Tag: Congress

Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, responds to questions during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington.

WATCH LIVE: Russell Vought testifies at confirmation hearing for OMB director

Elaine Mallon · January 22, 2025 9:53 am

Democrats to hand Trump an early win with ‘commonsense’ immigration bill

Ramsey Touchberry, Mabinty Quarshie · January 22, 2025 7:00 am

House GOP leadership touts majority, regardless of size: ‘Failure is not an option’

Heather Hamilton · January 21, 2025 10:54 pm

Senate Democrats’ efforts to delay Trump Cabinet votes will cost them their weekend

Ramsey Touchberry · January 21, 2025 8:03 pm

Executive orders: How they work and how Trump is using them to shape his agenda

Elaine Mallon · January 21, 2025 5:47 pm

Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted speaks during an election night watch party Nov. 8, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. According to campaign finance reports filed Wednesday, July 31, 2024, Husted has already squirreled away more than $5 million toward a bid for governor that’s more than two years off.

Senate swears in Rubio and Vance replacements, bringing GOP to full majority

David Sivak · January 21, 2025 5:44 pm

Trump plays referee in White House meeting with Hill leaders

David Sivak, Naomi Lim, Cami Mondeaux · January 21, 2025 4:46 pm

Lawmakers seek to repeal TikTok ban even as Trump signs executive action

Cami Mondeaux · January 21, 2025 3:31 pm

Trump to host GOP leaders at White House as party ushers in ‘new golden age’

Cami Mondeaux · January 21, 2025 7:00 am

Democrats need to avoid resisting Trump at every step: Marie Harf

Asher Notheis · January 20, 2025 7:33 pm

Rubio confirmed as secretary of state on Day One of Trump second term

Ramsey Touchberry · January 20, 2025 6:51 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., hold a news conference to speak to reporters about the Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain crimes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was killed last year by a Venezuelan man who entered the U.S. illegally and was allowed to stay to pursue his immigration case.

Laken Riley Act passes Senate, handing Trump first legislative victory

Ramsey Touchberry · January 20, 2025 6:30 pm