The renewed focus on this year’s spending bills doesn’t include the separate, $95.3 billion aid package that the Senate approved for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan earlier this month
Under the new plan, Congress would temporarily fund one set of federal agencies through March 8 and another set through March 22
The US president is also attempting to unblock aid to Ukraine and Israel approved by the Senate
Washington downplays the threat: ‘We’re not talking about a weapon that can be used to attack human beings or cause physical destruction here on Earth’
The urgently needed package has been held up by infighting in Congress. It was recently approved by the Senate but faces a deep uncertainty in the House of Representatives
Rep. Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican, gave no details but urged the administration to declassify the information so the U.S. and its allies can openly discuss how to respond
The remarks from the speaker throws the foreign aid package into serious doubt, despite its approval this week by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of Democratic and Republican senators
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conducted the virtual session from his home. ‘I’m in good condition, and my cancer prognosis remains excellent,’ he said
Tuesday’s vote was the second attempt to impeach the official, a move that is unlikely to prosper in the Senate
The presidential candidate’s growing influence among Republican lawmakers is causing cracks in the party, leading to a day with several lost votes
The measure to depose the Democrat was rejected in the House of Representatives by a margin of two votes, 214 in favor to 216 against
President Joe Biden blames Donald Trump for the lawmakers’ resistance and calls on Congress to pass the legislation as soon as possible
House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package to provide military aid to Israel and replenish US weapons
The package, that would include tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine and immigration enforcement, as well as funding for Israel and other American allies, faces a steep climb through Congress
The deal has come under fire from Republicans, including Donald Trump, the likely presidential nominee, who eviscerated the deal this week as a political ‘gift’ to Democrats
‘Let’s press on and hope that we can join together and make this great difference,’ House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told the crowd
The bipartisan commission, approved by the GOP-majority committee, would recommend ways to balance the budget
The temporary measure will run to March 1 for some federal agencies whose approved funds are set to run out Friday and extend the remainder of government operations to March 8
Going after an official for a policy dispute, in this instance over the claim that Mayorkas is not upholding immigration laws, is unprecedented
Biden’s March 7 address would be the latest that a president has delivered the State of the Union since 1934. It would also come after a pair of critical deadlines to avert a government shutdown
The trip to Eagle Pass comes as Senate negotiators keep plugging away in hopes of a bipartisan deal
Republicans close ranks to pass on the floor an inquiry that is in fact already underway
Kevin McCarthy ordered the probe in September, but Republicans now want it to be endorsed and formalized by the lower chamber
The inquiry into the president has centered on the business dealings of other family members. The investigation so far has yet to produce any direct evidence of wrongdoing by Biden himself
Former President Donald Trump has been publicly pushing his Republican allies in Congress for months to impeach Biden in retribution for Democrats’ two impeachments of him
A vote on expulsion could occur as early as Thursday, though Johnson suggested it would slip to Friday. Santos has survived two previous expulsion efforts
Even though McCarthy struck a surprising debt deal with Biden earlier this year that set a course to reduce federal deficits by $1.5 trillion over the next decade, a conservative victory, it exists mainly on paper