WASHINGTON — In 2008, an imminent collapse of the banking system consumed Congress before lawmakers delivered a bailout. Three years later, a debt limit crisis enveloped Washington and led to a series of spending cuts after a dangerous brush with default and a first-ever downgrade in the nation’s credit rating. Now unease about the banking […]
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Warren takes center stage in banking fight after SVB collapse | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questions Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about his semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) […]
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Biden, divided Congress seek common ground on health care reforms | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden leaves the Friends of Ireland Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 17, 2023. President Biden’s budget proposal includes ambitious measures seeking to bring down health care costs, but the divided […]
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This differs greatly from how the term was used in the early twentieth century, as part of the Black struggle and calls for greater political and social consciousness. Since then, the term “staying woke” has come to refer to a broader awareness of one’s place within a system; some people have even used it in […]
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Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions | The Hill Skip to content Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vicce President Kamala Harris. (Associated Press/Jacquelyn Martin/Alex Brandon) Tensions have grown heated over the past month between Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). First, Warren offended Harris and her team after she was asked in a January interview if […]
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Senate panel to consider Biden nominee accused of abusive behavior | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash File – Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chamber during a roll call vote for the National Stalking Awareness Month on Thursday, January 26, 2023. The Senate Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday is […]
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WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and minority leader who suffered a concussion in a serious fall last week, was released from the hospital on Monday and will move to a physical rehabilitation center before returning to the Senate, according to his office. A spokesman, David Popp, said that the lawmaker’s “concussion recovery […]
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Gail: Love that you’re bringing up Jane. Even if it’s to disagree with me. Bret: Ten years ago, federal spending was $3.45 trillion. Biden’s budget request is double that, and he has the chutzpah to suggest he wants to reduce the deficit — achieved almost entirely by huge tax increases instead of spending discipline. Gail: […]
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Congress, Biden split on designating Wagner group as terrorist organization Skip to content FILE – Visitors wearing military camouflage stand at the entrance of the ‘PMC Wagner Centre’, which is associated with businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block during National Unity Day, […]
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Biden’s $5 trillion tax gambit catches Congress by surprise | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden speaks to reporters as he returns to the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Biden held an event in Philadelphia, Pa., to discuss his newly released FY 2024 budget. President Biden went […]
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Running in the charisma lane — Sarah Palin’s rise is a good example — doesn’t seem to work as well for women running nationally, because they can more easily be dismissed as unserious. Palin had more political experience than Trump or Lake when she ran for vice president, but it’s also noteworthy that several years […]
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WASHINGTON — The data of more than 56,000 people, including Social Security numbers and other personal information, was stolen in a hack of the online health insurance marketplace for members of Congress and Washington, D.C., small businesses and residents, officials said in a statement on Friday night. The D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Authority revealed the […]
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Biden wishes McConnell well after GOP leader is hospitalized from fall | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Patrick Semansky President Biden shakes hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after speaking about his infrastructure agenda under the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Covington, Ky. President Biden on Thursday offered […]
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WASHINGTON — The chief executive of Norfolk Southern plans to tell lawmakers at a Senate hearing on Thursday that he is “deeply sorry” for the effects of the train derailment last month in East Palestine, Ohio, as residents continue to express deep concerns about the possible environmental damage from the accident. In prepared remarks released […]
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Biden lays down first marker in fiscal talks with McCarthy | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden, seen here in December 2022, will present his budget to Congress on Thursday, March 9, 2023.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) The introduction of President Biden’s budget on Capitol Hill on Thursday is the “starter’s gun” in the […]
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WASHINGTON — In a cheerfully decorated common room at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, with floral paintings adorning violet walls, Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania begins most days meeting with his chief of staff, who arrives at around 10 a.m. carrying a briefcase full of newspaper clips, statements for him to approve, legislation […]
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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to block a new District of Columbia criminal code that reduces mandatory minimum sentences for some violent offenses, with Democrats bowing to Republican pressure to take a hard line on crime in a move that underscored the rising political potency of the issue ahead of the 2024 […]
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Senate Foreign Relations panel approves Garcetti to serve as India ambassador | The Hill Skip to content Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti delivers State of the City Address from the under-construction Sixth Street Viaduct on Thursday, April 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool) The Senate Foreign Relations Committee […]
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Biden launches battle on Capitol Hill with call for Medicare tax hike | The Hill Skip to content President Biden fired the opening shots of the battle over spending and taxes that will consume Capitol Hill this year when he proposed on Tuesday a 5 percent Medicare surtax on people who earn more than $400,000 […]
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WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill split on Tuesday over a broadcast by Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host, in which he falsely portrayed the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as a largely peaceful gathering, with House G.O.P. leaders promoting his report while top Republican senators condemned it. The divide reflected a continuing […]
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WASHINGTON — Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, has given 286 speeches on the Senate floor raising alarms about climate change, often delivered mainly to the C-SPAN cameras in a nearly empty chamber. But now Mr. Whitehouse has a much bigger megaphone for his zeal for saving the planet, and one with real power: […]
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Gigi Sohn, Biden FCC nominee, withdraws name Skip to content President Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) withdrew her name Tuesday after two years of partisan gridlock delayed her confirmation, the White House confirmed. “We appreciate Gigi Sohn’s candidacy for this important role. She would have brought tremendous talent, intellect and experience, which […]
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WASHINGTON — Republicans have settled on their procedural weapon of choice for this Congress — and they have it trained squarely on Democrats anxious about their 2024 prospects. Twice in the past week, Republicans scored wins and divided Democrats by employing an arcane maneuver known as a resolution of disapproval to take aim at policies […]
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Republicans notch key win with Biden’s DC crime bill move | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash “I think that’s a smart move on his part, and I think that if Democrats in the Senate were smart, they’d make it a big vote next week,” John Thune (R-S.D.) told The Hill of President Biden’s […]
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Biden’s decision on DC crime bill puts him in a bind Skip to content President Biden on Thursday said he would not veto legislation Republicans have championed that would undo parts of a District of Columbia crime bill, reflecting how the White House is trying to navigate the politically charged issue of crime. And that […]
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WASHINGTON — President Biden told Senate Democrats on Thursday that he would not stand in the way of a Republican-led proposal to block a new criminal code for the District of Columbia, according to senators who attended a private luncheon with him in the Capitol. With a floor showdown expected next week, Mr. Biden told […]
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Biden says he’ll sign GOP resolution overturning DC crime bill | The Hill Skip to content President Biden on Thursday said he’ll sign legislation that Republicans have championed that would undo parts of a District of Columbia crime bill. The president told Senate Democrats about his intention not to veto the measure when he went […]
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Romney slams Buttigieg: ‘He’s not ready for the responsibility he has’ | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash; AP/Stefan Jeremiah Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is “not ready for the responsibility he has” and argued his Cabinet position would be better filled by someone else as Buttigieg comes […]
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WASHINGTON — Congress on Wednesday cleared a measure to block a Labor Department rule that allows retirement plan managers to incorporate climate and social considerations into their investment decisions, setting up a veto fight with President Biden over an otherwise obscure regulation that has become a flash point in the culture wars. The Senate passed […]
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Senate sends bill nullifying Biden’s ESG investing rule to president’s desk | The Hill Skip to content The Senate approved a resolution on Wednesday that aims to reverse a Biden administration rule on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, setting up what could be the first veto of Biden’s presidency. The Senate voted 50-46 to […]
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WASHINGTON — A group of Republicans and Democrats in the Senate is proposing legislation to mandate that the Transportation Department tighten safety rules for freight rail, the first glimmer of bipartisan activity on the issue since a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. The measure by Senators Sherrod Brown, a […]
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