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December 5, 2022

Congress gets pay hike, cost-of-living boost under bills from retiring Democrat

A retiring House Democrat has three proposals for raising the salaries of lawmakers, which have been frozen since 2009, including one that would link to judicial salaries.

November 30, 2022

House GOP votes to keep congressional earmarks for pet projects

House Republican voted to allow lawmakers to insert earmarks into spending bills in the next Congress as part of an effort to allow the funding of pet initiatives.

November 29, 2022

Freedom Caucus eyes federal worker pay cuts, slashing programs through House rule change

Freedom Caucus members are supporting a rule change that would make it easier to fire or slash the salary of federal workers, and are already naming some targets.

November 22, 2022

Biden White House fact-checked by Twitter users again for exaggerated deficit claim

The White House on Monday was slapped with a Twitter Community Note adding context to an exaggerated claim about reducing the federal budget deficit.

November 21, 2022

Biden’s ‘pandemic is over’ comment comes back to haunt him as he seeks $10B in new COVID funding

Republicans are signaling opposition to President Biden's request for another $10 billion in funding to fight COVID, two months after Biden said the pandemic is over.

November 15, 2022

Billions funneled to green agenda one year after Biden signed infrastructure law

One year after President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law, billions have been spent on a wide range of green projects around the country.

November 11, 2022

Republican House majority, even if miniscule, will deliver a top GOP priority: the power to investigate

GOP lawmakers say that even a one-seat majority will empower them to take the reins of congressional committees and launch investigations into President Biden.

November 8, 2022

Progressive group preemptively blames Manchin for likely Democratic losses in midterms

A top progressive organization says that if Democrats suffer any losses on Election Day the blame lies with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin for delaying President Biden's agenda.

November 7, 2022

EPA wants your help spending $13B on ‘environmental justice,’ climate crisis

The EPA is asking for public input on how it should spend more than $13 billion on climate change and "environmental justice," and will take comments through mid-January.

November 5, 2022

Biden calls protesters 'idiots' during speech in Illinois

President Biden discussed lowering prescription drug costs, defended Social Security and lashed out at protesters in Joliet, Illinois.