No more ‘Tiger Kings’ • Bill restricting big cat ownership made famous by ‘Tiger King’ roars through Senate, heads to Biden (H.R. 263)
House, Congress sends same-sex marriage protection bill to Biden (H.R. 8404) • What's included
Senate — Daily Leader Remarks • Actions begun, passed, declined
Senator Blunt Farwell
Senator Portman Farewell
House — Weekly Leader Colloquy • Bills • Actions passed
House GOP support decreases for same-sex marriage corruption • 39 Republicans backed the bill • Who are they? • House Republican support shrinks despite religious liberty amendment • 7 Republicans Changed Their Minds to vote against • 10 House Republicans flipped their votes (some decided to support) • Republicans Slam House-Passed Respect for Marriage Act
House passes annual defense bill (H.R. 7776) • In and out: The pet policies that survived inclusion in the $858 billion defense policy bill • bill allows military members access to abortion across state lines • Lawmakers agree to repeal military COVID injection mandate over Pentagon objections • Manchin permitting reform rider fails a second time
National Security / Military
US national security demands divestment from Communist China
Foreign Policy
Hawley presses Blinken to prioritize arming Taiwan • Biden administration signs off on $425M in arms sales to Taiwan
Democrats express 'deep concern' about reported Twitter suppression of protests in China •
Bipartisan senators advance measure to support Iranian protesters
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap • Republicans knock Biden for not freeing Whelan in prisoner swap
Constitution
Senate GOP No. 2: ‘Of course’ Trump wrong to talk suspending Constitution • Senate GOP pans Trump call to terminate constitution
Homeland Security
Texas House Republicans release border security plan
Immigration
One month, 30,000 border crossers land in 434 of 435 House districts • Don't Rearrange Deck Chairs of Legal Immigration as Border Burns
Group of new House Dems call for immediate action to protect pathway to citizenship for Dreamers • Senators push last-minute bipartisan deal to boost border security, legalize 'Dreamers'
Republicans shouldn’t fall for lame-duck session fool-me-twice immigration bill
How China benefits from upending our legal immigration system (H.R. 3648)
Budget
Well-designed budget targets belong at the top of next Congress’s agenda
Tax Policy
This Christmas season, Congress should mandate an unborn-child tax credit
Federal Spending
Top Republicans ask watchdog to look at economic assistance to Ukraine
White House asks Congress for $3B to cover anticipated rush of illegal immigrants
Congress faces a funding time crunch • 'The clock ticks': Congress races to resolve high-stakes spending tug-of-war • Negotiators dig in over tax credits in spending bill
McCarthy to McConnell amid omnibus deal talk: 'Wait till we're in charge' • Conservatives ramp up pressure on McConnell to block spending bill • McConnell floats short-term spending bill amid ‘significant impasse’ • Lawmakers try to work out omnibus as calls for short-term funding grow
Lawmakers labor to break impasses stalling massive spending bill
House Dems want to use DPA for electric transformers, seek $2.1B in funding
Dems plot their own government funding plan as talks stall
Executive
Senators urge Agriculture secretary to help Western states in '22-year mega-drought'
Don’t let special interests tie the FCC’s Hands
Senators press FAA over flight evacuation rules
Democrats tell Biden to ditch ‘punitive’ immigration measures
GOP senators tune out House conservatives' impeachment calls
Supreme Court
Christian Advocate Tells Congress of 2014 U.S. Supreme Court Leak
Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14)
Retired MMA champ honored by Congress for saving 17,000 from Afghanistan
Cocaine sentencing reform hits 'tough negotiation moment'
Second GOP Lawmaker Renounces Vote for ‘Disrespect for Marriage Act'
Corruption — Praising Evil, Punishing Good (Isaiah 5:20)
Senate Democrats introduce bill funding travel for abortions (S. 5227)
Democratic Senate Foreign Relations Chairman joins critics blasting Griner/Bout release: ‘Deeply disturbing decision’
Commerce Policy
Lawmakers seeking information from Ticketmaster over Taylor Swift debacle
Senate Democrats gear up for battle with corporate America
House Democrats release more documents they say show oil industry 'greenwashing'
More than 70 lawmakers send letter calling on Biden to grant rail workers seven sick days
Technology Policy
Schumer open to reforming tech liability protections amid rising hate speech on Twitter
Hawley: Section 230 liability shield 'allows platforms to escape any real accountability'
Big Tech critics running low on time for major legislation
Congress
Schumer reelected as Senate majority leader
Minnesota’s Klobuchar rises in U.S. Senate Democratic leadership
Senate conservatives plot their second act after taking on McConnell
Six pledges McCarthy has made for a GOP House as he aims for Speakership • Seven hardline House Republicans lay out Speaker demands amid McCarthy opposition • House Freedom Caucus Members Lay Out ‘Bold Agenda’ for GOP Speaker • Kevin McCarthy backed by key figures • Pragmatic ‘Main Street’ House GOP caucus urges colleagues to support McCarthy for Speaker
House GOP committee chairs selection delayed amid McCarthy opposition
Conservative think tank leader tells GOP to ‘get serious’ in new Congress
McCarthy taps Mike Gallagher to chair planned China Select Committee
Jeffries downplays notion of Democrats voting for moderate GOP Speaker • Incoming Democratic Whip Clark announces deputies
Longtime Arizona GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe dies at 80
Alexandra Pelosi opens up about her father's attack, says 'I haven't slept since'
Indiana Republican censured over same-sex marriage vote
Sinema leaving Democratic Party, switches to independent • Why Sinema left • Sinema shakes up the Senate • What this means for Senate balance of power • Schumer says Sinema can keep committee assignments • Dems shrug off Sinema's switch • Senior Democrats extend olive branch • Progressives: ‘Typical Sinema’ • White House expects to 'work successfully' with Sinema • Top progressive firm drops Sinema as a client
Boyle to succeed Yarmuth as top Democrat on Budget Committee
Ways and Means chair contenders hone closing arguments
Lingering Jan. 6 divisions on full display during ceremony honoring law enforcement • Police, Family of fallen officer snubs McConnell, McCarthy
First Gen Z congressman-elect says he was denied DC apartment, noting 'really bad' credit • Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost says he was denied apartment in pricey DC • AOC offers to help
Ocasio-Cortez under investigation by House Ethics Committee • AOC should face 'sanctioning' for Met Gala ethics breach, watchdog head says • AOC's Met Gala ethics violations 'much worse' than Maloney's, expert claims • AOC responds
House panel directs Cawthorn to pay fine for improper crypto purchase
Lawmakers take $186M in donations from business interests reliant on Chinese chips
Markey says Musk has ghosted him in Twitter verification spat
Committee Activity
Key Democrats ask State, Defense for records on Kushner family business
House Judiciary Approves Bill Requiring Radio Stations to Pay Royalties to Performers (H.R. 4130)
House report says Commanders owner obstructed inquiry into 'toxic' workplace
Jan. 6 panel to release report on Dec. 21, chairman says • panel reaches 'general agreement' on criminal referrals to DOJ • to release criminal referrals alongside final report • panel plans weekend meeting to consider criminal referrals • referrals may 'stiffen the spine' of prosecutors • committee considering criminal referrals for Trump, ~4 others: reports • Liz Cheney seizes on Trump's call to terminate Constitution
Senator Wicker seeks U.S. Senate hearing following Musk release of “Twitter Files”
House GOP probing 'secret' US-Saudi oil deal
Republicans plan investigation into Biden's deadly Afghanistan withdrawal
FTX founder Bankman-Fried agrees to testify at House hearing on collapse
Floor Outlook
Will Congress steal Christmas?
Biden lacks clear legislative strategy after Democrats achieve Senate majority
What a return to ‘old-fashioned transactional legislating’ can get through a divided Congress
Jeffries and Schumer begin their Dem buddy act
Heartland Democrats are feeling left out — again
Hawley, Cruz, Rubio emerge as champions of GOP populism
Senate
Schumer prepares to lead Democrats with outright Senate majority
What Sinema's party-switch means for the Senate
House of Representatives
Pelosi, Democrats seeks string of victories in final days
House — Weekly Leader Colloquy • Bills • Actions passed
House GOP support decreases for same-sex marriage corruption • 39 Republicans backed the bill • Who are they? • House Republican support shrinks despite religious liberty amendment • 7 Republicans Changed Their Minds to vote against • 10 House Republicans flipped their votes (some decided to support) • Republicans Slam House-Passed Respect for Marriage Act
House passes annual defense bill (H.R. 7776) • In and out: The pet policies that survived inclusion in the $858 billion defense policy bill • bill allows military members access to abortion across state lines • Lawmakers agree to repeal military COVID injection mandate over Pentagon objections • Manchin permitting reform rider fails a second time
National Security / Military
US national security demands divestment from Communist China
Foreign Policy
Hawley presses Blinken to prioritize arming Taiwan • Biden administration signs off on $425M in arms sales to Taiwan
Democrats express 'deep concern' about reported Twitter suppression of protests in China •
Bipartisan senators advance measure to support Iranian protesters
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap • Republicans knock Biden for not freeing Whelan in prisoner swap
Constitution
Senate GOP No. 2: ‘Of course’ Trump wrong to talk suspending Constitution • Senate GOP pans Trump call to terminate constitution
Homeland Security
Texas House Republicans release border security plan
Immigration
One month, 30,000 border crossers land in 434 of 435 House districts • Don't Rearrange Deck Chairs of Legal Immigration as Border Burns
Group of new House Dems call for immediate action to protect pathway to citizenship for Dreamers • Senators push last-minute bipartisan deal to boost border security, legalize 'Dreamers'
Republicans shouldn’t fall for lame-duck session fool-me-twice immigration bill
How China benefits from upending our legal immigration system (H.R. 3648)
Budget
Well-designed budget targets belong at the top of next Congress’s agenda
Tax Policy
This Christmas season, Congress should mandate an unborn-child tax credit
Federal Spending
Top Republicans ask watchdog to look at economic assistance to Ukraine
White House asks Congress for $3B to cover anticipated rush of illegal immigrants
Congress faces a funding time crunch • 'The clock ticks': Congress races to resolve high-stakes spending tug-of-war • Negotiators dig in over tax credits in spending bill
McCarthy to McConnell amid omnibus deal talk: 'Wait till we're in charge' • Conservatives ramp up pressure on McConnell to block spending bill • McConnell floats short-term spending bill amid ‘significant impasse’ • Lawmakers try to work out omnibus as calls for short-term funding grow
Lawmakers labor to break impasses stalling massive spending bill
House Dems want to use DPA for electric transformers, seek $2.1B in funding
Dems plot their own government funding plan as talks stall
Executive
Senators urge Agriculture secretary to help Western states in '22-year mega-drought'
Don’t let special interests tie the FCC’s Hands
Senators press FAA over flight evacuation rules
Democrats tell Biden to ditch ‘punitive’ immigration measures
GOP senators tune out House conservatives' impeachment calls
Supreme Court
Christian Advocate Tells Congress of 2014 U.S. Supreme Court Leak
Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14)
Retired MMA champ honored by Congress for saving 17,000 from Afghanistan
Cocaine sentencing reform hits 'tough negotiation moment'
Second GOP Lawmaker Renounces Vote for ‘Disrespect for Marriage Act'
Corruption — Praising Evil, Punishing Good (Isaiah 5:20)
Senate Democrats introduce bill funding travel for abortions (S. 5227)
Democratic Senate Foreign Relations Chairman joins critics blasting Griner/Bout release: ‘Deeply disturbing decision’
Commerce Policy
Lawmakers seeking information from Ticketmaster over Taylor Swift debacle
Senate Democrats gear up for battle with corporate America
House Democrats release more documents they say show oil industry 'greenwashing'
More than 70 lawmakers send letter calling on Biden to grant rail workers seven sick days
Technology Policy
Schumer open to reforming tech liability protections amid rising hate speech on Twitter
Hawley: Section 230 liability shield 'allows platforms to escape any real accountability'
Big Tech critics running low on time for major legislation
Congress
Schumer reelected as Senate majority leader
Minnesota’s Klobuchar rises in U.S. Senate Democratic leadership
Senate conservatives plot their second act after taking on McConnell
Six pledges McCarthy has made for a GOP House as he aims for Speakership • Seven hardline House Republicans lay out Speaker demands amid McCarthy opposition • House Freedom Caucus Members Lay Out ‘Bold Agenda’ for GOP Speaker • Kevin McCarthy backed by key figures • Pragmatic ‘Main Street’ House GOP caucus urges colleagues to support McCarthy for Speaker
House GOP committee chairs selection delayed amid McCarthy opposition
Conservative think tank leader tells GOP to ‘get serious’ in new Congress
McCarthy taps Mike Gallagher to chair planned China Select Committee
Jeffries downplays notion of Democrats voting for moderate GOP Speaker • Incoming Democratic Whip Clark announces deputies
Longtime Arizona GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe dies at 80
Alexandra Pelosi opens up about her father's attack, says 'I haven't slept since'
Indiana Republican censured over same-sex marriage vote
Sinema leaving Democratic Party, switches to independent • Why Sinema left • Sinema shakes up the Senate • What this means for Senate balance of power • Schumer says Sinema can keep committee assignments • Dems shrug off Sinema's switch • Senior Democrats extend olive branch • Progressives: ‘Typical Sinema’ • White House expects to 'work successfully' with Sinema • Top progressive firm drops Sinema as a client
Boyle to succeed Yarmuth as top Democrat on Budget Committee
Ways and Means chair contenders hone closing arguments
Lingering Jan. 6 divisions on full display during ceremony honoring law enforcement • Police, Family of fallen officer snubs McConnell, McCarthy
First Gen Z congressman-elect says he was denied DC apartment, noting 'really bad' credit • Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost says he was denied apartment in pricey DC • AOC offers to help
Ocasio-Cortez under investigation by House Ethics Committee • AOC should face 'sanctioning' for Met Gala ethics breach, watchdog head says • AOC's Met Gala ethics violations 'much worse' than Maloney's, expert claims • AOC responds
House panel directs Cawthorn to pay fine for improper crypto purchase
Lawmakers take $186M in donations from business interests reliant on Chinese chips
Markey says Musk has ghosted him in Twitter verification spat
Committee Activity
Key Democrats ask State, Defense for records on Kushner family business
House Judiciary Approves Bill Requiring Radio Stations to Pay Royalties to Performers (H.R. 4130)
House report says Commanders owner obstructed inquiry into 'toxic' workplace
Jan. 6 panel to release report on Dec. 21, chairman says • panel reaches 'general agreement' on criminal referrals to DOJ • to release criminal referrals alongside final report • panel plans weekend meeting to consider criminal referrals • referrals may 'stiffen the spine' of prosecutors • committee considering criminal referrals for Trump, ~4 others: reports • Liz Cheney seizes on Trump's call to terminate Constitution
Senator Wicker seeks U.S. Senate hearing following Musk release of “Twitter Files”
House GOP probing 'secret' US-Saudi oil deal
Republicans plan investigation into Biden's deadly Afghanistan withdrawal
FTX founder Bankman-Fried agrees to testify at House hearing on collapse
Floor Outlook
Will Congress steal Christmas?
Biden lacks clear legislative strategy after Democrats achieve Senate majority
What a return to ‘old-fashioned transactional legislating’ can get through a divided Congress
Jeffries and Schumer begin their Dem buddy act
Heartland Democrats are feeling left out — again
Hawley, Cruz, Rubio emerge as champions of GOP populism
Senate
Schumer prepares to lead Democrats with outright Senate majority
What Sinema's party-switch means for the Senate
House of Representatives
Pelosi, Democrats seeks string of victories in final days
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