4 groups to watch as House GOP eyes vote on advancing Trump agenda
House Republicans are keeping an eye on the vote next week in a budget resolution passing President Trump's legislative agenda. This is an effort that has increased urgency after Trump approved the lower room strategy around the Senate blueprint. Republicans on the House Budget Committee moved on to the meeting's budget resolution last week to […]
Trump declares New York 'saved' from congestion pricing: 'Long live the king!'
President Trump declared New York on Wednesday that he was “saved” after his administration announced that he would withdraw his Biden-era approval of the busy pricing plan. “Crowded pricing is dead. All Manhattan and New York are saved.” Trump Posted in His Truth Society. “Live the King for a long life!” The move will pull […]
Senators call for stronger ethics enforcement at Federal Reserve
Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged the Federal Reserve Chair to strike “inappropriate” trade violations. Friday letterwhich they described as a “culture of corruption” and raised concerns about what they called for ethical policy reform. The duo inappropriately responded to a 2024 report outlined inappropriate trading, investment and disclosure activities by Atlanta Federal […]
House to vote on budget resolution next week, Scalise says
The House plans to vote for a budget resolution next week, and roll the ball into an effort to pass President Trump's legislative agenda. The news is Trump's post on True Society, supporting the House GOP's one-building blueprint for the Senate's two-track framework, and on which strategies should be used to promote the president's domestic […]
Black faith leaders call for Target boycott over DEI rollback
A group of Blackface leaders has announced a boycott of the huge retail target inspired by lending over the company's rollbacks of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy. Speaking from the Methodist Anglican Church in Washington, D.C., historically black Metropolitan Africa, Bishop Reginald T. Jackson said on Monday that black churches would “become leaders of […]
Bottom Line: Citibank signs alum as tax fight heats up
As Republicans prepare to pass the first major tax bill since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Employment Act, Citibank I was hired Ernst & Young LLP Lobbying on international and corporate tax-related issues, “including the application of US international tax rules to foreign income of US banks.” Bob Sherhas, Managing Director and Federal Affairs Director […]
GameStop CEO decries 'wokeness and DEI' as company seeks to sell Canadian and French operations
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen downplayed “Wokeness and Dei” as video game retailer Giant is about to sell its operations in France and Canada. company It was announced in Tuesday's release As part of its “valuation of international assets,” GameStop “will be pursuing a divestment of its operations in France and Canada.” On the same day, […]
Senate confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce secretary
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Howard Lutnick will serve as Secretary of Commerce and approved a key member of President Trump's economic team amid rising trade tensions. The senator voted 51-45 in support of Lutonic's confirmation to lead the Department of Commerce, which has broad authority over US trade, shipping, infrastructure, communications, environmental surveillance and […]
Senate kicks off consideration of budget resolution to advance Trump agenda
The Senate GOP on Tuesday officially won the vote on a budget resolution later this week to enact a portion of President Trump's agenda. The Senator voted 50-47 to begin considering a budget resolution that the Senate Budget Committee advanced last week. The resolution outlines the guidelines Republicans will use to create the first part […]
Trump signals 25 percent tariffs coming on cars, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals
President Trump announced on Tuesday that he would announce tariffs on automobile, semiconductor and drug imports starting at 25% in early April. Trump told reporters at Mar Arago that it is likely that tariffs will be announced on April 2, and told the car import obligation would be “nearly 25%.” Asked about the tariffs on […]