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House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., arrives for a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in the Rayburn building on Wednesday.

Congress

Cole eyes axing HUD earmarks for nonprofit organizations

Potential ban would cover earmarks for nonprofits under the Economic Development Initiative grant program

By Aidan Quigley
Posted April 18, 2024 at 6:00am

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives for an interview with CNN in the Will Rogers corridor in the Capitol on Wednesday.

Congress

Foreign aid supplemental unveiled in House; Biden supports

By David Lerman and Aidan Quigley
Posted April 17, 2024 at 11:58am, Updated at 6:39pm
Unidentified men carry a model of Iran's first-ever hypersonic missile, Fattah, past a mosque during a celebration of Iran's attack on Israel. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Opinion

‘Unholy alliance’: Congress needs to act as global crises threaten West

By David Winston
Posted April 17, 2024 at 6:00am
President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event Tuesday in Scranton, Pa.

Campaigns

Biden pitches tax plan in Pennsylvania as Trump stews in court

By John T. Bennett
Posted April 16, 2024 at 4:26pm
From left, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., participate in a news conference following a House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Lifeline for foreign aid package, speaker’s job up to Democrats

By Aidan Quigley and David Lerman
Posted April 16, 2024 at 12:29pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is seen in the Capitol before the House voted to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Friday.

Piecemeal supplemental spending plan emerges in House

By Caitlin Reilly and David Lerman
Posted April 15, 2024 at 9:08pm
Members of the Siberian battalion of the Ukrainian military take part in a training exercise near Kyiv on April 10.

We must support Ukraine: Future generations will thank us

By Doug Jones
Posted April 12, 2024 at 6:00am
Reps. David Joyce, R-Ohio, left, and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, conduct a House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee budget hearing on Wednesday with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

New House Appropriations cardinals slate starts to take shape

By Aidan Quigley
Posted April 11, 2024 at 5:35pm, Updated at 6:51pm
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on his agency's fiscal 2025 budget request on Wednesday.

Mayorkas soldiers on through budget hearings, despite impeachment

By David Lerman and Paul M. Krawzak
Posted April 10, 2024 at 6:41pm
Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., nominates Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, for speaker on Oct. 18, 2023. Jordan's unsuccessful bid led to Speaker Mike Johnson's election the following week.

Cole gets Steering Committee nod for House Appropriations gavel

By Aidan Quigley
Posted April 9, 2024 at 8:16pm, Updated at 8:57pm