Budget chief faces heat as Congress feuds over spending
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Philip Swagel faced hours of questioning before the House Budget Committee about challenges to the nation’s fiscal trajectory and some heated battles from Republicans over the accuracy of the agency’s forecasts. Ta. Against a backdrop of partisan battles on Capitol Hill over how to fund the government, Congress’ bipartisan scorekeeper […]
House Intelligence chair says Congress has been made aware of ‘serious national security threat’
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) warned on Wednesday that members of Congress are receiving “information regarding significant national security threats.” “I urge President Biden to declassify all information related to this threat so that Congress, the administration, and our allies can openly discuss the actions needed to address this threat,” […]
Congress faces ‘existential moment’ over $95B foreign aid bill: Dem representative
Washington DC – The Senate’s $95 billion foreign aid plan faces challenges from House Republicans, but their Democratic allies say it is essential to preserving democracy around the world. “We are now in an existential moment for global democracy, and either the United States stands up for freedom and democracy around the world, or it […]
Biden gets boost in age debate — from elderly congress members Schumer and Pelosi
An aging President Biden received a boost Tuesday from two top Democrats, 83-year-old Rep. Nancy Pelosi and 73-year-old Sen. Chuck Schumer, amid a heated debate over his “diminished capacity.” Ta. The two elderly Pauls are 81-year-old Biden, despite a series of public gaffes and a scathing special counsel report alleging the Democratic president’s “diminished capacity.” […]
Cancel culture in Congress dates back to John Quincy Adams — who refused to be gagged
Exclusive: Americans have a low opinion of Congress, but that’s not news. It has just 13% support in Congress, and polls put it on par with a colonoscopy and only slightly better than thermonuclear war. But if Americans are frustrated with a Congress that seems ineffective, imagine if Congress forbade them from even talking about […]
Dozens of former top federal officials call on Congress to strike down Biden’s natural gas crackdown
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Mayorkas ducks responsibility on border crisis, migrant figures: ‘Congress is the only one who can fix this’
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who narrowly escaped impeachment last week, said Sunday that the Biden administration is “not taking responsibility for a broken system” and has not done anything to alleviate what has become an illegal immigration crisis in this election year. He asked Congress to enact the bill. In an interview with Mayorkas […]
Congress barrels toward government shutdown deadlines with little progress so far
Lawmakers are once again taking their time finding a way to avoid a government shutdown. House and Senate leaders met in mid-January and passed a short-term extension of last year’s government spending levels, known as the continuing resolution (CR), giving them more time to fast-track an agreement for the remainder of fiscal year 2024. . […]
‘We Should All Feel Heartbroken’: Dem Mayor Fumes At Congress After Border Security Bill Dies
The city of Denver is blaming the migrant crisis on the failure of the U.S. Congress to pass a border security deal this week, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. Denver has the most immigrants per capita of any city in the United States except New York, putting a strain on city resources and services. […]
GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher announces retirement from House: ‘Congress is no place to grow old’
Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher announced Saturday that he will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives. “Eight years ago, when I first ran for Congress, I promised to treat my tenure as an intensive deployment. Through bipartisan work on the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, I promised to As Chairman of the Solarium […]