On the edge of a government shutdown, a divided House voted late Thursday to keep the government open past a Friday deadline — setting up an eleventh-hour standoff in the Senate, where Democrats have vowed to kill the measure. The partisan roadblock in the GOP-controlled Senate left just a day […]
[Alert] Democrats are STEALING Virginia election
It’s time to pick the winner in a bitterly contested election that could decide the balance of power in the Virginia House of Delegates, Republican leaders said Friday — and the courts must not let the Democrats steal the seat. Lawyers for Republican Del. David Yancey urged state elections officials […]
GOP debuts new spending bill to avoid government shutdown
House Republicans early Thursday unveiled a new, stripped-down spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and allow quarreling lawmakers to punt most of their unfinished business into the new year. The bill would stave off a government shutdown through Jan. 19 and permit lawmakers to head home for […]
Trump scores another tax reform victory
Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades. The sweeping package of tax cuts will move its way back to the House for a second vote on Wednesday. President Donald Trump is expected to […]
House passes Trump tax bill
The House has officially passed the sweeping tax reform bill and it will now be voted on in the Senate. The $1.5 trillion package would provide steep tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy and more modest cuts for middle- and low-income families. The business tax cuts would take effect […]
Final tax legislation heads to House, Senate for vote
Their long-sought political goal within grasp, Republicans in Congress are set to catapult sweeping $1.5 trillion tax legislation through the House, rolling over a dozen GOP defectors from high-tax states. The Republicans’ final drive to deliver the tax package to an eager President Donald Trump begins Tuesday with a vote […]
GOP leaders reach deal on tax overhaul (finally!)
House and Senate GOP leaders forged an agreement Wednesday on a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax laws. They paved the way for final votes next week to slash taxes for businesses, give many Americans modest cuts and deliver the first major legislative accomplishment to President Donald Trump. Top GOP […]
Major win! House approves gun rights expansion
Republicans rammed a bill through the House on Wednesday that would make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines, the first significant action on guns in Congress since mass shootings in Nevada and Texas killed more than 80 people. The House approved the bill, […]
Sexual harassment allegations prompt House to move ahead legislation
Rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct, the House is moving ahead on legislation to require anti-sexual harassment training for all members and their staffs. The vote comes amid a wave of accusations against lawmakers that has thrust the issue of gender hostility and discrimination on Capitol Hill squarely into the […]
Disaster aid is coming to…
The House is on track to backing President Donald Trump’s request for billions more in disaster aid, $16 billion to pay flood insurance claims and emergency funding to help the cash-strapped government of Puerto Rico stay afloat. Thursday’s hurricane aid package totals $36.5 billion and sticks close to a White […]