Politics

“I’m 100 percent healed. I had a concussion that tore ligaments in my neck, had a punctured lung and I broke my pelvis, and I feel 100 percent,” Steube said. “My goal was actually to be 100 percent by this game.” Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) said Steube had been a motivating factor to get up… […]

That includes Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), a longtime Trump ally who — as of now — will only say that “I’ve endorsed his policies.” “An official endorsement, I have not. I’ve been pretty clear I’d like to see someone articulate for the Republican Party what we’re going to do policy-wise,” added Braun, who’s running for… […]

But while the group clearly wants to drive down federal spending, it still hasn’t settled on a strategy to get there or what else to push for. That uncertainty lies at the heart of House Republicans’ often-chaotic state: McCarthy’s biggest skeptics on the right are happy to use hardball tactics in their slim majority, even… […]

Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), left, and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), chat prior to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office building in Washington on Thursday, June 10, 2021. | Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times/Redux Part of a senator’s job involves helping the people they represent cut through federal red tape to access services or… […]

She is not expected to handle Trump’s initial court appearance on Tuesday; that will take place in front of a magistrate judge. But Cannon is expected to have control of the case in the weeks and months ahead (unless she heeds the calls of some ethics experts who are already saying she should step aside).… […]

It’s a dynamic that could force Biden to keep acting officials in some top jobs, which Trump took to extremes and elicited Democratic criticism. But the Biden administration, congressional Democrats and the nominees themselves are realizing some fights aren’t even worth having. Take Ann Carlson, who Biden tapped to run the National Highway and Traffic… […]

The conservative rebellion and competing calls for more cash only compound fears of a dicey finale to this fall’s spending fight. As the threat of a government shutdown looms at the end of September, some lawmakers are avoiding any predictions after Congress managed to pass the debt limit package before a catastrophic U.S. default. “Who… […]

U.S. officials do not know if lawmakers will greenlight more funding for Ukraine when the current tranche runs out. Any initial missteps in the counteroffensive, administration officials fear, could empower House Republicans to scuttle efforts by their Senate counterparts to boost defense spending. Anxiety is also growing in Washington as Ukrainian elements are striking deep… […]

Gallagher had met with the National Republican Senatorial Committee and its chair, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who was particularly eager to land him and saw him as the strongest prospective challenger. The committee released polling it commissioned in late May showing Gallagher just 1 percentage point behind Baldwin in a survey of likely voters. A… […]

Scores of members of Congress have criticized the golf mega-merger, warning that it would help consolidate the Saudi government’s U.S. influence despite deep bipartisan concerns about its human rights record. “If the three major auto companies in America decided to merge, the Department of Justice would be all over it. That’s what we have here,”… […]