House Budget floats menu of reconciliation options
Senate hands Trump an early win
Shaheen rises in foreign policy world
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House Budget floats menu of reconciliation options
The document aims to draw together different Republican ideas and options for the bill that the House GOP is rushing to assemble to pass key pieces of Trump’s agenda.
The Hill still wants the TikTok ban — and a deal
Many lawmakers are pressing for President Joe Biden to trigger a 90-day delay of the ban allowed under the law before he leaves office.
Senate hands Trump an early win
The Senate cleared the final procedural hurdle on the Laken Riley Act on Friday, paving the way for final passage on Monday.
Shaheen rises in foreign policy world
Shaheen, 77, is the committee’s new top Democrat. For most of her decade-plus tenure on the panel, she was the only woman. Now, Shaheen is the first woman from either party to take on a leadership role for the committee.