Congress
Trump administration urges lawmakers to invest $19B in air traffic safety
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been lobbying lawmakers, so they vote to invest billions more in air traffic safety.
Democrats worry ‘big, ugly’ bill will impact healthcare; Republicans fear tax increases if bill stalls
U.S. House Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart and Debby Wasserman Schultz are both worried about the future of a bill that President Donald Trump has described as “big” and “beautiful.”
House Republicans work on final approval of bill with cuts to SNAP, Medicaid after VP’s Senate tie-breaking vote
Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote President Donald Trump needed for the Senate to pass his “big, beautiful” bill 51-50 on Tuesday and send it back to the House with some changes.
Republican senators stand divided before final vote on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill
Republicans aimed to meet President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July deadline on the 940-page “big, beautiful” bill.
Trump increases steel, aluminum tariffs to 50%; Musk criticizes ‘big, beautiful’ bill
U.S. President Donald Trump increased tariffs on foreign-made steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% starting after midnight Wednesday with an exception for the United Kingdom.
Republicans working on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ want cuts to Medicaid, food stamps
Negotiations continued in Congress as Republicans aimed to pass President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill.”
Feds hope to get $12.5B in initial spending for air traffic control reform
President Donald Trump’s administration recently announced a plan that needs billions to upgrade air traffic control systems nationwide.
Salazar prepares to reintroduce immigration bill to solve ‘all problems’
Rep. María Elvira Salazar will start her second term in about a month and she will count on a Republican majority in the House to help her change the country’s immigration policy.
Proposed bill would allow some Cubans to receive consular services at Gitmo
Representatives María Elvira Salazar and Mario Diaz-Balart met on Monday morning to talk to reporters at the Miami International Airport about a bill proposal to help reunite Cuban families.
Things look bleak for legislative effort to expand Supreme Court to 13 justices
Democrats unveiled the Judiciary Act of 2021, a proposal to increase the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices from nine to 13. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has “no plans to bring it to the floor.”
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announces run for Congress
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced Thursday that he is running for Congress.