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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer can start setting up votes on the debt bill as soon as Thursday, with the first vote on Saturday absent agreement from all 100 senators. Several senators want votes on amendments as a condition to speed up the process, and Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hope to finish… […]

While conservative Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) vocally criticized the agreement — saying he was “extremely disappointed” that the deal didn’t include “any meaningful cuts” — other Freedom Caucus members praised the deal, including Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Warren Davidson (R-Ohio). Though both said they wanted to see the text, Jordan praised McCarthy for a… […]

“I hope you all understand. This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” JR Majewski wrote in the email. | Tom E. Puskar/AP Photo JR Majewski, a pro-Trump Republican accused of misrepresenting his military record, is ending his comeback bid. It marks a dramatic end for the Republican candidate who lost… […]

Stabenow, like many senators, foresees some Senate magic as the weekend gets closer and senators want to go home. But it could be a bumpy ride: Due to the quirks of the upper chamber, individual senators can drag out a bill for roughly a week, as all 100 members must agree in order to fast-track… […]

Massie was a pivotal vote in favor of the rule. If he had joined Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) in voting against the rule, the conservative trio could have tanked it. “When people want to express their ideology, the floor of the House on the actual final passage of the bill is… […]

Many key progressives and even moderate Democrats had very publicly pushed the White House to reject any GOP demands to expand work requirements during the negotiations. Few, however, have weighed in on the deal’s language extending work requirements for a certain age group of people receiving food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — which… […]

Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) could resign from Congress as early as this week, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. | George Frey/AP Photo Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) plans to resign from Congress, according to a Republican familiar with the matter. The Salt Lake Tribune was the first to report on Stewart’s plans Tuesday. According to The… […]

A greenlight for Joe Manchin’s favorite gas pipeline In one unexpected development, the bill would approve all the remaining permits to complete the stalled Mountain Valley Pipeline, an Appalachian natural gas project that has been a top priority of West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito. Manchin had tried last year to secure… […]

The Texas Republican said on Twitter that an “explicit” agreement was made during private negotiations in January to elect McCarthy to the speakership: No bill could get to the floor without “unanimous” Republican support on the Rules Committee, on which Roy serves. Any holdups like a delay in teeing up House floor debate would cost… […]

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) said that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made no concessions to President Joe Biden. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Dusty Johnson on Sunday downplayed initial conservative opposition to the debt ceiling deal announced late Saturday, saying it was only the “most colorful” conservatives who were opposed. Speaking to host Jake Tapper on CNN’s… […]