Andrew Menezes

1 week ago | rollcall.com | Andrew Menezes

Former Colorado Rep. Greg Lopez will run for governor in next year’s election, joining a crowded Republican primary to succeed term-limited Democratic incumbent Jared Polis. “I believe in people over politics,” Lopez says in a campaign announcement video released Monday. “Together, let’s make Colorado a state that we can all be proud of.”Lopez served for less than six months representing Colorado’s 4th District following his victory in a special election for the seat vacated by Republican Ken Buck.

2 weeks ago | rollcall.com | Andrew Menezes

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled the special election for a vacant deep-blue House seat for Nov. 4, drawing swift condemnation from Democrats over the seven-month waiting period and inviting threats of legal action. Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, died on March 5 just two months into his term representing Texas’ 18th District. His seat is one of two current Democratic vacancies in the House, where Republicans hold a threadbare majority.

3 weeks ago | rollcall.com | Jason Dick |Mary Ellen McIntire |Andrew Menezes

The scene this week at the Tidal Basin, where the cherry blossoms were in full bloom recently, as were the tourists. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

3 weeks ago | rollcall.com | Aidan Quigley |Andrew Menezes

President Donald Trump on Friday threw his support behind the funding fix needed to allow the District of Columbia’s government to avoid $1.1 billion in budget cuts squeezed in the remaining half of the fiscal year, all but ensuring House passage of legislation the Senate passed two weeks ago. The full-year stopgap spending law, drafted by House Republicans, did not include the typical provision that would allow the D.C. government to tap into its fiscal 2025 budget for operating costs.

3 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | Aidan Quigley |Andrew Menezes

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday threw his support behind the funding fix needed to allow the District of Columbia’s government to avoid $1.1 billion in budget cuts squeezed in the remaining half of the fiscal year, all but ensuring House passage of legislation the Senate passed two weeks ago.