Andrew Desiderio

Senior Congressional Reporter

Andrew has nearly a decade of experience covering Congress and national politics, chronicling every major legislative battle of the Trump and Biden administrations as well as two impeachments, classified congressional investigations, campaigns and foreign policy. Andrew covers the Senate, national security and foreign policy for Punchbowl News. He has traveled the country reporting on Senate and House races over five election cycles, in addition to several overseas trips covering congressional delegations to Germany, Lithuania, Spain, Canada and more. He previously reported on House investigations and oversight of the Trump administration for Politico.

Latest from Andrew Desiderio

The Senate passed its budget. Let’s talk about what that means for the House

Early Friday morning, the Senate passed its “skinny” budget resolution after a nearly 10-hour vote-a-rama, but what does that mean for the House?

How Johnson views where the House is on reconciliation

President Trump’s decision to back the House’s budget resolution is a big victory for Speaker Mike Johnson.

Finance + Economy

House to vote next week on budget plan following Trump boost

Scalise said the House will hold a vote next week on its budget resolution and called on Senate GOP leaders to drop their efforts to pass a competing measure.

Senate GOP hawks watch their influence slip away

Senate GOP are watching as President Trump is rapidly and systematically dismantling key tenets of U.S. foreign policy they’ve consistently supported.

The big gamble: Senate GOP presses ahead with ‘skinny’ budget plan

Senate Republicans have kicked off their biggest gamble so far of the 119th Congress — beginning debate on a $300 billion-plus “skinny” budget resolution.

Finance + Economy