House Ethics Chair previews Santos report, expects another expulsion vote House Ethics Chair Michael Guest said Wednesday his panel’s report on Rep. George Santos should be out by “the end of the week” and won’t suggest a course of action for the indicted congressman. But he expects another vote to expel the embattled lawmaker. “We…

House defeats effort to slash salary of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra House lawmakers rejected a push to slash the salary of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra as they considered spending legislation Wednesday prior to breaking for Thanksgiving. The amendment, offered by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), failed 162-262 with one member voting present. Several…

House GOP punts labor, health bill amid Republican infighting Another House Republican spending bill hit the skids Wednesday, as the chamber punted legislation to fund the departments of Labor, Health and Education until after the Thanksgiving break thanks to opposition from within their own party. After voting on dozens of amendments to the Labor-HHS bill…

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy enters US Senate race to replace Menendez New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy, who has taken an active role in helping govern the state, is running in the 2024 Democratic U.S. Senate primary to replace the indicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez. The 58-year-old former Republican is the second major…

How the White House got to yes on an ‘unserious’ government funding proposal On Saturday evening, the White House trashed a proposed House Republican government funding bill as “unserious” and a “recipe” for “chaos and more shutdowns.” Within 72 hours, Biden officials quietly informed Democratic allies on the Hill that the president would support the…