March 28, 2024

Speaker Mike Johnson signals House won’t take up Senate’s Ukraine-Israel-Taiwan aid bill 

Robert Harvey holds a mixed flag of Ukraine and America outside the US Capitol on Feb. 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson warned Monday that he might not bring the massive foreign aid bill being considered in the Senate up for a vote because it fails to address border security, […]

‘You’re screwed’: Romney’s exit threatens a collapse of Senate’s middle

Illustration by Ben Jones for POLITICO/Photos by AP; Getty Images Mitt Romney’s retirement shines a glaring spotlight on the potentially bleak future of the Senate’s ideological center in both parties. If Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema follow him out the door, it will get worse. Manchin, a centrist Democrat, and the Independent Sinema are both

Senate’s endangered Dems take a pass on talking Trump

POLITICO asked seven incumbents, including Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), expected to face competitive reelections in 2src24 to weigh in on the charges but heard nothing in response, only Sinema’s team replied — with a no comment. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo The Senate’s most vulnerable Democrats are steering clear of the

‘The nicest dude in DC’: Meet the Senate’s oldest freshman

Sen. Peter Welch’s experience forging professional friendships fills a role in the Senate, where dealmakers are becoming gradually more scarce. | Photos by Francis Chung/POLITICO Peter Welch doesn’t cut the profile of a newly elected senator. At 76, he’s the oldest person ever first elected to the upper chamber. And when the longtime former House

BREAKING: House Passes Senate’s Obamacare Repeal Bill, 240-181

UPDATE: Congressional Republicans have passed legislation to repeal Obamacare for the first time. President Obama will veto the measure, but the symbolism — this can be done with a Republican president — is significant. A major campaign promise kept. **Original Post** Later today, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation that emerged last […]

Democrats Block Senate’s Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood, GOP Has Backup Plan to Avoid Shutdown

The Defund Planned Parenthood effort has hit another brick wall in Congress. After the House of Representatives successfully voted to strip the organization of taxpayer money for one year, Republicans just didn’t have enough support in the Senate to reach the 60-vote threshold on Thursday. The legislation was blocked in a vote of 47-52. If […]

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