Tag: House Republicans

LIVE 12:30 PM ET: House GOP Holds Press Conference to Celebrate Israel’s 75th Birthday

House Republicans hold a press conference at 12:30 p.m. ET on July 19 to commemorate Israel’s 75th birthday following a Congressional joint meeting address by Israeli President Isaac Herzog. …


LIVE NOW: House GOP Holds Press Conference to Celebrate Israel’s 75th Birthday

House Republicans hold a press conference at 12:30 p.m. ET on July 19 to commemorate Israel’s 75th birthday following a Congressional joint meeting address by Israeli President Isaac Herzog. …


House GOP Holds Press Conference to Celebrate Israel’s 75th Birthday

House Republicans hold a press conference at 12:30 p.m. ET on July 19 to commemorate Israel’s 75th birthday following a Congressional joint meeting address by Israeli President Isaac Herzog. …


Bill Slashing $1 Billion From FBI Budget Advances in House

House Republicans on July 14 advanced a bill that would slash $1 billion from the budget of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over previous levels amid ongoing concerns with the agency’s conduct. The appropriations bill, which was passed through the House Committee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in a party-line vote, would…


Bill to Slash FBI Budget by $1 Billion Advances in House

House Republicans on July 14 advanced a proposal that would slash $1 billion from the budget of the FBI amid ongoing concerns with the agency’s conduct. The appropriations bill, which was passed through the House Committee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on a party-line vote, would reduce the agency’s funding to $10.3 billion…


Democrats Warn That Congress Is Still Heading Toward a Shutdown Despite Agreement on Budget

Democrats warn that Congress is still facing the threat of a shutdown at the end of the year, despite an agreement on the Federal budget. The agreement earlier this month between House Republicans and the Democrats was supposed to create a bipartisan framework for annual spending bills that would take a government shutdown off the…


Threat of Government Shutdown Looms as Spending Battle Heats Up in House

The word “shutdown” has been bandied about Capitol Hill as the standoff over raising the nation’s debt ceiling has morphed into an appropriations battle in the House between hardline Republicans and Democrats. An outline for 2024 federal spending was hammered out in negotiations between Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden, culminating in the…


McCarthy, Dissidents Aim to Improve How the House Functions

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will meet with dissenting House Republicans to resolve concerns that erupted in a dissenting vote by 11 GOP members on a procedural issue on June 6. At stake for both McCarthy and the dissenters is the ability of the House to function, especially in exercising one of its core constitutional…


House Freedom Caucus Vows ‘Reckoning’ If GOP Passes Debt Limit Deal

Members of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus have promised a “reckoning” if their Republican colleagues support the debt limit deal struck by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden. “If you’re out there watching this, every one of my colleagues, let me very be clear: Not one Republican should vote for this…


Republicans Move to ‘Recognize and Honor’ Marine Vet Charged in Death of Homeless Man

A House resolution aims to correct the record of what occurred earlier this month when U.S. Marine veteran Daniel Penny placed a homeless man, Jordan Neely, in a fatal chokehold on a New York subway train. Neely’s May 1 death—ruled a homicide by the medical examiner’s office—sparked protests across the city and ultimately resulted in…