Lindsey McPherson

Senate GOP kills bipartisan tax deal, raises alarms about fate of Trump tax cuts

The Senate's failure Thursday to advance a bipartisan tax bill expanding child and business tax breaks only adds to doubts about Congress' ability to negotiate a broader deal next year on trillions of dollars in tax cuts that are set to expire.

August 1, 2024

Senators knock Secret Service for making local cops ‘scapegoat’ for Trump assassination attempt

The Secret Service appears to be shifting blame for failing to prevent the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump to local cops that helped provide security at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally, multiple senators told The Washington Times.

July 31, 2024

Senate Republicans poised to sink bipartisan tax bill that passed in GOP-run House

The Senate will vote Thursday on a bipartisan House-passed bill that would renew a handful of expired business tax breaks and expand the child tax credit to more low-income families, but it is expected to fail.

July 31, 2024

Secret Service chief ‘ashamed’ shooter able to fire at Trump, announces disciplinary probe

The new head of the Secret Service said he's "ashamed" his agency failed to secure the roof of a building in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a gunman shot at and nearly assassinated former President Donald Trump.

July 30, 2024

GOP senators call for independent commission to investigate Trump assassination attempt

Sen. Roger Marshall and other Republican senators want an independent, apolitical commission to quickly investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and a crisis intervention team to overhaul the Secret Service.

July 30, 2024

Secret Service chief blames agency’s faulty drone tech for missed chance to stop Trump shooter

The Secret Service may have been able to stop the gunman who shot at former President Donald Trump on July 13 had its counter-drone technology worked as intended.

July 30, 2024

Senate overwhelmingly passes bill to force social media companies to protect children from harm

The Senate passed a pair of bipartisan bills Tuesday to protect children from potentially harmful social media content, like posts promoting suicidal behavior, eating disorders and substance abuse.

July 30, 2024

Secret Service opens disciplinary probe into agents responsible for securing Trump’s July 13 rally

The Secret Service has launched a disciplinary investigation into actions and decision-making of its agents involved in securing the July 13 rally where former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated.

July 30, 2024

House leaders name task force members to probe Trump shooting; panel led by Rep. Kelly of Pa.

Rep. Mike Kelly, a Republican who represents the Pennsylvania district where former President Donald Trump was nearly killed at a rally earlier this month, will chair a special House task force empaneled to investigate the assassination attempt.

July 29, 2024

Speaker Johnson’s letter resurfaces after GOP fails to pass spending bills

Before he won the gavel, House Speaker Mike Johnson promised to not send lawmakers home before they finished their spending work, but now the House has fled Washington for a month and a half after failing to pass their last batch of bills.

July 27, 2024

New Secret Service chief more ‘forthright,’ but questions remain on Trump shooting, senators say

The acting director of the Secret Service is more forthcoming with information than his predecessor, senators investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump said Thursday.

July 25, 2024

Senate advances bills forcing social media companies to reduce harm

The Senate advanced bipartisan bills on Thursday designed to protect children who use social media, putting the legislation on track for passage despite opposition from civil liberties groups who said one of the measures would lead to censorship.

July 25, 2024

Senate Judiciary, Homeland panels to hold joint hearing on Trump assassination attempt

The Senate Judiciary and Homeland and Government Affairs committees will hold a joint hearing Tuesday on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump with officials from the FBI and Secret Service.

July 24, 2024

House cancels votes next week amid trouble passing spending bills

House Republican leaders on Wednesday canceled votes scheduled for next week and are sending members packing for their August recess as their party struggles to pass annual spending bills.

July 24, 2024

Pennsylvania State Police commissioner tells Congress that planning for Trump rally was normal

The head of the Pennsylvania State Police told Congress on Tuesday that the planning for former President Donald Trump's July 13 rally was no different from dozens of other events coordinated with the Secret Service.

July 23, 2024

Secret Service director resigns in wake of Trump assassination attempt after pressure from Congress

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is resigning from her post after initially resisting pressure from Congress to do so.

July 23, 2024

Johnson, Jeffries announce bipartisan House task force to investigate attempted Trump assassination

House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries formally announced on Tuesday plans for a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump that the House will vote on this week.

July 23, 2024

Nancy Mace to force vote on impeaching Secret Service Director Cheatle

Rep. Nancy Mace is forcing the House to vote this week on whether to impeach Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle after she refused lawmakers' calls for her to resign.

July 22, 2024

Democrats join GOP calls for Secret Service Director Cheatle to resign

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, after refusing to answer a majority of questions Monday in the first congressional hearing on the attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, is facing overwhelming bipartisan calls for her resignation.

July 22, 2024

Oversight panel grills Secret Service director on security failures in Trump assassination attempt

The House Oversight Committee on Monday is holding the first public hearing on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, as lawmakers question how a lone gunman was able to nearly kill the Republican presidential nominee.

July 22, 2024