This week, President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and the Philippines, two close allies of the United States. On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will address a joint meeting of Congress, a rare honor and symbolic of the most important U.S. bilateral relationship in Asia. Also on Thursday, Biden will meet with […]
Former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) took shots at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) Monday, attacking his former GOP colleague as “Moscow Marjorie.” The jab comes after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called Greene a “very serious legislator” following her threat to force a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over Ukraine aid. Buck disagreed...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is heaping a fresh set of criticism on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as the House prepares to reconvene on Tuesday, laying out a list of grievances against the Louisiana Republican in explaining her decision to file a motion to oust him. In a five-page letter sent to colleagues on Tuesday,...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is set to meet with members of Congress Tuesday as state leaders begin to lobby the federal government for funds to pay for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge collapse has closed the Port of Baltimore for nearly two weeks after a cargo ship...
A veteran Democratic strategist painted a dark picture for Republicans Monday ahead of November's election, confidently claiming that the GOP’s intraparty conflict makes it an “unprecedented dumpster fire” that could end up helping Democrats. Simon Rosenberg said that between a House GOP in chaos over retiring members, the potential of a new Speaker fight and...
What I found “outrageous” was Biden’s immediate call for Congress to pass a new taxpayer-funded appropriations bill to entirely cover the cost of rebuilding the bridge without even considering existing or alternative funding options.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) reported on Tuesday that he fundraised $7.2 million in the first quarter of fundraising for this year. Emmer raised $1.3 million for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) and another $1.1 million for incumbents and candidates alone. Since becoming GOP majority whip, Emmer, who previously served as head of...