2 w. ago White House quietly floats millionaire tax hike proposal in Congress as GOP leaders signal opposition

House Republicans are looking for ways to pass President Donald Trump's policies via the budget reconciliation process.

Economics

2 w. ago House Republicans pave the way for Trump cuts with budget deal

House Republicans approved a budget, narrowly, after some pushback from conservatives. Now GOP leaders in the House and Senate have to agree on details of major spending cuts to pave way for President Trump's tax cuts and border security agenda.

Politics

2 w. ago Mike Johnson punts House vote on Trump tax agenda after GOP rebellion threatened defeat

House GOP leaders have been pressing holdouts hard ahead of a key vote on Trump's agenda.

Politics

3 w. ago House GOP leaders prepare budget vote, daring dissenters to oppose Trump

House GOP leaders are moving ahead with a budget plan that is meant to pave the way for future votes on President Trump's domestic agenda, but members within their own party oppose the bill. Some dissenters have remained opposed to the bill, despite pressure from leaders and Trump himself.

Politics

3 w. ago House GOP leaders delay budget vote because of conservative opposition

House GOP leaders delayed a critical vote after being unable to sway a sufficient number of holdouts within the party. The vote on a Senate amendment related to a budget plan would have brought the party one step closer to implementing much of President Trump's legislative agenda.

Politics

3 w. ago Proxy Voting Defeat Reflects a House Out of Step With Modern Culture

A majority of House members backed changing the rules to allow new parents to vote remotely. But in a Congress dominated by far-right Republicans, parental leave was a bridge too far.

Politics

3 w. ago House GOP leaders prep vote on budget despite rift within the party

Republicans in Congress are closer to passing key elements of President Trump's legislative agenda — like extending tax cuts that expire at the end of the year — but only if the House and Senate can get on the same page.

Society

3 w. ago Johnson Reaches Agreement to Kill Proxy Voting Proposal in the House

Republicans who had been poised to force a vote on changing House rules to allow new parents to vote remotely pulled back after the speaker offered a watered-down solution for a narrow set of new mothers.

Events

3 w. ago EXCLUSIVE: Trump tax cuts ‘top priority’ for Congress, says top House GOP leader

Following President Trump’s tariff announcements, a top House GOP leader is pushing for Congress to extend the president’s 2017 tax cuts, which he says is the next “top priority" for Republicans.

Politics

3 w. ago Trump 'In Favor' of Proxy Voting for New Parents, But Stops Short of Endorsing Luna's Resolution

President Donald Trump said Thursday he is in favor of allowing new parents serving in the House of Representatives to vote remotely, dealing a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Johnson shut down the House floor for the week Tuesday The post Trump ‘In Favor’ of Proxy Voting for New Parents, But Stops Short of Endorsing Luna’s Resolution appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

3 w. ago Johnson says he won't concede on parents proxy voting battle as impasse continues

With the House at a standstill, Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to fold on his strong opposition to allowing new parents in Congress to vote remotely.

Politics

3 w. ago Bitter House GOP divisions erupt after Johnson shuts down votes over Republican mutiny

House Republicans are still at odds after GOP leaders suffered an embarrassing defeat on the House floor by members of their own party.

Politics

4 w. ago Trump, Senate GOP budget leaders huddle at White House on reconciliation bill

Key Republican senators in the reconciliation process are huddling with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday as a budget resolution hangs in the balance.

Politics

4 w. ago Johnson Fails to Kill Bipartisan Measure to Allow Proxy Voting for New Parents

The speaker tried to use an unprecedented parliamentary maneuver to deny a bipartisan majority the chance to hold a vote on their proposal to allow new parents to vote remotely in the House.

Events

4 w. ago Rule to block Rep. Luna's plan for proxy voting for new parents fails in House

The House voted to reject a rule that would have blocked Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's bipartisan discharge petition to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents.

Society

4 w. ago Anna Paulina Luna forces House leadership's hand on proxy voting as GOP war escalates

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is pushing a bill to allow new parents to vote remotely.

Events

4 w. ago House GOP leaders expected to block proxy voting for new parents

House GOP leaders are expected to block Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's petition to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents up to 12 weeks after giving birth.

Society

4 w. ago SCOOP: Judge Boasberg impeachment push gains support despite House GOP leaders' resistance

A resolution to impeach U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has gained more traction in recent days.

Events

4 w. ago Bipartisan push to allow proxy voting for new lawmaker parents

Lawmakers with young children are trying to change House rules to allow new parents up to 12 weeks to vote remotely around the birth of a child

Society