Democrats' immigration debate plays out inside Hispanic Caucus
With Democrats poised to ship an early immigration victory to President Donald Trump, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus break up over learn how to strategy the problem in a closed-door assembly Wednesday morning. Some mentioned utilizing Democrats' restricted political leverage underneath unified GOP rule: Rep. Juan Vargas (D-Calif.) floated conditioning Democratic assist for a debt-limit improve on protections for Dreamers — undocumented migrants delivered to the U.S. as kids.…
Hegseth heads to Pentagon with plans to upend it
The Senate on Friday confirmed Pete Hegseth for Protection secretary, a triumphant second for the previous Fox Information host who overcame allegations of sexual misconduct, alcohol abuse and inexperience to achieve one of many nation’s most vital positions. Republicans largely rebuffed these accusations and accepted Hegseth with the assistance of Vice President JD Vance, who broke a uncommon 50-50 tie, within the first huge nomination struggle for President Donald Trump’s…
Trump’s budget pick is famous for defying Congress. GOP senators want to confirm him anyway.
Senate Republicans are desperate to seat the person who may undercut their funding energy. As President Donald Trump boldly defies the desire of Congress by issuing government orders freezing billions of {dollars} in federal money that lawmakers have accepted in recent times, Senate Republicans are nonetheless talking accolades of Russ Vought, the president’s choose for White Home finances director and the person well-known for withholding authorities cash throughout Trump’s first…
Bipartisan funding negotiations begin in Congress ahead of March shutdown cliff
Republican funding leaders have made a gap supply to Democrats as the 2 events launch negotiations towards a deal to fund the federal government earlier than the mid-March shutdown deadline. Congress’ high appropriators gathered privately Thursday night within the Capitol for an hour-long “4 corners” assembly — the primary concrete step towards a bipartisan funding settlement as Republican leaders start to embrace the concept of a cross-party accord that funds…
Senate panel advances Turner for HUD on party-line vote
The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11, alongside occasion traces, on Thursday to advance Scott Turner’s nomination to be secretary of the Division of Housing and City Improvement, with Democrats voting no over considerations about Turner’s unfinished FBI background examine. If confirmed by the total Senate, the NFL veteran and former developer would run a division with a $70 billion funds and roughly 8,000 workers at a time when housing has…
GOP leaders mull a big debt-and-funding deal with Democrats
Home and Senate GOP leaders are internally debating a potential take care of Democrats that would come with authorities funding, California wildfire assist, a debt-limit hike and border safety cash, in keeping with two Republicans with direct data of the matter. Senior Republicans have been privately mulling a bipartisan authorities funding deal for weeks now, cautious that they could not have the ability to add a debt-limit hike to their…
Stefanik paints a grim picture of a UN she wants to reform
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), President Donald Trump’s nominee to symbolize the U.S. on the United Nations, on Tuesday painted the worldwide group as a physique beset by bias in opposition to Israel, nefarious Chinese language affect and ineffective peacekeeping efforts. However she argued the U.N. isn’t irredeemable and pledged that she’d assist usher “robust American management” on the multilateral physique. Earlier than a usually cordial panel of senators on the…
Senate panel advances Bessent nomination
Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s decide for Treasury secretary, gained bipartisan assist Tuesday as his nomination cleared a Senate committee. The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 to advance Bessent’s nomination, clearing the best way for a Senate flooring vote within the coming days. Two Democrats — Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) — joined with the committee’s Republicans in supporting Bessent for the highest financial job in Trump’s…
Tim Kaine explains strategy on Pete Hegseth
Sen. Tim Kaine mentioned he pushed Protection Secretary-nominee Pete Hegseth about infidelity and sexual misconduct in a listening to final week as a result of he believed it was the one strategy to get Republicans to think about voting in opposition to him. Talking Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation," Kaine (D-Va.) mentioned: "My statement of my Republican colleagues is the one purpose they ever vote no on a nominee…
‘Not enough room’: Lawmakers fret about indoor inauguration
The last-minute transfer to deliver President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration indoors might go away some members of Congress out within the chilly. Maybe not actually: Nobody is predicted to be seated exterior in 25-degree bluster. However the chance that not all lawmakers may get seats within the Rotunda for the oath-of-office ceremony has solid a chill over the event in some congressional workplaces, in response to 4 lawmakers and aides. “Merely…
