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 […]

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on Monday introduced a bill to reauthorize the intelligence communities’ warrantless spy powers with new restrictions on accessing data collected on Americans and greater penalties for law enforcement who violate the law.  The bill, sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors, attempts to resolve the Section […]

Tempers exploded at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday before Democrats voted to subpoena a conservative donor and a conservative activist linked to the Supreme Court’s ethics scandals.  The meeting came after weeks of partisan fighting among committee members over plans to subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo regarding reports they played roles in taking […]