Lindsey McPherson

Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries defends Biden’s pardon of son Hunter but calls for more

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday defended President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter despite bipartisan backlash over the move but called on the president to issue more pardons as his term comes to a close.

December 3, 2024

Trump’s pick to lead DEA becomes second nominee to withdraw from confirmation process

Sheriff Chad Chronister on Tuesday announced he was withdrawing from consideration to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration, just four days after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate him to lead the Justice Department agency.

December 3, 2024

Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth makes his case to senators as misconduct allegations pile up

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth is making the rounds on Capitol Hill this week, meeting with GOP senators whose votes he will need to be confirmed amid growing allegations of personal misconduct.

December 3, 2024

Congress prepares to punt government funding deadline into next year

Congress is preparing to further delay the passage of annual appropriations bills and instead extend current funding levels into next year.

December 2, 2024

House Democrats locked in generational battles for top committee posts to counter Trump

House Democrats, reeling from a brutal 2024 election cycle in which Republicans won control of the White House and all of Congress, are considering generational shake-ups of key committee posts.

December 2, 2024

House task force on Trump assassination attempts to grill Secret Service chief

The House task force investigating the attempted assassinations of President-elect Donald Trump will hold a hearing Thursday with Secret Service acting Director Ronald Rowe as it readies its final report for release.

December 2, 2024

Musk, Ramaswamy to huddle with GOP lawmakers about DOGE effort to slash bureaucracy, debt

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will meet with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill next week to discuss how the Department of Government Efficiency they will lead in President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration can work with Congress.

November 27, 2024

MTG wants to use her subcommittee perch to target U.S. funding for foreign wars

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she's planning to use her new perch as chair of a government efficiency oversight subcommittee next Congress to target U.S. funding for foreign wars.

November 27, 2024

GOP lawmakers wary of Trump’s plan to stop Biden’s spending already approved by Congress

Republican lawmakers share President-elect Donald Trump's desire to reduce spending, but some disagree with his plan to circumvent Congress and go after the spending oversight law, the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

November 27, 2024

VIDEO: Six Republicans to watch when the Senate takes up Trump nominees

Will Senate Republicans fall in line behind Trump nominees? Many have indicated they will, but there are at least six GOP senators to watch as the confirmation proceedings unfold.

November 26, 2024

Senators tee up post-Thanksgiving votes on more of Biden’s judicial nominees

The Senate departed for its Thanksgiving break Thursday with a deal in place to vote on six of President Biden's judicial nominees when they return.

November 21, 2024

Gaetz’s withdrawal earns mixed reactions of relief, surprise from Senate Republicans

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz's abrupt withdrawal from consideration to lead the Justice Department on Thursday was met with mixed reactions in the Senate, where some Republicans were glad the brief but dramatic saga was over, while others were stunned.

November 21, 2024

Senate rejects Bernie Sanders-led effort to stop U.S. offensive weapons sales to Israel

The Senate on Wednesday evening rejected an effort to halt U.S. transfers of offensive weapons to Israel, in a series of votes that highlighted Democratic divisions over continued U.S. support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war in Gaza.

November 20, 2024

Republicans push for more oversight of VA budget after projected funding shortfall

Congressional Republicans are angry at the Veterans Affairs Department for forecasting a $3 billion budget shortfall that didn't come to fruition and want more budget oversight.

November 20, 2024

Trump is warning Republicans to stop Democrats from confirming more Biden judges

President-elect Donald Trump called on Republican senators again Wednesday to halt Democrats from confirming more of President Biden's judicial nominees before he takes office on Jan. 20.

November 20, 2024

Vance to bring Trump nominees to Capitol Hill for meetings with senators

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance will be shepherding some of the incoming Trump administration's nominees around Capitol Hill for meetings with key senators this week.

November 19, 2024

House subpoenas ATF employees in Trump assassination probe

The House task force investigating the two assassination attempts on President-elect Donald Trump has subpoenaed two Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives employees to testify.

November 19, 2024

Appropriators, conservatives clash on punting government funding decisions to Trump administration

Republicans who want President-elect Donald Trump to negotiate the next spending deal are clashing with congressional appropriators who want to finish the annual government funding bills this year.

November 18, 2024

Thune will stop ICC sanctions vs. Israel if Schumer doesn’t

Sen. John Thune, who will serve as Senate majority leader next Congress, is urging the International Criminal Court's top prosecutor to quit trying to arrest top Israeli officials.

November 18, 2024

DeSantis vetting Senate candidates to fill Rubio seat, says decision by early January

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said he's evaluating whom to replace Sen. Marco Rubio if he's confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state and expects to choose by early January.

November 18, 2024