The GOP’s crusade against public media entered new territory Wednesday, as leaders of NPR and PBS testified before House Republicans keen on defunding their organizations. In a hearing before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, Katherine Maher and Paula Kerger — the CEOs of NPR and PBS, respectively — defended their federal […]
DOGE efforts should be counted alongside megabill’s cost-cutting, Thune says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he plans to use the cuts undertaken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative as he tries to get Republican fiscal hawks on board with a budget blueprint paving the way for a massive party-line tax, border and energy bill. The strategy, confirmed in a brief interview Tuesday, […]
House GOP will hear from Wall Street deficit hawk as lawmakers struggle over tax cut costs
Ray Dalio, a billionaire investor who repeatedly has warned about America’s unsustainable debt trajectory, will brief House Republicans on Tuesday morning, at the invitation of Budget Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas). His appearance comes as Republicans struggle with how to account for the cost of their tax cut plans, with some pushing for an accounting strategy […]
Schumer should ‘of course’ remain as top Senate Democrat, Pelosi says
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Tuesday Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer should “of course” remain in his leadership amid a backlash in the party to the New Yorker’s handling of a recent government funding vote. It’s a notable vote of confidence in Schumer from his longtime legislative partner. Pelosi had previously criticized Schumer’s handling […]
Jeffries calls for firing Hegseth over war plans group chat
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be fired over using a group Signal chat to discuss war plans. “His behavior shocks the conscience, risked American lives and likely violated the law,” Jeffries said in a Tuesday letter to President Donald Trump. “Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth should be fired […]
House to vote on a second bill dealing with federal judges
Republican leaders are aiming to bring legislation adding more federal judges to a House vote during the week of April 7, according to two people who were granted anonymity to discuss internal plans. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) confirmed in a brief interview that his team had spoken with Republican leadership about plans to call a […]
4 dynamics to watch amid Signal chat leak fallout
In a new video, Capitol Hill Bureau Chief and Senior Washington Columnist Rachael Bade discusses the big question on everyone’s minds at the White House right now: Is President Donald Trump going to fire national security adviser Mike Waltz for sharing what looks like a war plan in a group chat? Waltz inadvertently added a […]
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Leakers to Musk: We’re ‘not Elon’s servants’
The pervasive fear and anger that have been rippling through federal agencies over Elon Musk’s slashing approach to shrinking government deepened even further on Friday over the billionaire tech mogul’s threat to root out and punish anyone who is leaking to the media. They’ve already taken every precaution they can for fear of retaliation: setting […]
Capitol agenda: GOP defends Waltz after war plans group chat
Congressional Republicans are furious about senior Trump administration officials using a group chat to discuss war plans. But they’re not calling for anyone’s head. Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in The Atlantic he had — presumably by accident — been added to a group chat on Signal, an encrypted messaging app, that was used by several […]
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
Jeffrey Goldberg U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. By Jeffrey Goldberg Read all about it here https://archive.ph/xdRkf Is Signal safe? Click here Subscribe to the Atlantic Click here
Impeachment push won’t come straight to House floor
The Texas Republican seeking to impeach the federal judge who attempted to block President Donald Trump’s deportation flights isn’t backing down. But he said Monday he has no immediate plans to force a House vote on ousting U.S. District Judge James Boasberg. Rep. Brandon Gill said in an interview Monday that he spoke with Speaker […]
Johnson, Thune shrug off judicial impeachments push
The top two Republicans in Congress aren’t rushing to embrace calls from the MAGA right to impeach lower-court judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump. Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, in separate comments to reporters Monday, didn’t entirely reject the impeachment push but discussed other ways the conflict between the […]
Illinois progressive Congress member attracts Gen-Z challenger
CHICAGO — A progressive social media influencer announced a run for Congress on Monday in the Chicago-area district held by Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky, citing frustration with Democratic Party leadership. “I don’t think the Democratic Party right now is doing enough. [Sen.] Chuck Schumer backing down on the funding bill was just disgusting, frankly, and we […]
Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the US House, has died
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday. She was 49. Love’s family posted news of her death on Love’s X account. She had undergone recent treatment for brain cancer and received immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial […]
Attorney general to Jasmine Crockett: ‘Tread very carefully’ with your Musk critique
Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Sunday to “tread very carefully” following the lawmaker’s recent remarks voicing support for Elon Musk to be “taken down.” “She is an elected public official, so she needs to tread very carefully because nothing will happen to Elon Musk, and we’re going to fight to […]
New York poised to place Harriet Tubman in US Capitol
ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lifelong obsession with Harriet Tubman is propelling an effort to place a statue of the 19th century abolitionist in the U.S. Capitol. The push to put Tubman’s marble likeness in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall is also being backed by both the state Senate and Assembly, which support the […]
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How Elon Musk searches for leaks: Lawsuits, mole hunts and secret codes
Elon Musk has again publicly threatened people who leaked information on his sweeping power across the Trump administration. How he’s handled leaks at his companies could be a sign of what’s next for the federal government. “I look forward to the prosecutions of those at the Pentagon who are leaking maliciously false information to NYT,” […]
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best […]
