Top Senate Dems pour cold water on latest GOP spending bill plans: ‘Ready to stay’ through Christmas
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., announced that the Senate's top Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., have signed off on an initial stopgap that Republicans rescinded under pressure from billionaire Elon Musk. He made it clear that he would […]
GOP Rep. Byron Donalds says he's open to 25th Amendment for Biden
“I don’t believe Biden has the capabilities to continue,” says GOP Rep. Byron Donalds on the 25th Amendment and Biden’s mental … source
GOP senators push to see FBI's Hegseth background report
Several Republican senators are pushing for the FBI to conduct a background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick to be the next Secretary of Defense. The pressure on the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee comes despite a court-wide push by the Trump campaign in recent weeks to win support from senators, including […]
Many in GOP Oppose Clean Debt Limit Hike, It’s Better to Raise It Once We’re in Power
On Thursday's broadcast of Fox Business Network's “The Bottom Line,” Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) said many Republicans do not oppose raising the debt ceiling, but the spending that would come with it. He said that concessions are needed and that he believes they will happen. Once Republicans take control of Congress, they'd be better off […]
GOP Senator Claims Schumer Used Debt Limit As Leverage Against Trump, Criticizes GOP Who Opposed Trump-Endorsed Plan
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, said Thursday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer used the debt limit as leverage against plans supported by President Trump. Monaka exterior Mullin criticized Schumer for the “Ingraham Angle,” which accused Laura Ingraham of manipulating debt ceiling negotiations to weaken President-elect Donald Trump's influence. Marinlin also criticized House Republicans who helped […]
Jeffries: GOP led by wealthy 'puppeteers'
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York spoke out Thursday night after the House rejected a Trump-backed Republican plan to fund the federal government and raise the debt ceiling. criticized. Jeffries accused Republicans of bowing to the demands of Trump supporter billionaire Elon Musk, but Musk's opposition to a bipartisan spending deal stalled the […]
White House blasts GOP funding bill ahead of vote
The White House on Thursday denounced the newly announced Republican funding bill as a “gift to billionaires” ahead of a vote in the House. “Republicans are pandering to their billionaire benefactors at the expense of hardworking Americans,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. He accused Republicans of “breaking their promise to support a […]
Dems say 'hell no' to GOP Plan B on government funding, debt ceiling
House Democrats rallied overwhelmingly against a second assault on the government funding bill by Republicans, arguing that it would let the bill die on the House floor and force Republican leaders to return to the table to negotiate a bipartisan compromise. There is. Gathered behind closed doors in the basement of the parliament building, party […]
Trump backs Johnson’s new 116-page skinny CR following GOP pressure campaign
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday released a new 116-page continuing resolution that was approved by President-elect Donald Trump. The new CR is significantly reduced from the original 1,547-page funding bill Mr Johnson proposed on Tuesday night. Within 24 hours, Johnson's initial remarks became the focus of scrutiny from Republicans, MAGA allies, and Trump himself. […]
‘Hell no’: House Dems erupt over GOP spending deal
House Democrats are balking at the latest spending plan released Thursday by Speaker Mike Johnson. “Musk-Johnson's proposal is not serious, it's ridiculous. Extreme MAGA Republicans are forcing us into a government shutdown,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Representative Richard Neal, D-Mass., suggested that Democratic leaders would whip their members to vote “no” on the […]