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Congress scrambling for stopgap in end-of-year sprint

TheHill.com 

Congress is scrambling to roll out a government funding bill to avert a shutdown by Friday’s deadline, as lawmakers sprint to wrap up business for the year — and 118th Congress. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was expected to unveil the text of a stopgap on Sunday, but that plan did not come to fruition as...

Youth movement among House Democrats is overrated

TheHill.com 

The youth movement among House Democrats? Don't believe the hype. Even as a few Democratic committee heads are being pushed aside for younger replacements, the party is elevating some of its most senior members to lead virtually every major committee in the next Congress. On Wednesday, the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee confirmed the ranking...

Trump girds for battle with Democrats, Supreme Court over birthright citizenship

TheHill.com 

President-elect Trump, Democratic lawmakers and the Supreme Court are on a collision course over restricting birthright citizenship, which Trump has identified as a top priority for his incoming administration. Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill say the 14th Amendment’s language, which grants all people born in the United States citizenship, is being exploited in a way...

Speaker Johnson faces 'complicated' decision on crucial Rules Committee chair

TheHill.com 

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is barreling into a tricky — yet critical — decision over whom to appoint as the next chair of the House Rules Committee, a post that will set the tone for legislating and play a key role in keeping Republicans united in next year’s ultrathin majority. At least four Republicans — Reps. Virginia...

Federal workers brace for change amid DOGE rhetoric

TheHill.com 

President-elect Trump’s focus on the federal workforce has sparked alarm among employees as they take center stage in discussions about transforming government. "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) co-leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have floated a number of plans targeting federal workers, including plans to end telework. And GOP lawmakers in Congress’s two DOGE caucuses have...

Why Intel's Foundry May Be Set For A Comeback

Forbes.com 

Intel’s next-gen 18A fabrication process technology is almost ready to roll out, and the company also appears to be a key beneficiary of regulatory support under the T...