Author: Rachel Schilke

The fate of Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-FL) bill allowing new parents to vote remotely remains in limbo after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) thanked President Donald Trump for letting him take the lead on the legislation less than a day after the president endorsed the measure. In a post to X Friday, Johnson said that…

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) emerged victorious in a battle with House GOP leadership after a procedural hurdle to kill Luna’s bill to allow new parents to vote remotely failed. Nine Republicans, including Luna, dealt Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) an embarrassing blow on Tuesday afternoon by voting against a rule vote to advance several pieces…

Congressional Republicans are zeroing in on their quest to restrict “radical” federal judicial overreach as pressure mounts from the Trump administration to punish judges for blocking multiple executive orders. GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate are toying with several pieces of legislation to try and restrict federal judges’ power after a handful have blocked…

Democrats are getting a taste of their base’s fury as progressives begin to challenge established House incumbents they say are not fighting President Donald Trump hard enough. In the weeks since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats have been raising the alarm bells over a constitutional crisis they say the president is fueling with…

Two Florida congressional races once considered unworthy of national attention are turning heads as Democrats pour millions of dollars into the contests in hopes of establishing purple footholds in the Sunshine State for the first time in years. Florida, once a purple state, has trended Republican in recent years. Though the state voted for former…

House Republican leadership is putting pressure on their Senate counterparts over the budget resolution to unlock reconciliation, a process to codify President Donald Trump‘s agenda that the GOP is insistent on passing in the president’s first two years. In a statement, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), GOP Conference…

EXCLUSIVE — Elon Musk is the star of House Majority Forward’s new billboard attack ad campaign across six vulnerable Republican districts as Democrats argue Musk is an unelected billionaire who is a danger to Medicaid. The House Democrats’ super PAC is launching the billboards in the six vulnerable GOP districts of Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO),…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is postponing his book tour due to security concerns after receiving heavy backlash for his support of the Republican spending deal last week. Schumer was set to begin his tour Monday in Baltimore, followed by stops in New York on Tuesday, Washington on Wednesday, and Philadelphia on Thursday to…

LEESBURG, Virginia — House Democrats are in a messaging rut. They are ridiculed for social media posts, blasted as a party in “disarray,” and are having a difficult time unifying behind a message to connect with working-class voters.  But some Democrats think they may be shooting themselves in the foot with “theatrics” as others brush…