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Lindsey McPherson

Lindsey McPherson

lmcpherson@washingtontimes.com

Lindsey McPherson is a Capitol Hill reporter for The Washington Times. She previously covered Congress for other DC-based outlets, including The Messenger, Roll Call and Tax Notes. McPherson graduated from the University of Maryland College Park and spent the early years of her career covering local politics for Maryland newspapers like the Howard County Times and Laurel Leader. She can be reached at lmcpherson@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Lindsey McPherson

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Speaker Johnson aims for Tuesday budget vote amid GOP holdouts

House Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping to proceed with a scheduled Tuesday evening vote on a GOP budget resolution needed to begin moving President Trump's agenda through Congress, despite at least five Republicans opposed to the plan.

February 25, 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after meeting with Vice President J.D. Vance and fellow Republicans to discuss President Donald Trump's agenda at a luncheon, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump thanks Senate GOP for border funding plan

President Trump on Thursday thanked Senate Republicans for their efforts to fund his border agenda, tacitly greenlighting their decision to advance a budget blueprint that is in competition with a House plan he endorsed a day earlier.

February 20, 2025
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, arrives to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Tulsi Gabbard earns Senate confirmation as DNI

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard appears to have cemented her new political home in the GOP, winning Senate confirmation as President Trump's director of national intelligence with all but one Republican supporting her.

February 12, 2025