Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) claimed he does not know a single Democrat concerned about tech billionaire Elon Musk’s threat to fund moderate primary challenges against sitting Democrats in deep-blue districts. Clyburn, a veteran lawmaker, argued on Saturday that Democrats will overcome Musk by outworking their opposition. “Look, I‘m a child of the 60s. I grew...
Congress averted a government shutdown late Friday evening as questions swirl about Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) future as leader of the House after days of disagreements over the stop gap bill on Capitol Hill. Johnson's leadership style received pushback from all corners of the GOP, which has highlighted uncertainty within the party about whether he...
President-elect Trump chose Chad Mizelle, a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official, to be the next chief of staff at the Department of Justice (DOJ). Mizelle, an ally of the incoming White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, will work alongside the president-elect’s choice for attorney general, Pam Bondi, Trump said...
Lawmakers are having their say after President Biden signed a stopgap bill into law on Saturday, extending government funding into March and avoiding a shutdown.
President Biden on Saturday signed Congress' short-term government funding extension, officially averting a partial shutdown after a week of high drama.
Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of thwarting the first of three government funding extensions because the legislation could have limited his business' operating ability in China.