The new year will begin with a slate of special elections that could shift the balance of power in the House ahead of the 2024 November elections.  Several incumbents have announced their early retirements from the House, opening up seats that must be filled just as the 2024 congressional cycle gets underway. Voters will also be deciding who will fill […]

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., joined the growing chorus of GOP critics of Colorado’s ruling disqualifying former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot, arguing “radical leftism” has “infiltrated” every institution in the U.S.. Trump’s campaign and a slew of GOP lawmakers have railed against the decision, arguing it is an illegal attempt by Democrats to […]

Senate Republicans say there’s no chance of a deal before Christmas on funding the war in Ukraine and enacting new border security reforms. “We’ll work through the [Christmas] break and hopefully have something ready to vote on” in January, said Senate Republican Whip John Thune. “Obviously, we’re not getting this done this week, for sure.”  […]

Hard-line conservative Republicans in the House are mounting a last-ditch effort against the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill that is set for a final vote this week. They object to its exclusion of culture war measures and inclusion of a short-term extension of controversial warrantless surveillance powers in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act […]

Prior to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s arrival in Washington, D.C., Senate Republicans are casting doubt they will reach a deal unlocking aid to Ukraine by the end of the year.  Lawmakers have linked money for Ukraine, Israel, the U.S. border, and other priorities in the $111 billion aid package requested by President Joe Biden. The Senate is scheduled to […]