Exactly what new House Speaker Mike Johnson will bring to the floor — and what he plans to either delay or bypass — is coming into focus, as Washington gets to know a relatively low-profile member whose prior experience in leadership in Congress was his role as deputy whip. Congress ...
According to Freedom House, approximately half of the world’s countries function as democracies, though they vary in how representative they are. The United States is a prime example, with its houses and political parties. Read moreWhat Is the Whip? The United Kingdom is similar in that it...
side streets, we run red lights and whip round curves so fast i can barely take in the commonplace american view. tract housing, big box stores, churches, office parks, semi-industrial no-man’s-land. finally, we arrive at our destination, nine mile brewing, in bloomington, minnesota....
States is a part of what is known as “the Bill of Rights.” This Amendment states that “cruel and unusual punishments” should not inflict people convicted for crimes. The first draft was created byJames Madison, one of the Founding Fathers, and was introduced in Congress on June 13, ...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and other top officials in Congress are working the phones, contacting Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Vice President Mike Pence. Pelosi implored Northam to activate the Virginia National Guard...
Here are things to know about the labor secretary-designate, the agency she would lead if she wins Senate approval and how she could matter to Trump’s encore presidency. Chavez-DeRemer has a pro-labor record that unions like Chavez-DeRemer is a one-term congresswoman, ha...
While Republicans control both chambers of Congress, 46 Democrats in the House and 12 Democrats in the Senate supported the measure. Why did most Democrats oppose it? Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., listens as President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Laken Riley Act in the East Roo...
Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter.
The rest of the week:The House is expected to vote on legislation to repeal another Biden-era energy policy under the CRA later in the week. The Senate is expected to keep moving to confirm Trump’s nominees. THE LEADERSHIP SUITE
Speaker Mike Johnson is asking his House GOP conference to back him for a second term, even before the House majority has been officially called. Johnson, leaning on a football metaphor, says he is “ready to take the field with all of you” in a Dear Colleague le...