Carl Hulse

Washington, D.C.

Chief Washington Correspondent at The New York Times

Chief Washington Correspondent of The New York Times; On Washington column regularly in the NYT. Drummer. Occasional Coloradan. Author of "Confirmation Bias."

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Articles

The Welfare Queen Is Back, but With a Video Game Console in Hand

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Carl Hulse

Republicans targeting safety net programs once invoked women they claimed were living lavishly on government funds. Now as they seek to pare back Medicaid, the imagery has changed - but not the argument. Ronald Reagan and his fellow Republicans once invoked what they referred to as "welfare queens" as they made the case for reining in social spending in the 1970s and 1980s, painting a picture of unscrupulous women bilking the system to finance a sumptuous lifestyle.
Democrats Threaten Trump Prosecutor Picks, Pointing to Past Vance Blockade

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Carl Hulse

The top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee said Vice President JD Vance had set a precedent for derailing U.S. attorney candidates during his time in the Senate. During his brief tenure in the Senate, Vice President JD Vance blocked Biden administration nominees for U.S. attorney, in a break with past practice. Now, a senior Democrat is citing that as a precedent for insisting on the same standard for President Trump's federal prosecutor nominees, potentially jeopardizing their confirmation.
The Future of the Filibuster

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Carl Hulse

The filibuster is on life support. Both parties have vowed to protect it, but both have chipped away at it. The latest blow came last week, when the parliamentarian, Senate's independent rules referee, said a measure to strike down a California air pollution law was not exempt from the filibuster's 60-vote threshold - and Republicans found a way to maneuver around her, pushing the bill through with a simple majority.
The Filibuster, a Staple of the Modern Senate, Is on the Ropes

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Carl Hulse

The Senate skirting the filibuster to strike down California's plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles was the latest wound to a tactic in decline. A largely indecipherable procedural fight in the Senate last week made one thing perfectly clear: The famed filibuster is on life support, even though it might linger a bit longer.
Now That House Republicans Took the Plunge, It's the Senate's Turn

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Carl Hulse

Senate Republicans say changes are coming for the sprawling domestic policy bill carrying President Trump's agenda. Their colleagues who took political risks to push it through the House might not like them. It took everything House Republicans could muster to just barely nudge their major domestic policy bill over the finish line by the sparest of margins at daybreak on Thursday.
Senate fight over gas-powered vehicles is also a filibuster showdown

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Carl Hulse

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans plan to move to overturn California’s landmark vehicle emissions law, using a little-known federal statute that allows Congress to strike down regulations and that Democrats claim would erode the filibuster. The fight has serious implications for both environmental policy and the institution of the Senate.
Senate Fight Over Gas-Powered Vehicles Is Also a Filibuster Showdown

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Carl Hulse

Republicans have readied a plan to overturn California's law phasing out gas-powered vehicles, using a statute aimed at striking down federal regulations. Democrats say it's an end run around Senate rules. Senate Republicans plan to move on Wednesday to overturn California's landmark vehicle emissions law, using a little-known federal statute that allows Congress to strike down regulations and that Democrats claim would erode the filibuster.
Republican revolt reflects a core party divide over spending and debt

1 month ago | seattletimes.com | Carl Hulse

WASHINGTON — To a small but crucial group of hard-right House Republicans, the tax and spending cut package produced by their colleagues to deliver what President Donald Trump calls the “big, beautiful bill” was nothing more than a homely cop-out. The handful of lawmakers who blocked their own party’s sprawling domestic policy measure from advancing out of a key committee Friday acted out of a fundamentally different view of federal spending and debt than the rest of the GOP.
Republican Revolt Reflects a Core Party Divide Over Spending and Debt

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Carl Hulse

Whether the ultraconservatives dig in and force big changes to the megabill carrying President Trump's agenda or capitulate, as they have in the past, will determine the fate of their party's signature legislation. To a small but crucial group of hard-right House Republicans, the tax and spending cut package produced by their colleagues to deliver what President Trump calls the "big, beautiful bill" was nothing more than a homely cop-out.
Republican Revolt Reflects a Core Party Divide Over Spending and Debt

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Carl Hulse

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