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Johnson Has a Tough Job. McCarthy’s Concessions Are Making It Tougher.
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoWASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson’s push to advance an aid package for Ukraine in the face of...
Chuck Schumer’s $79 Million Week
The Ponca City News· 1 week agoBack on May 30, 2023, after then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy cut a deal with President Joe Biden to suspend any limit on the federal
House advances Ukraine, Israel aid as Dems help Speaker Johnson, GOP
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThe House advanced legislation Friday to send aid to Ukraine and other embattled U.S. allies...
Ukraine and Israel aid packages head for House vote in defiance of GOP far right
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe vote was a defeat for the isolationist forces within the Republican Party, led by former...
One Big Thing Mike Johnson Seems to Get | Washington Monthly
Washington Monthly· 3 days agoIf you are a regular reader of this newsletter, you know I’ve been a Mike Johnson skeptic. When he...
Freedom Caucus likely to play a bigger role in new GOP-led House. So who are they?
Pew Research Center· 5 hours agoIn the U.S. House, Freedom Caucus members and allies have less seniority than other Republicans and...
Rep. Tom Cole poised to become first Oklahoman to chair House Appropriations Committee
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 week agoCole, at the moment, plans to stick to the funding levels for defense and nondefense discretionary...
Congress is already gearing up for the next government funding fight. Will this time be any...
CBS News· 1 week agoIn 2022 and 2018, the process also stretched into March. Fresh off capturing the chamber in the 2022...
House GOP elects new spending chief
The Hill via AOL· 1 week agoRepublicans have elected Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), a prominent negotiator, as the new head of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. The House GOP...
Why Some US Student Loans Are Forgiven But Not Others
Bloomberg· 2 weeks agoHave a confidential tip for our reporters? Millions of Americans with federal student loans have...