Capitol Hill is very balmy and very quiet. The thrum of legislators jawboning while a vote is being tallied has been replaced with a sepulchrous quiet. The Senate hung out its “Gone fishing” sign at the end of the first week of August. The House of Representatives closed the chamber and dashed to the airports in mid-July. America’s national […]
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Congress Is Struggling to Get Its Work D...
The news coming from Capitol Hill over the past couple of weeks has left much to be desired. Congress has had difficulty discharging its lawmaking duties. The Senate’s appropriations committee is at loggerheads over how much spending to authorize. The impasse is hindering Congress’s ability to pass the dozen spending bills and avert a government shutdown on Oct. 1…. […]
My review of Thomas Mullaney, How We Dis...
“A U.S. dollar bill, turned 90 degrees and tattooed top-to-bottom, edge-to-edge, with Psalm 23. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. Right next to it, a small slip of paper, creased and soft, covered with six digit numbers. What did they mean?” Thomas Mullaney found these items in his deceased […]
Congressional Republicans Are Losing Pat...
Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz recently declared, “There is zero doubt tonight that Donald Trump is in complete and total control of the Republican Party.” His statement came after the president’s preferred candidate, Ken Paxton, primaried Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in late May…. (Read more)
Rep. Stephanie Bice and the Modernizatio...
The House of Representatives is poised to provide $4 million in new spending to modernize the chamber’s internal operations. The chamber’s Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations approved the boost to the Modernization Initiatives Fund, which would become available for use on October 1, when the new fiscal year begins…. (Read more)
Congress Seeks Solution for Averting USP...
Congress has a lot on its plate this year. Legislators have to bargain out all 12 funding bills before fiscal 2026 ends midnight Sept. 30. The nearly two-month impasse over paying Transportation Security Administration and other Department of Homeland Security employees has had a short-term resolution, but many outstanding problems remain….(Read more)