House Rules Committee Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, breaks down the CR bill and fires back at a Democrat member's claim it is 'not a crime' to illegally cross the border on 'The Evening Edit.' video Lawmaker calls for prosecutions against those defrauding Social Security, medical benefits Se...
Senators advanced the nomination of Russell Vought, who was tapped to be President Trump’s next budget chief, on Monday, as Republicans are ramping up efforts to confirm the president’s nominees. The GOP-led Senate Homeland Security and Governmental A
Tulsi Gabbard survived a crucial Senate committee vote on Tuesday, sending her nomination as director of national intelligence to the full Senate.
Senate Committee OKs Bills On Social Security Checks, FishingALDETH LEWIN
The Social Security Fairness Act would expand benefits for nearly 3 million retired teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public servants.
Democrats have long opposed increasing funding for the Pentagon without “parity” for nondefense and social spending programs. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), who is in line to chair the Senate Armed Services Committee if Republicans retake the majority, has proposed increasing defense spending ...
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget also estimates that if passed, the policy would hasten the Social Security program’s insolvency date by about half a year as well as reduce lifetime Social Security benefits by an additional $25,000 for a typical dual-inc...
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said “the House needs to do its job” when asked whether the Senate needs to get moving on its own bill. Asked what happens if the House is unable to pass something before a government shutdown deadline in l...
The new chair of the Senate committee that oversees the Department of Health and Human Services didn’t immediately endorse President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency after meeting with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) wrote in a tepid social media post...
“GOP extremists want House Democrats to raise the debt ceiling so that House Republicans can lower the amount of your Social Security check. Hard pass,” he posted on his Bluesky account. Jeffries' statement — pointedly not posted on Elon Musk’s X — comes as Republicans are floating the...