Both parties are bemoaning the coming disruptions at airports. But who will blink first? The prospect of flight cancellations disrupting travel at dozens of major airports Friday is jolting lawmakers — but not enough to get either party out of the trenches they’ve dug during the five-week government shutdown. At least not yet. Some senators … Read more
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
The committee asks Windsor to respond by Nov. 20. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are calling on former prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to sit for an interview as part of their probe into deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “The Committee is seeking to uncover the identities of Mr. Epstein’s co-conspirators and enablers and to … Read more
“We could do some things on health care,” the Senate Budget chair said. “We can do some things on policy, taxes and spending.” Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham said Thursday he is meeting with fellow Republicans about making a new run at passing a party-line policy bill in the coming months. “I want us to … 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
Hungary’s Viktor Orban, eager to get around U.S. oil sanctions, will meet with Donald Trump at the White House Friday. President Donald Trump sees Hungary’s Viktor Orban as something of a kindred spirit, a model for the sweeping reforms of his own second term. That’s exactly why Europeans are nervous ahead of the president’s first … 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