Washington — The House on Thursday passed a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” which would codify an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office. In a 211 to 206 vote, all but one Republican supporting the measure, which was introduced by GOP Rep….
Washington — The House is expected to vote Thursday on a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” which would codify an executive order signed by President Trump on his second day in office. But the bill is facing pushback from at least one Republican — Rep. Don Bacon of…
Washington — GOP Rep. Don Bacon is building support for a bill to return more control of tariffs to Congress after President Trump’s far-reaching new tariffs caused days of economic and political turmoil since he announced them last week. “It’s time that Congress restores its authorities here,” the Nebraska Republican said on “Face the Nation with Margaret…
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson reached a deal with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna amid her push to allow new parents to vote remotely, which paralyzed the House last week and threatened to delay a key vote on President Trump’s agenda in the coming days. Luna, a Florida Republican, announced Sunday she and Johnson had…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two special elections in Florida on Tuesday are expected to boost Republicans’ slim 218-213 majority in the U.S. House of Representatives by filling vacancies created by President Donald Trump’s picks for cabinet posts. Voters in strongly Republican districts are set to pick successors to former U.S. Representatives Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security adviser,…
Washington — Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona died Thursday morning after “a long and brave battle” against cancer, according to his office. “He passed away this morning due to complications of his cancer treatments,” his office said in a statement. Grijalva, who was 77, announced in April that he had cancer after seeking medical…
Washington — House Republicans are moving to punish Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas after he heckled President Trump on Tuesday during his address to a joint session of Congress. Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington introduced a resolution on Wednesday to censure Green for the disruption. Newhouse is one of two remaining House Republicans…
Why Republicans are at odds about how to fund the government – CBS News Watch CBS News The Republican-controlled Senate adopted a $340 billion budget blueprint. Next week, the GOP-led House will advance its own proposal. There are some differences in strategy, and President Trump prefers the House approach. Caitlin Huey-Burns explains. Be the first…
Washington — Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that House Republicans expect to move forward on a budget plan later this week that lays a foundation for approving President Trump’s agenda, though a budget resolution has yet to be released. “We’ll be rolling out the details of that probably by tonight,” Johnson said at a…
Washington — Senate Republicans said Wednesday that they intend to move forward with their own plan to approve key components of President Trump’s agenda beginning next week, as the House efforts to start the budget reconciliation process have stalled. “It’s time for the Senate to move,” Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters Wednesday, after briefing Senate…