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Schumer prods House GOP to reveal spending cuts they want in exchange for debt limit hike

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Monday dared House Republicans to make public the spending cuts they want to see implemented in exchange for helping raise the federal debt ceiling.

January 23, 2023

Pro-life leaders say Trump will have to earn back their vote after comments about abortion opponents

Pro-life leaders and advocates are split on former President Donald Trump's 2024 candidacy, with many saying the ex-commander-in-chief will have to win back their trust after blaming the GOP's lackluster midterm performance on abortion opponents.

January 21, 2023

Democrats seize on GOP proposal to replace IRS, income taxes with national sales tax

President Biden and Democrats have found a new political punching bag in Republicans' legislation to eliminate income taxes and the IRS in favor of a national sales tax.

January 19, 2023

California’s leading liberals jockey for Feinstein’s Senate seat

A political free-for-all has broken out in California, with several high-profile Democrats jockeying to succeed 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2024.

January 18, 2023

Biden DOJ vows to go easy on white-collar criminals if they self-report, even slashing fines by 75%

President Biden's Justice Department is promising leniency for white-collar crime in corporate America, provided the bad actors come forward and report their own wrongdoing.

January 18, 2023

Sens. Manchin, Sinema reassert opposition to gutting filibuster at Davos

Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin III reasserted their opposition to eliminating the filibuster before a group of influential elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

January 17, 2023

Indiana Rep. Jim Banks aims to succeed Mike Braun in Senate

Indiana Rep. Jim Banks on Tuesday became the first Republican to announce his bid for the Senate seat being vacated by the GOP's Mike Braun.

January 17, 2023

Biden’s big government is getting bigger and reaching further into Americans’ lives

President Biden is on track to expand the size and authority of the federal government to levels unseen since the height of former President Barack Obama's administration.

January 16, 2023

Republican leaders line up to join rich and powerful at Davos World Economic Forum

A handful of Republican lawmakers is set to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week despite opposition to the organization from some GOP leaders and conservative activists.

January 13, 2023

Joe Manchin’s GOP challenger Rep. Alex Mooney starts race for Senate seat with more than $1M

The first serious GOP challenger to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III is starting the race with more than $1 million cash on hand, after raising more than $317,000 since announcing his bid in late November.

January 12, 2023

Ex-Gov. Ricketts of Nebraska picked to replace Sasse in Senate

Nebraska's former Gov. Pete Ricketts is set to replace recently retired Sen. Ben Sasse.

January 12, 2023

‘Retire or get fired’: Senate Republicans push red-state Dems to call it quits ahead of 2024

The 2024 elections are two years away, but the Senate GOP's campaign arm is already running ads urging red-state Democrats to retire.

January 12, 2023

House Republican proposes putting a bust of Ukraine leader in U.S. Capitol

A Republican congressman is proposing to place a bust of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House wing of the U.S. Capitol.

January 11, 2023

McCarthy’s spending cuts, debt-limit pledge non-starters in Senate

The spending cuts that Republican leader Kevin McCarthy promised hard-line conservatives in order to clinch the House speakership are a non-starter in the Democrat-controlled Senate.

January 9, 2023

Vendetta: Matt Gaetz accused of mixing personal animosities in speaker fight

Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz has emerged as one of House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy's biggest detractors in the struggle over who will serve as House speaker, but his motives may be as much personal as political.

January 5, 2023

Byron Donalds claps back at Cori Bush after being called ‘a prop’ for House Republicans

Rep.-elect Byron Donalds slammed Democratic Rep.-elect Cori Bush for alleging his nomination to serve as House speaker was "pathetic."

January 5, 2023

‘Stop caving’: Rick Scott takes conflict with Mitch McConnell to GOP grassroots with TV ad

Sen. Rick Scott, Florida Republican, on launched a seven-figure national ad buy calling for a new generation of GOP leadership committed to being more than "just a speed bump" on the "road to woke socialism."

January 4, 2023

Incoming California House Democrat to be sworn in on Superman comic book worth $5 million

Rep.-elect Robert Garcia will be sworn into office on the U.S. Constitution and several sentimental items, including a first-edition Superman comic book estimated to be worth more than $5 million. The new members of the House haven't been sworn in yet.

January 4, 2023

Senate GOP critics give McConnell a pass for appearing with Biden to promote infrastructure

Senate Republicans critical of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are giving him a pass for agreeing to appear with President Biden at an event promoting the White House's infrastructure law.

January 4, 2023

McConnell breaks record to become longest-serving Senate leader

Sen. Mitch McConnell became the longest-serving party leader in the 234-year history of the Senate on Tuesday when the new Congress took office.

January 3, 2023