White House warns that looming government shutdown would cut food aid for millions
The right-wing House Freedom Caucus is leading a Republican push for significant cuts to appropriations bills.
By Oliver Willis - August 31, 2023The right-wing House Freedom Caucus is leading a Republican push for significant cuts to appropriations bills.
By Oliver Willis - August 31, 2023A default by the U.S. government on its debts could affect 6 million jobs and trigger global economic chaos, but President Joe Biden has struck a compromise with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to prevent that.
By Oliver Willis - May 31, 2023President Joe Biden’s proposed budget calls for increased funding for rail safety, but the House Freedom Caucus’ proposal would cut funding.
By Oliver Willis - April 11, 2023President Joe Biden’s budget proposal would cut the deficit while the House Freedom Caucus proposal does not, according to Karine Jean-Pierre.
By Oliver Willis - March 13, 2023Dozens of Republicans wanted to end the House’s business for the day instead of taking votes on critical legislation.
By Emily Singer - March 09, 2022Hundreds of people have died as Russian strongman Vladimir Putin continues his invasion of Ukraine.
By Emily Singer - March 07, 2022Conservative lawmakers are mad the stopgap funding bill won’t defund COVID-19 safety requirements.
By Josh Israel - December 02, 2021The federal government’s funding is set to expire on Friday.
By Josh Israel - December 01, 2021The House Freedom Caucus is pushing another anti-vaccine message as the current government funding resolution is set to expire on Dec. 3
By Josh Israel - November 17, 2021The House Freedom Caucus backs a bill that would cut off federal funding to anyone teaching about the full contents of America’s founding documents.
By Josh Israel - July 27, 2021They are demanding the House Republican Conference move immediately to ‘vacate the chair.’
By Josh Israel - July 23, 2021Congressional Republicans didn’t complain when they got millions of dollars for their own pet projects.
By Josh Israel - February 26, 2021Rep. Andy Harris initially campaigned on term limits.
By Josh Israel - January 19, 2021Even Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy does not support the conservative plan to remove Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
By Oliver Willis - September 18, 2020The House GOP wants to target the Black Lives Matter movement using anti-racketeering laws created to prosecute the Mafia.
By Oliver Willis - June 25, 2020Mick Mulvaney would have to give up his role at the Office of Management and Budget if he dropped the ‘acting’ part of his title.
By Emily Singer - February 21, 2020Talk about sore losers.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 01, 2019As Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was indicting Russian hackers, Trump’s allies in Congress were scheming to oust him.
By Caroline Orr - July 14, 2018Virginia Rep. Dave Brat is all too willing to help Republicans defend Rep. Jim Jordan even as the number of athletes coming out against Jordan grows.
By Matthew Chapman - July 11, 2018With the House speaker refusing to step aside, the GOP’s internal turmoil could drag on for months and drag everyone down.
By Eric Boehlert - April 18, 2018