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GOP Rep Kay Granger Hasn’t Voted In Six Months, Turns Up In Nursing Home

When voters of Republican Texas Rep. Kay Granger realized she hadn't voted in six months, local newspapers searched for her. They found her in a nursing home. Granger's absence added to the question She asked questions from voting hubs in Tarrant and Parker counties, Texas, about why she didn't vote during the important ongoing resolution […]

Judge Rules DFL Candidate Ineligible, Giving GOP Majority in Minnesota House

A Minnesota judge has ruled that Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) candidates are not eligible to take the oath because they do not meet residency requirements, giving Republicans a majority in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In a ruling issued Friday, Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro said DFL candidate Curtis Johnson, who won the election to […]

Hillary Clinton Claims GOP ‘Taking Orders from’ Elon Musk

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that Republicans were taking instructions from Elon Musk, the “richest man in the world,” regarding the failed Continuing Resolution (CR). in post In X, Clinton accused Republicans of “moving toward shutting down the government over the holidays.” “If you just want to catch up: Republicans, at the behest […]

‘Out Of Control’: Fmr GOP Gov ‘Bluntly’ Tells CNN Panel Federal Govt Needs ‘Shock Value’ To Fix Spending Chaos

Former Republican Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told a CNN panel Friday that he “candidly” said the federal government needs “shock value” to solve its spending crisis. House lawmakers averted a government shutdown Friday evening after chaos erupted Tuesday over the 1,574-page continuing resolution (CR), which contains provisions that could waste hundreds of billions of dollars. […]

Democrats say lines of communication open with GOP on funding, but no bill presented

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (R-Louisiana) has reopened lines of communication between his office and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to avert a government shutdown this weekend. The members said that they had informed the party that this had been done. Democrats said Jeffries disclosed the development during a caucus meeting Friday morning. Rep. Gerry […]

House GOP eyes plan C that cuts Trump debt ceiling demand

House Republicans are eyeing new spending proposals to increase votes on three separate measures: funding the government, adequate disaster relief and allocating agricultural aid, three people told The Hill. Ta. But in a shift from previous strategy and in defiance of President-elect Trump's requests, the new plan does not include any measures to raise the […]