Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) arrived at this week’s House Republican retreat with hopes of uniting the fractious GOP conference around a plan to pass President Trump’s agenda — but instead,
The head of the House Republican Conference said the party will forge a “blueprint” for a massive reconciliation bill over a multiday retreat this week, stressing how impactful it will be if lawmakers “get this bill right.
I think he’s going to be wise in how he does that,’ the House speaker said Monday of Trump’s warnings to America’s neighbors.
House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed that a plan to pass President Trump’s agenda would be coming soon, but some Republicans want a blueprint faster.
The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The Laken Riley Act would be the first law for Trump to sign.
President Donald Trump answered questions at a press availability on a range of topics following a White House meeting with top congressional Republicans.
Trump’s move to pause all federal grants and loans is a “legitimate exercise of executive oversight,” said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., who is often considered an institutionalist who has insisted upon the importance of Congressional power. “I don’t think putting a hold on things is extraordinary.”
The president goes after the “power of the purse” with nary a peep from Republican leaders. President Donald Trump has declared an all-out war on congressional power. And his allies on Capitol Hill aren’t doing much to fend off the invasion.
House Republicans are leaving their issues retreat in Florida with a lot of big questions still unanswered about their agenda.
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DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump regaled House Republicans on Monday with a rhetorical highlight reel from his first week in office, and he urged them to support his immigration crackdown and border security proposals. “We have no apologies and we’re moving very fast,” Trump said.
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