Why two GOP holdouts flipped their votes on Johnson
Reps. Ralph Norman and Keith Self received phone calls from President-elect Donald Trump between their initial ...
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Tag: Politico
Trump blasts ‘giddy’ Democrats for celebrating half-staff flags at his inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday slammed Democrats for being “giddy” that American flags are set to ...
Read moreTrump’s inside-the-box pick to run tax at Treasury
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for his point man on tax at the Treasury Department is an ...
Read moreJohnson reclaims speakership
In a surprising move, Mike Johnson managed to tamp down a conservative rebellion and secured the ...
Read moreInitial Norman holdout on speaker vote leads to GOP ire
Before the Freedom Caucus member switched his vote, conservatives lined up to criticize Rep. Ralph Norman ...
Read moreHouse GOP aims to start setting budget targets for tax and other policies Saturday
House Republicans are hoping to start work on the budget targets for critical committees on Saturday ...
Read moreSurgeon general’s call for alcohol warning label likely to fall flat in Congress
Vivek Murthy says alcohol causes cancer, but the industry still has many friends on Capitol Hill. ...
Read moreJohnson fails to reclaim speakership on first ballot
Mike Johnson came up short in his bid to remain speaker on the first ballot. Reps. ...
Read moreJohnson commits to working with Musk, Ramaswamy on spending cuts ahead of speakership vote
Speaker Mike Johnson committed to a number of new steps aimed at reining in the size ...
Read moreThune: The filibuster survives under my watch
Soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader John Thune will kick off his tenure atop the chamber by committing, ...
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