Jonathan Tamari

4 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Lillianna Byington |Jonathan Tamari

Frustration with Democratic leadership in Washington has opened the door to a wave of new voices pushing generational and stylistic shifts — and hoping to reshape their party’s future. Ambitious senators — often younger, more nimble, and comfortable with risk — are building their own playbooks as the party seeks fresh energy to match a moment when politics moves faster and with fewer constraints. “There’s a lot of younger leaders that are stepping up right now,” Sen.

1 month ago | news.bgov.com | Jonathan Tamari

An unusual reversal has shaped Congressional Republicans’ early legislative efforts: the House is shoving its way into the driver’s seat. The House GOP passed a short-term spending bill late Tuesday, and ducked out of Washington for recess, leaving the Senate to accept their work, or shoulder the blame for a government shutdown.

1 month ago | news.bgov.com | Maeve Sheehey |Greg Giroux |Jonathan Tamari

Ten Democrats broke with their party today to rebuke Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas for shouting at President Trump during this week’s address to Congress. All Republicans and 10 moderate Democrats, including vulnerable Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), voted in favor of censuring Green, who stood during President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night speech and yelled that Republicans have no “mandate” to cut Medicaid.

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Jonathan Tamari

You can pack a lot into a 100-minute speech. But President Donald Trump found little time — or interest — in talking about his work with the people directly in front of him: Congress. It took 35 minutes and nearly 3,000 words of his national address Tuesday for Trump to touch on the primary topic stirring Republicans on Capitol Hill, extending and expanding his 2017 tax cuts. He said nothing about a potential government shutdown looming next Friday.

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Jonathan Tamari

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