Tag: Republicans

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has maintained the Republican Party is committed to bringing down the national debt, but timing is everything. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

John Cornyn: GOP hasn’t given up on reducing deficits and debt

Al Weaver · February 13, 2018 5:01 am

Rep. Mike Conaway's measure currently has 15 cosponsors, most of whom sit on the Intelligence or Armed Services committees, or both. Three were added in the past few days.

Lawmakers spar over how much to punish Chinese firms

Charlie Mitchell · February 13, 2018 5:01 am

Monday marked the first time in five years Senate lawmakers debated a major immigration reform measure. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate opens freewheeling immigration debate

Susan Ferrechio · February 13, 2018 12:37 am

Beltway Confidential

Can the ‘Supercommittee II’ fix Congress’ dysfunction?

Susan Ferrechio · February 12, 2018 5:01 am

Trump touts Lou Barletta as a ‘Great Republican’ running against Sen. Bob Casey

Steven Nelson · February 11, 2018 9:06 pm

"I will support a package consistent with what the voters said," Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Jim Jordan: Freedom Caucus won’t support joint immigration package with the border wall, DACA

Naomi Lim · February 11, 2018 5:58 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Friday said his Republican colleagues, even those not vocally backing the White House, are "complicit" in helping President Trump further his agenda. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Top House Intel Democrat Adam Schiff: Trump’s lack of character has ‘affected our committee’

Mandy Mayfield · February 10, 2018 4:02 am

Freshman Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., has become a favorite of the media for his vocal defense of President Trump in the Russia investigation. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Matt Gaetz: The boy politician making the most of his Trump moment

Philip Wegmann · February 9, 2018 10:59 pm

A Congressional Leadership Fund ad attacking Conor Lamb ties the Democratic candidate in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (screenshot)

Congressional Leadership Fund ad: Democratic special election candidate ‘too liberal’

Diana Stancy Correll · February 9, 2018 10:00 am

House Republicans, led by Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

David M. Drucker · February 9, 2018 5:01 am

The Office of Management and Budget is currently preparing for a lapse in appropriations come midnight Thursday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

OMB warns government agencies to prepare for government shutdown

Diana Stancy Correll · February 9, 2018 12:07 am

A report would be due by year's end "on how we can fix this broken process once and for all on House and Senate budget appropriations," Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., said. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Congress to push for $20 billion in infrastructure spending as part funding, debt ceiling deal

Susan Ferrechio · February 7, 2018 6:46 pm