Hill Republicans sprint to Trump’s corner before indictment details are clear Congressional Republicans lined up to declare their fealty to Donald Trump on Thursday despite lacking details about his indictment by a New York grand jury, signaling that they would clamor to cast his forthcoming prosecution as politically motivated regardless of the substance. “When Trump…

Meet Kevin McCarthy’s new wingman Kevin McCarthy has a new fixer: Garret Graves. The fast-talking Republican from south Louisiana has vaulted to the center of the House GOP’s biggest political dramas, from this week’s massive energy bill to its contentious earmarks policy to getting the party united on a debt-limit strategy. And all of his…

Trump’s standing among Hill conservatives dims ahead of ’24 Donald Trump is gaining strength in 2024 primary polls. The same can’t exactly be said about his standing among Capitol Hill conservatives. Just ask James Lankford, the Oklahoma Republican who openly admits that the former president’s third bid for the White House is evenly cleaving the…

Congress appropriated $500M for workers. Democrats can’t agree on whether to spend it. Congress appropriated nearly $500 million last year to help American workers whose jobs have been sent overseas. But two powerful Democrats disagree over whether that money can or should be spent, leaving relief for tens of thousands of workers in limbo. The…

Here’s what happened when Bernie Sanders put Starbucks’ former CEO in the hot seat After months of steadily amping up pressure on Starbucks and its longtime leader, Howard Schultz, Sen. Bernie Sanders finally got his chance Wednesday to grill the coffee executive over the company’s hardball response to union organizing at its stores. “Starbucks has…