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Bob Goodlatte
A Single GOP Rep Is Stalling a Bill to Address Violence Against Native Women Representative Goodlatte only cited “issues with language” when asked why he refuses to let the bill move forward.
By Ella Cerón
GOP Congressman Repeatedly Owned by Son on Twitter Representative Bob Goodlatte’s son endorsed his dad’s Democratic opponent.
By Madeleine Aggeler
House GOP’s Immigration ‘Compromise’ Was a Bigger Flop Than Their Last Bill The more House Republicans negotiate with each other over immigration policy, the less they seem to agree.
By Ed Kilgore
House Republicans Still Stuck on Doomed Immigration Bills They are making one final, and probably futile, effort to pass a “compromise” measure. But it’d die in the Senate anyway.
By Ed Kilgore
For House GOP, One Doomed Immigration Bill Down, One to Go The House rejected the hard-core Goodlatte bill, and will likely kill the “compromise” bill too, which is DOA in the Senate anyway.
By Ed Kilgore
GOP Likely to Sneak Cuts to Food Stamps Through the House This Week There are still ongoing fights over SNAP work requirements and farm subsidy limits, but one obstacle to the farm bill has fallen.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump’s Big Immigration Meeting With House Republicans Fixed Nothing Trump did clear up the confusion over immigration bills he created last week, but did not explain how to resolve the family separation emergency.
By Ed Kilgore
At the End of the GOP’s Immigration Battle Stands Stephen Miller With a Veto Pen The already long odds against passage of an immigration bill face the additional problem of a White House that may prefer outrage to accomplishment.
By Ed Kilgore
House GOP Factions Playing Chicken With Immigration, Farm Bill Paul Ryan is caught in the middle as the House Freedom Caucus and key GOP moderates push conflicting paths on immigration bills.
By Ed Kilgore
Farm Bill Defeated in House Over Food Stamp and Immigration Issues House GOP lost Democratic Farm Bill votes by insisting on new SNAP work requirements. Then conservatives took it hostage over an immigration fight.
By Ed Kilgore
Why the U.S. House May Finally Pass an Immigration Bill Endangered House Republicans from Latino-heavy districts are playing chicken with Paul Ryan — and indirectly the president — and may force a vote.
By Ed Kilgore
Team Trump Fighting Immigration Compromise Even as a bipartisan bill emerges that might get 60 Senate votes, the administration is opposing it stridently.
By Ed Kilgore
Paul Ryan’s Suicide Mission The Speaker of the House has promised to stick with conservatives on immigration. Will he trade his gavel for a breakthrough deal?
By Ed Kilgore
Will Trump Make or Break an Immigration Deal? The odds of any legislation making it through the abattoir of both houses of Congress is limited at best — unless Trump gives Republicans cover.
By Ed Kilgore
Even a Healthy McCain Couldn’t Broker a Good Immigration Deal in the Trump Era McCain’s vision of comprehensive immigration reform is missed in Washington, but wouldn’t prevail in this Congress.
By Ed Kilgore
The Dispute Dividing the GOP in the Debate Over Immigration Senate Republicans are resisting the House–Trump effort to force restrictions in legal immigration into a deal with Democrats. But maybe not for long.
By Ed Kilgore
Will Republicans Let Trump Curb the Russia Investigation? There are few ways to pursue an investigation of Russia-Trump ties if the administration fights it, so long as the congressional GOP has Trump’s back.
By Ed Kilgore
best congress ever!
Jan. 6, 2011
The House’s Reading of the Constitution Gets Off to an Awkward Start Democrats want to know why, exactly, we’re not going to mention the slavery parts.
By Dan Amira
