'The American people are tired of a government that treats their citizenship as cheap, their laws as optional and their generosity as an invitation to be exploited.'
The House Judiciary Committee considered a constitutional amendment proposal that would cap the U.S. Supreme Court at nine justices on Wednesday. Not a single House Democrat on the committee supported it. The moment came during a committee markup for HJR 1, which would require SCOTUS to “be composed of nine justices.” The measure’s passage along […]
President Trump is set to give remarks Tuesday evening at the annual congressional picnic. Trump earlier Tuesday touted his $400 million ballroom project during an impromptu presser from the construction site near the now-demolished East Wing, telling reporters, "All of this paid for by myself." The project has been a point of contention on both sides of the aisle. The president has also heavily campaigned for the Save America Act, an election reform bill, defended the U.S. military operation and flexed his endorsement muscles in several midterm primary races. The informal gathering brings in members of the executive and legislative branches, along with their families, in a celebration across party lines. #trump #congress #whitehouse
The Senate unanimously advanced legislation Wednesday that would suspend senators’ pay during future government shutdowns. The vote reflects growing frustration over lawmakers continuing to receive […] Source
Months into the operation and with midterms looming, some lawmakers are calling for Congress to restrain the president’s war power or set terms for bringing the conflict to a close.
Lee Zeldin: "Without apology or regret, we'll follow whatever Congress passes but we're not going to hoard power with unelected bureaucracies in Washington, DC. That was the way of the past, but not the Trump administration."
The review by the Government Accountability Office, an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch, will look into how the department released the files.
Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-Ariz.) said Sunday that Congress should take “better steps” to address lawmaker security in the wake of the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. “I do,” Hamadeh told host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” when the latter asked whether the legislative branch “should be doing something different” regarding [...]