Tag: House Republicans

Michigan House GOP facing pressure over ‘ghost employees’, but leadership says it’s a real problem

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township), flanked by Reps. Matt Maddock (R-Milford) and Ann Bollin (R-Brighton). Sept.…

House approves stopgap funding bill, putting shutdown ball in the Senate’s court

The House has passed a seven-week stopgap funding bill, putting Congress on a path to avert a government…

Democrats unveil funding alternative to counter GOP in shutdown brawl

Congressional Democrats released bill text Wednesday night for their own stopgap spending proposal as they dig in against…

House passes DC crime bills focused on juvenile crime as part of bid to bolster Trump’s federal crackdown

The House has passed two bills that Republicans say would combat crime in Washington, DC, but that also…

Republicans divided over going after the left following Kirk’s assassination

President Donald Trump and his closest allies are considering plans to crack down on left-wing groups following the…

Maddow Blog | On trade tariffs, Republicans appear eager to surrender their authority to Trump

A few weeks ago, a federal appeals court ruled that Donald Trump had misused his authority when he…

Dem voters want shutdown fight, poll shows

The ScoopDemocrats have new polling to chew over as they rail against Republicans’ government funding bill. It’s unlikely…

House Republicans eye $30 million for lawmaker security in stopgap government funding bill

House Republicans are discussing pumping tens of millions of dollars into security for lawmakers as tensions have risen…

House GOP eyes stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown

House Republicans want to move a stopgap government funding bill this week. Democrats may not go along.The House…

Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul announces will not seek reelection

Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, a foreign policy leader who formerly chaired the House Homeland Security and Foreign…

House Republicans will take up DC crime bills to bolster Trump’s federal crackdown

House Republicans are gearing up to consider more than a dozen bills that would further limit Washington, DC’s…

Trump Wants to Boot Out Massie. Could This Senate Candidate Be the Answer?

If President Donald Trump’s top political priority next year is Republicans retaining control of Congress, his second-highest goal…