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“I have a lot of Afghan veterans on this committee, and in fairness to them, I believe that they should be able to see the dissent cable as well — not just me and the ranking member,” he said. “If we can work out this last step, then I think we’ve resolved a litigation fight… […]

“Choosing Steve Ricchetti and Shalanda Young to lead these negotiations was the best move the Biden administration could have done,” Sinema said in an interview. “It would have been good if it happened sooner, but the fact that it happened yesterday is really good. And there is enough time for them to get to an… […]

“I think we should find out where members stand on this indicted member of Congress,” said Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), among those who pushed the caucus to pursue a full House vote to expel Santos. “I think we need to definitely make sure that our concerns are registered through a vote.” But other House Democrats… […]

The two additional negotiators will join Louisa Terrell, Biden’s top legislative liaison, who has played a key role in the talks so far. But even the green shoots of optimism of a new negotiating team came amid larger uncertainty. The White House meeting with congressional leaders on Tuesday — the second in as many weeks… […]

During that meeting, the four Republicans said, McCarthy laid out three options to handle the Santos expulsion resolution and explained that leadership is only considering one: referring Garcia’s proposal to the Ethics Committee. The GOP’s two other options are tabling the proposal and bringing it to the floor; McCarthy warned that those paths risked dividing… […]

“Right now, our focus is on ensuring they are receiving the care they need. … The thought that someone would take advantage of my staff’s accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating,” Connolly added. A motive for the assault wasn’t immediately clear, and Capitol Police said the assailant wasn’t known to… […]

“I give them a lot of credit for putting the ball in Biden’s court. But the next step is: Will they support the compromise?” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), an adviser to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “The Senate will support whatever McCarthy and Biden will agree to. We’ll just back up the House.” That leaves… […]

That power has rarely been used but, on paper, appears to permit members of the minority — typically largely shut out of decision-making power — to demand significant information from federal agencies and the White House. The rule, which was passed into law in 1928, also applies to the Senate’s government affairs committee, where it… […]

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) noted that Congress had passed a gun-control law last year, and he said he hopes the government will build on that. | Francis Chung/POLITICO There could be a “popular revolt,” if the Supreme Court blocks some kinds of gun control legislation, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday. “If the Supreme Court… […]

The projection is just the latest in a string of government and independent estimates that warn of a potentially cataclysmic debt crisis in early June, prompting serious discussions between Biden administration officials and congressional staff who can’t afford to wait and see whether Treasury is able to skate by when it comes to paying the… […]