Health Care
Duckworth pushes military IVF coverage as critics warn taxpayers could pay(The Center Square) – Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Schaumburg, criticizes the House speaker and the president after a provision expanding in-vitro fertilization coverage for military families was stripped… Read More
Government
Johnson: Democrats ‘broke the system’ of US health care(The Center Square) – Republican leaders in Congress remain firmly opposed to any health care plan that renews the pandemic-era expansion of Obamacare subsidies, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Tuesday. Read More
Federal Spending
Johnson: Democrats ‘broke the system’ of U.S. health care(The Center Square) – Republican leaders in Congress remain firmly opposed to any health care plan that renews the pandemic-era expansion of Obamacare subsidies, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.,… Read More
Federal government
‘Shameful:’ GOP leaders frustrated with Dems on tenth day of shutdown(The Center Square) – U.S. senators have left town for the weekend and will not vote again on a federal funding bill until Tuesday, meaning the ongoing government shutdown… Read More
Federal government
Billions in GDP lost during first week of government shutdown, Johnson says(The Center Square) – As the federal government shutdown hits the one week mark, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is urging Democrats to vote for Republicans’ funding bill to… Read More
Federal government
‘I don’t have anything to negotiate:’ House speaker holds firm on GOP shutdown strategy(The Center Square) – As the government shutdown enters its second day, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended Republican leaders’ refusal to concede to Democrats’ health care policy demands… Read More
Congress
‘Non-negotiable:’ Republican budget hawks warn Johnson to stand by promises(The Center Square) – Following a nail-biter budget resolution vote in the House Thursday that unlocked the next steps in the budget reconciliation process, top Republican lawmakers are now… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley: How can Johnson continue as House speaker after owning botched ‘stink bomb’ spending bill?The U.S. House needs new leadership after the thunderous crash of its badly bungled, larded-up spending bill, says Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. In a scorching rebuke… Read More
Josh Hawley
Hawley joins victims in plaintive call for House to compensate those still sickened by WWII-era radiationRadioactive clouds from America’s WWII-era nuclear bomb testing covered untold Idahoans downwind. But federal compensation for the resulting sickness and death never has. Likewise, radiation victims across the country, including… Read More
Congress
Johnson ready to ‘play ball,’ hopeful to return as House speaker(The Center Square) – With only 74 days until the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson says he is “ready to play ball.” Johnson, R-La., is ready… Read More
Federal government
Remaining victims of WWII/Cold War-era nuclear radiation hopeful for help after emotional Capitol appeal, Hawley interventionContinuing victims of World War II-era nuclear radiation have suffered many diseases through the years, including various painful and lethal cancers, gastrointestinal problems and other maladies passed down… Read More
Congress
‘Garbage’: As Congress fails to act, Missouri radiation victims’ hope for federal compensation runs out on FridayThe atomic clock is ticking down to Friday, as Josh Hawley waits for the House to start stirring. The 1990 Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which… Read More
Border, Congress
‘Don’t fall for it’: Trump blasts Senate border bill(The Center Square) – Many Republicans already are criticizing a border bill expected to be voted on in the U.S. Senate. Former President Donald Trump blasted the proposed legislation Monday,… Read More
National Debt
Speaker Johnson, others, signal support for bipartisan deficit commission despite opposition(The Center Square) – House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wants to get a bipartisan debt commission immediately. "The greatest threat to our national security is our nation's debt," Johnson said… Read More
Congress
New speaker lays out legislative agenda, receives broad support from party(The Center Square) – House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has laid out his vision for the House and legislative goals, but he faces the daunting task of reuniting a divided… Read More