The Senate was out of session this week and will return on Monday with votes on nominations before likely pivoting to legislative action.  The upcoming work period is five weeks long, and runs through November 17, the week before Thanksgiving; it is also the date on which the current continuing resolution (CR) funding the government […]

After two House Republican Conference meetings today (without phones allowed), countless individual Member calls and meetings, hundreds of press and X hits, and no votes on the floor, House Republicans finished the day no closer to electing a Speaker of the House than when they started.  Amidst this backdrop, Steve Scalise announced to the Conference […]