POLITICONowTrump assassination attempt task force to hold first hearingPOLITICO - Nicholas WuThe bipartisan panel investigating the first assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump scheduled its first hearing for next week.
POLITICO2 hours agoLawmakers expect Johnson will greenlight clean spending bill into DecemberPOLITICO - Caitlin EmmaThe speaker isn’t indicating his plans after his conservative-favored proposal failed on the House floor Wednesday, but the prediction is widely shared in the House and Senate.
POLITICO5 hours agoSenate clears $3B veterans funding patch amid larger shortfallPOLITICO - Jennifer ScholtesPresident Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill in time to prevent any delay in veterans benefits this month, but his administration warns of another $12 billion funding gap ahead.
POLITICO8 hours agoJohnson’s spending path ahead unclear after short-term bill failurePOLITICO - Caitlin Emma“Now we go back to the playbook. We'll draw up another play, and we'll come up with a solution,” Johnson told reporters immediately following the vote.
POLITICO1 day agoHouse GOP opposition tanks Johnson’s short-term funding planPOLITICO - By Caitlin EmmaAhead of the vote, former President Donald Trump re-upped his demand that Republicans use a government shutdown threat to ding Democrats on a measure requiring proof of citizenship for registered voters. Speaker Mike Johnson’s six-month government funding plan failed on the House floor Wednesday …
POLITICO23 hours agoSecret Service tells House task force that agency has increased Trump’s securityPOLITICO - Jordain CarneyMembers of the Secret Service briefed the bipartisan task force investigating the July 13 Trump shooting.
POLITICO1 day agoHours before vote, Trump again presses House GOP on short-term spending billPOLITICO - Jordain CarneyCongressional Republicans seem prepared to ignore the plea with a growing swath of the conference acknowledging that Congress is all but guaranteed to pass a short-term spending bill by the Oct. 1 shutdown deadline.
