Fiscal hawks show a change of heart toward spending bills - Roll Call There are now only two Republicans in Congress who have never backed a regular appropriations or stopgap spending law. Roll Call · Apr 16, 2025
Hawley’s change of heart reflects evolving politics of Medicaid - Roll Call Conservative Missouri senator vows he will not support any proposal that would lead to cuts in Medicaid benefits. Roll Call · Apr 15, 2025
Congress now faces an $880 billion Medicaid question - Roll Call Republican lawmakers will try for massive federal spending cuts without cutting Medicaid benefits, as President Donald Trump has promised. Roll Call · Apr 10, 2025
Whistleblower: Meta sought ties with China, misled Congress - Roll Call Sarah Wynn-Williams, the author of "Careless People," testified to a Senate panel that Meta misled Congress about its China interests. Roll Call · Apr 9, 2025
The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow Women’s rights – especially abortion – are truly at risk, says writer and broadcaster Deborah Frances-White The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2025
Budget plan with dueling tax, spending targets OK'd in Senate - Roll Call The Senate adopted a fiscal 2025 budget blueprint early Saturday along party lines after a debate that began the night before, teeing up the House for a climactic final vote next week. Roll Call · Apr 5, 2025
Senate begins long night of budget votes - Roll Call The Senate kicked off a "vote-a-rama" Friday night on a revised budget blueprint that was expected to win adoption by early Saturday morning. Roll Call · Apr 4, 2025
Senate starts debate on GOP budget plan after delayed vote - Roll Call Senate Republicans got over the first procedural hurdle Thursday on their revised budget plan needed to move forward on a reconciliation bill. Roll Call · Apr 3, 2025
Oz opposes abortion, trans care in letter to GOP senator - Roll Call Oz wrote that he supports an executive order barring funding or promotion of gender-affirming care for anyone under 19 years of age. Roll Call · Mar 31, 2025
Budget timeline moves up in Senate as GOP preps flexible targets - Roll Call Senate Majority Leader John Thune says a compromise budget resolution could hit the floor for a “vote-a-rama” as soon as next week. Roll Call · Mar 27, 2025
Medicaid cuts could wake up Republicans GOP lawmakers are proposing massive cuts, but a public backlash may turn some Republicans against their own party Salon · Mar 23, 2025
Trump's $5 million 'gold card' visa plan likely needs Congress - Roll Call Immigration policy experts and some Republican lawmakers cast doubt that a president could unilaterally implement a $5 million 'gold card.' Roll Call · Mar 12, 2025
Next up for ‘big, beautiful’ budget package: House-Senate talks - Roll Call The Senate is already eyeing changes to the budget resolution narrowly passed by the House on Tuesday that would spur the Trump agenda. Roll Call · Feb 27, 2025
White House Chief Of Staff Addresses GOP Senators On Musk White House chief of staff Susie Wiles addresses Elon Musk's role and budget negotiations in a closed-door meeting with GOP senators. Top News · Feb 26, 2025
Roll Call · Feb 26, 2025 Senator presses Justice Department picks on following court orders - Roll Call Sen. Richard J. Durbin asked Trump picks for Justice Department roles whether elected officials could refuse to obey a federal court order.
The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025 Trump’s agenda passed its first hurdle. Now comes the hard part ANALYSIS: House Speaker Mike Johnson twists enough arms. But, Eric Garcia warns, the internal disputes between House and Senate Republicans remain
Roll Call · Feb 21, 2025 Republicans rediscover objections to court orders - Roll Call Republicans in recent weeks have decried rulings from district court judges that halted some Trump administration actions.
Roll Call · Feb 21, 2025 Senate adopts budget framework for border, defense package - Roll Call Senate Republicans finally pushed through their blueprint for the first phase of President Donald Trump's legislative agenda early Friday.
Top News · Feb 20, 2025 Sen. Hawley Introduces Legislation For Special Inspector General For Ukraine Aid Senator Josh Hawley reintroduces legislation for a special inspector general for Ukraine aid to ensure transparency and accountability of over 4 billion...
Top News · Feb 19, 2025 Republican Lawmakers Support Push For Elections In Ukraine Republican lawmakers support Trump's call for Ukrainian elections while navigating differing views on Zelenskyy's leadership and the conflict in Ukraine.
Roll Call · Feb 10, 2025 Detention center in Cuba sparks concerns about costs, migrant rights - Roll Call The detention of migrants at Guantánamo Bay is poised to spark a new chapter of legal challenges about the rights of those kept there.
Reason · Feb 7, 2025 Hawley/Sanders Credit Card Interest Cap Is a Gift to Payday Lenders and Loan Sharks A bill that purports to lower borrowing costs will instead drive many people to more expensive lenders.
International Business Times UK · Feb 5, 2025 Americans Could Face $1M Fine or 20 Years in Prison for Downloading AI Tool DeepSeek A US bill proposes hefty fines and 20-year prison terms for using the Chinese AI tool DeepSeek. Is this about national security or market protection?
Latin Times · Feb 4, 2025 Americans Face Decades in Prison for Downloading DeepSeek Under New Republican Bill Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill that could earn Americans jail time if they were to download Chinese AI models while actively residing in the US.
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025 Where in the world is DeepSeek banned and why? The US could become the second country to introduce an outright ban of the Chinese AI app