squandered Their Leverage.
Slate· 1 day agoIn November, a characteristically impassioned Texas Rep. Chip Roy unloaded in a House floor speech...
Congress sends Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid package to president’s desk
Defense News via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“The president’s request has not been adequate. We need to make sure we’re doing more in defense...
George Latimer has made his positions clear. NY-16 Democrats should support him
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoI am confident we will send a reasonable, able person to Washington, who will draw their judgments...
Behind the IMF's warning to Biden and Congress on deficit spending
Axios· 6 days agoWhy it matters: Inside the IMF's semi-annual "Fiscal Monitor" report there's a direct warning for the White House and Congress: Check your deficit spending. In the dry language of staff economists ...
The IRS says it’s going after wealthy tax cheats. Here’s what new audit stats show.
MarketWatch via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoAfter Congress approved billions of extra funding for tax compliance, the Internal Revenue Service...