The Washington Post reported the budget office may have been hacked by a foreign actor. The Congressional Budget Office identified a cyber “security incident,” a spokesperson for the office said Thursday, posing vulnerabilities for a key arm of Congress. The CBO — a nonpartisan agency tasked with providing economic and budgetary information to Congress — … Read more
The first female speaker of the House announced Thursday that she won’t run for another term in 2026, ending months of speculation in her hometown of San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO — Nancy Pelosi’s decision to retire was such a closely-held secret that she filmed two versions of the video she released on Thursday — one … Read more
Stiffened by their party’s big election wins Tuesday, they are expected to block another attempt to reopen the government Friday. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is dangling another carrot for Democrats. They still aren’t ready to bite. In his latest pressure tactic, the South Dakota Republican is teeing up yet another vote to reopen the … Read more
Lawmakers hope they can produce a framework that can eventually pass, which would also give Democrats cover to vote to reopen the government. Two Senate Democrats and two House Republicans are planning to huddle Friday over a possible bipartisan plan to extend soon-to-expire Obamacare subsidies, according to four people with direct knowledge of the matter. … Read more
Democrats are expected to oppose the GOP plan as they seek a better deal. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans in a private lunch that he plans to hold a vote Friday that could pave the way to end the government shutdown, according to two people in the room who were granted anonymity … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul has built a virtual war room to prepare for Trump’s next move New York is quietly preparing for a Donald Trump takeover of the country’s largest city. A wide range of New York’s most prominent civic leaders have for weeks been meeting behind the scenes to plan for the possibility of Trump … Read more
President Donald Trump has repeatedly named Vance and Rubio as his two most likely successors. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is privately telling confidants that JD Vance is the frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination and that he’d support the vice president if he chose to run, according to two people close to the administration. … Read more
“The Empire State has fallen,” a narrator intones in her announcement video. New York Rep. Elise Stefanik officially entered the race for New York governor on Friday, looking to topple Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and reverse a streak of Republican losses in statewide elections. Her 2 1/2-minute video announcement didn’t mention President Donald Trump, a … Read more
“Completely untrue,” insists Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, as chatter builds about the veteran foreign minister. A top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that media reports about Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov falling out of favor “are completely untrue.” Veteran diplomat Lavrov remains in his role, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov insisted during a briefing to … Read more
The president has spared several high-profile Republicans from prison time since returning to the White House in January. President Donald Trump has pardoned former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, who was handed a 36-month sentence in September for fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges tied to a scheme involving constituent mailer services. Trump also pardoned … Read more