Lindsey McPherson

Senate advances bill to restore Social Security benefits for government workers

Legislation to restore full Social Security benefits for an estimated 2.1 million federal, state and local government workers and their spouses survived a key Senate test vote on Wednesday.

December 18, 2024

Conservatives demand GOP’s border bill reduce the deficit

Senate and House conservatives want Republicans to pass a border security funding bill early next year that is not only fully offset by spending cuts, but also achieves additional savings for deficit reduction.

December 18, 2024

GOP senators compliment RFK Jr.’s inquisitiveness after meetings on his nomination for health post

Senate Republicans who met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week are not raising alarms about the health secretary nominee's history of vaccine skepticism or plans to shake up the food industry, saying they appreciate his willingness to question conventional wisdom.

December 17, 2024

Trump says GOP senators with ‘unreasonable’ opposition to Cabinet picks could face primaries

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he could get involved in primary races against GOP senators if they put up "unreasonable" objections to his Cabinet nominees.

December 16, 2024

Trump says GOP will try to eliminate daylight saving time

President-elect Donald Trump said Friday that Republicans will attempt to eliminate daylight saving time, the twice-yearly practice of moving clocks to adjust for the seasons.

December 13, 2024

Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after being injured during congressional trip to Luxembourg

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was admitted to the hospital after suffering an injury while on congressional travel overseas.

December 13, 2024

Senate to vote next week on restoring Social Security benefits for government workers

The Senate will vote next week on legislation to repeal two Social Security provisions that limit benefits for some government workers, restoring their full access to Social Security payouts.

December 12, 2024

Holdouts won’t doom Hegseth’s nomination; several waiting for background check

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth appears poised to at least make it to his confirmation hearing early next year after a round of meetings with key Republican senators avoided raising overt red flags.

December 11, 2024

Manchin, Sinema reject Democratic labor board nominee, paving way for GOP control in ‘25

Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed to guarantee their party retains control of the National Labor Relations Board for the first two years of the Trump administration, as two of their former party members blocked a key nominee.

December 11, 2024

McConnell sprains wrist, sustains cut in fall but cleared to resume work schedule

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tripped and fell on Tuesday, spraining his wrist and sustaining a minor cut to the face.

December 10, 2024

Mysteries emerge in attempt on Trump’s life; no rationale for bullet hole in hat

A House task force's investigative findings revealed new information about the shooter who tried to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, and unearthed new mysteries about the July 13 attack.

December 10, 2024

House decides to wait until Trump administration to pass child online safety legislation

Parental advocates of legislation to protect children from social-media algorithms came back to Capitol Hill on Monday to pressure House lawmakers to pass the bill before the congressional session ends next week.

December 9, 2024

Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard begins fielding senators’ questions

Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard began meeting Monday with the Senate Republicans whose votes she will need to get confirmed, drawing questions on her past comments and actions.

December 9, 2024

Senate will tackle border security first, incoming budget chair says

Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is poised to oversee the first major legislative package in the new Congress, said Monday that border security will be the "first" priority, topping even tax cuts and spending reforms.

December 9, 2024

Rep. Clay Higgins’ independent probe challenges FBI narrative on Trump assassination attempt

Armed with evidence he says counters parts of the FBI's official narrative on the July 13 assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump, Rep. Clay Higgins is planning to supercharge his independent investigation next Congress.

December 7, 2024

House task force recommends Secret Service improvements after probing Trump assassination attempts

A House task force is recommending the Secret Service update policies on chain of command, communications and coordination and improve its security technology to avoid another failure like the July 13 assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump.

December 5, 2024

Senate to work for 10 weeks straight to process Trump nominations

The Senate will not be taking any recess breaks early in 2025 as the incoming Republican majority prioritizes confirmation proceedings for nominees to serve in President-elect Donald Trump's administration.

December 5, 2024

Shouting match sends House task force hearing with Secret Service director off the rails

A shouting match between Rep. Pat Fallon and Secret Service acting Director Ronald Rowe broke out during the final hearing of the House task force investigating the two assassination attempts on President-elect Donald Trump.

December 5, 2024

Defense nominee Pete Hegseth confronts misconduct allegations threatening his confirmation

Republican senators said Wednesday they still have questions for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth as he began to publicly fight a smattering of misconduct allegations that have threatened his confirmation.

December 4, 2024

Pete Hegseth’s mother says he’s ‘redeemed’ since her 2018 email calling him ‘an abuser of women’

Penelope Hegseth, the mother of embattled Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, said her son has changed in the nearly seven years since she wrote an email calling him an abuser of women.

December 4, 2024