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- Congress clears government shutdown patch following Trump, Musk disruptionsby By Jennifer Scholtes and Katherine Tully-McManus on December 21, 2024 at 5:38 am
Last-minute objections from President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk prompted lawmakers to drop hundreds of pages of policy from the bill.
- Social Security measure passes Senate, sending it to Bidenon December 21, 2024 at 5:16 am
The Senate broadly approved a measure expanding Social Security payments to millions of certain public sector workers, sending the measure to President Joe Biden for his signature. The vote on the […]
- Thune unveils Senate GOP committee assignmentson December 21, 2024 at 4:10 am
Incoming Senate GOP Leader John Thune late Friday night unveiled the Republican conference's committee assignments for next term. A press release from Thune's office noted the assignments "have […]
- Retiring Rep. Barbara Lee considering run for Oakland mayorby By Dustin Gardiner on December 21, 2024 at 12:34 am
Lee’s candidacy could create a headache for moderate activists and donors eager to put a more centrist Democrat at the helm of City Hall.
- Dems fight to Trump-proof the federal judiciaryby By Anthony Adragna on December 21, 2024 at 12:12 am
They just topped the mark for confirmations set under Trump’s first term, but Senate Democrats are fighting to avoid Trump putting more of a stamp on the judiciary in his second.
- Biden to back eleventh-hour funding billon December 20, 2024 at 11:29 pm
The White House has endorsed a revised bill funding the government, pledging to back the stopgap measure even as it blasted Republicans for reneging on an earlier bipartisan deal. “President Biden […]
- House passes government spending package after Trump, Musk fueled chaoson December 20, 2024 at 11:03 pm
The House passed a stopgap package Friday evening that pushes the government funding deadline to March, as Congress races to avoid a looming deadline that would shut down the government in six hours. […]
- Lewandowski is helping Noem with DHS transitionon December 20, 2024 at 10:11 pm
Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, is helping Kristi Noem with transition planning for the Department of Homeland Security, according to four people familiar with the Trump […]