After 13 Tries, McCarthy Closes In on a Win
Kevin McCarthy is still not speaker of the House, but he is getting closer — and, after some furious dealmaking, he says he’ll have the votes he needs...
McCarthy’s Losing Streak Goes to 11
The House Republican stalemate continues. For the third straight day, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Republican lawmakers were unable to break their...
Republicans in Disarray: McCarthy Fails to Win Speaker’s Gavel
The 118th Congress got off to a wild start today as Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy failed to get the votes he needed in three rounds of balloting to...
House Passes $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill in Final Vote of 117th Congress
In the final vote of the 117th Congress, the House on Friday passed the $1.7 trillion package funding the government through the fiscal year that ends...
$1.7 Trillion Omnibus Speeds Toward the Finish Line
With both a winter storm and the Christmas holiday rapidly approaching, the Senate on Thursday raced to pass a $1.7 trillion year-end spending package...
Senators Scramble to Finish $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill
The Senate is reportedly running into some obstacles as it looks to pass the $1.66 trillion omnibus spending package as soon as tonight. Current...
US Postal Service Plans to Electrify Fleet
The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that it plans to purchase 66,000 electric vehicles for its delivery fleet as part of $9.6 billion...
Another $1.85 Billion in Military Aid for Ukraine
Ahead of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with U.S. leaders and speech to Congress Wednesday evening, the Biden administration announced a new...
Huge Spending Package Again Exposes Huge GOP Divides
The omnibus bill introduced Tuesday represents the final piece of two top appropriators’ legacies. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Richard Shelby (R-AL...
What's in the $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill — and What Got Cut
Just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, congressional appropriators released the text of a massive, $1.65 trillion spending bill for the fiscal year that runs...