Republicans and Democrats have traded places from their positions in years past on a Senate rule change the GOP majority is making to fast-track a backlog of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Democrats championed a similar proposal in 2023 to confirm some of then-President Joe Biden’s nominees en bloc with a roll call vote to minimize […]

Happy Tuesday, this is Congress Editor David Sivak welcoming you to Capitol Tea, your inside guide to Capitol Hill intrigue and all of Washington’s biggest personalities. Miss our last edition? Catch up here. In this edition … – Thomas Massie’s “glow-up.” The House rabble-rouser gave us a window into how he trimmed down. – “Golden […]

Boston, a sanctuary city facing a federal lawsuit for its policies obstructing deportation operations, has freed more than 200 criminally accused illegal aliens from police custody in defiance of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention requests, according to a Washington Examiner review of annual noncompliance reports. In 2014, the Democrat-dominated Boston City Council passed the Boston […]

FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI has been investigating the murder of Iryna Zarutska “from day one.” Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was murdered in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month, but her fatal stabbing came to widespread attention on Friday after the Charlotte Area Transit System released footage of the attack. After right-wing commentators decried a […]