Kevin McCarthy's Medicare face-plant The new Republicans House speaker may not be the negotiation ninja that he thinks he is Salon · Feb 9, 2023
Focused on 2024, Biden sees opportunity in GOP-held Florida With an eye toward the 2024 campaign, President Joe Biden is venturing to Florida The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Hawley’s departure from Armed Services draws speculation WASHINGTON — Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley was booted from his perch on the powerful Armed Services Committee last month as retribution for delaying the confirmation of numerous Defense Department nominees last year, and for his role in challenging Mitch McConnell’s hold as the chamber’s top Republican, sources tell CQ… Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2023
Biden warns of GOP plans for Medicare, Social Security cuts When President Joe Biden suggested that Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security it brought howls of protests from the GOP side of the aisle during the State of the Union address The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
Biden doubles down on attacks over GOP’s ‘dream’ to cut Social Security and Medicare Mr Biden calls out GOP senators who have floated plans to end the popular pension and medical insurance programmes The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
Hawley’s departure from Armed Services draws speculation - Roll Call Was it retribution or magnanimity? Accounts differ on Missouri Republican Josh Hawley's departure from the desirable Armed Services panel. Roll Call · Feb 8, 2023
Republicans erupted at Biden’s SOTU remarks on Social Security and Medicare. But these lawmakers have proposed cuts Biden’s remarks reference legislation from Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida. The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
Host fact-checks GOP on Social Security "I read it on Rick Scott's website!" host Kaitlan Collins told Rep. Byron Donalds Salon · Feb 8, 2023
Heckler MTG whines about SOTU "yelling" “Part of the time we couldn’t really understand what he was saying because he was yelling at people," Greene said Salon · Feb 8, 2023
Biden's SOTU rope-a-dope: GOP hissy fit Nevertheless, this State of the Union speech was one of Biden's best moments as president Salon · Feb 8, 2023
Hurricane deaths at nursing home: accident or manslaughter? The trial of a Florida nursing home administrator accused of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after a 2017 hurricane is underway The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
At the Races: Cash course - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Feb 2, 2023
At the Races: Citizens, disunited - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Jan 26, 2023
Scott to run again for Senate, sticks to ‘Rescue America’ plan ORLANDO, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is running for a second term next year and will continue to push his much-maligned “Rescue America” plan. Orlando Sentinel · Jan 26, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023 Sanders' Latinx ban wades into community's generational rift Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is tapping into a debate that's sharply divided Latinos with her decision to ban most state agencies from using the gender neutral term Latinx
The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023 US removes Cuban migrants from remote Florida islands The Coast Guard has removed more than 300 Cuban migrants from a remote island national park off the Florida coast
Al Jazeera · Jan 4, 2023 Republican Mitch McConnell breaks US Senate leadership record McConnell has become the longest serving Senate leader in the chamber’s history as the 118th US Congress convenes.
Tribune News Service · Jan 3, 2023 DeSantis’ second inauguration is being watched closely as a preview of what’s to come TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ron DeSantis will be sworn in Tuesday to his second term as Florida’s 46th governor, and it is already being seen as the start of his audition for the presidency.
Roll Call · Dec 23, 2022 GOP omnibus opponents bring home billions of earmarked dollars Lawmakers who voted against the omnibus spending package secured $3 billion worth of earmarks, a CQ Roll Call tally found.
Tribune News Service · Dec 23, 2022 Senate immigration showdown ends with Title 42 stalemate WASHINGTON — Congressional inaction on immigration sparked yet another Senate showdown over the so-called Title 42 border expulsion directive, prolonging a legislative stalemate on the issue and paving the way for U.S. border policy to likely be decided in the courts.
Roll Call · Dec 22, 2022 Senate immigration showdown ends with Title 42 stalemate - Roll Call Congressional inaction on immigration sparked yet another Senate showdown over the so-called Title 42 border expulsion directive.
Roll Call · Dec 22, 2022 Deal reached on amendments, omnibus motors towards passage - Roll Call The Senate is set to vote on final passage of the sprawling $1.7 trillion fiscal 2023 omnibus package on Thursday.
WEKU · Dec 19, 2022 In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light hired the consulting firm Matrix to help shape their fortunes. Matrix funded six sites that covered politics, filling a void left by the decline of local news.
Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022 One-week stopgap bill clears as appropriators work to close out omnibus spending package WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday cleared a one-week continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 23, as Appropriations Committee leaders distributed final spending allocations to their dozen subcommittees to ready a sprawling omnibus package they plan to unveil Monday afternoon.
Tribune News Service · Dec 11, 2022 A standoff is coming in 2023 — and it’s over the national debt WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is headed toward a standoff over the national debt next year, when Republicans newly in control of the U.S. House threaten to demand concessions for raising the government’s legal borrowing limit.