Author: Rachel Schilke

House Republicans secured enough support to push the “one big, beautiful” reconciliation bill out of the Budget Committee late Sunday night. The late-night victory for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and President Donald Trump came after GOP fiscal hawks relented due to concessions from leadership related to Medicaid and clean energy policy repeals. The Budget Committee…

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) pulled articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday after a pressure campaign from Democratic leadership that rebuked their caucus member for pushing an agenda they called “not timely” and “unserious.” Thanedar’s seven articles against Trump sought to remove him from office for high crimes and misdemeanors. He filed it as…

The House codified an executive order from President Donald Trump on Thursday renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” one of the first landmark executive actions that Congress is seeking to solidify his agenda into law. The bill, introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), passed the lower chamber in a 211-206 vote.…

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is running for Senate to succeed outgoing Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), boasting a multimillion-dollar war chest as he seeks to dominate in a competitive Democratic primary. In a Wednesday press release shared with the Washington Examiner, Krishnamoorthi called Durbin a “titan.” Durbin, 80, announced he wouldn’t seek reelection in…

Members of President Donald Trump‘s Cabinet will have an opportunity to explain the sweeping rollback of the federal government this week in a series of hearings commencing Congress’s 2026 budget process. Starting on Tuesday, five members of Trump’s 21-person Cabinet will deliver testimony before House and Senate appropriators after the administration released a blueprint last…

Since its founding 10 years ago, the Freedom Caucus has been called disruptors, extremists, “hardliners,” and a loud minority within the House Republican conference. But the GOP trifecta, paired with a new speaker and fresh blood, has transformed the caucus as a voice for the conservative establishment and a whip for President Donald Trump’s agenda.…

President Donald Trump is boasting of the strongest 100-day start in presidential history, but his transformation of the U.S. economy and immigration policy has come via executive action and with historically few legislative victories. Trump has signed only five bills into law in his first 100 days, breaking former President George W. Bush’s record low…

Democrats will soon be in the market for a new leader on the House Oversight Committee, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who lost to Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) for the spot last December, may not be the guaranteed successor. Connolly announced Monday his cancer had returned and he would be stepping away from his position…

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) will not seek reelection in 2026 and will step down from his position as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee due to a recurrence of cancer. Connolly, 75, announced in November last year that he was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus. He said in a statement after “grueling…

House lawmakers will be returning to Capitol Hill this week with a full docket as GOP leadership tees up floor votes on a wide range of legislation, buying time for Republicans to hammer out the finer details of President Donald Trump‘s signature tax cut-and-border bill. Republican leadership has ambitious goals for the month of May.…