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A Hawkish Bill Meets a Dovish GOP

Republican opposition to the Senate border deal is bad politics and bad policy.

Trump says border deal is a ‘death wish’ for GOP

Former President Donald Trump gave the Senate's bipartisan border deal the kiss of death Monday, calling it a "death wish" for Republicans.

Matt Gaetz pushes a House resolution proclaiming Trump is not an insurrectionist

Rep. Matt Gaetz is gathering support for a House resolution that says former President Donald Trump did not engage in an insurrection in the 2021 Capitol riot, an official act of Congress that would potentially influence the Supreme Court's ruling on barring the ex-president from the ballot.

Steve Daines, chair of Senate GOP’s campaign arm, blasts border security deal

Sen. Steve Daines, the Montana Republican whose job is to get Senate GOP candidates elected, came out in opposition Monday to a southern border security deal with Democrats tied to a $118 billion aid package with money for Ukraine and Israel.

Senate immigration deal backtracks on border wall deadlines

Tucked inside the new Senate border deal is language that would allow President Biden to postpone wall-building, giving him a chance to avoid erecting any more barriers during this current term.

Immigration deal gets tepid thumbs-up from Border Czar Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris weighed in with her lukewarm backing Sunday for the new bipartisan border deal, saying she thinks it will give the administration "additional solutions."

Rep. Victoria Spartz changes her mind, will run for reelection

Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana said Monday she plans to seek another term in the House.

Fed Chairman Powell says U.S. fiscal path ‘unsustainable’ despite current growth

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned that the United States government is on an "unsustainable fiscal path" Sunday as the national debt has ballooned to record levels.

Congress assails EPA over ‘disgusting’ decision to revive chemical animal testing

Members of Congress are pressing the Environmental Protection Agency over its renewed support for animal testing and its backsliding on rabbits that were supposed to be retired, saying the government must seek out more humane ways to do science.

Assessing Trump’s rumored vice presidential picks

Two names were floated by former President Donald Trump over the weekend as possible choices as his running mate for the 2024 presidential campaign.  During an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures, Trump reluctantly mentioned Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as two people he is considering for vice president. […]

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