Maeve Sheehey

18 hours ago | news.bgov.com | Maeve Sheehey |Kate Ackley |Lillianna Byington |Emily Birnbaum

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks, a significant step in the bipartisan effort that’s long faced obstacles getting past leadership and into law. “I’m in favor of that, because I don’t think we should have any appearance of impropriety here,” Johnson told reporters Wednesday. A number of good government groups and members on the left and right say lawmakers’ market moves can risk insider trading and undermine Americans’ trust in Congress.

20 hours ago | news.bgov.com | Maeve Sheehey

Democrats are pushing back against Rep. Shri Thanedar for forcing a vote Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump, which they argue distracts from more politically effective messaging on Medicaid and budget cuts. Thanedar (D-Mich.), who is facing a primary opponent backed by some on the left in his Detroit district, has highlighted his privileged resolution on impeachment with taxpayer-funded billboards back home.

6 days ago | news.bgov.com | Maeve Sheehey

Joe Biden should feel free to speak as much or as little as he wants, Delaware’s sole House member said Thursday, brushing off Democratic concerns that the ex-president does more harm than good in the party’s spotlight. He’s “earned himself, after a lifetime of service, any role,” including as a party messenger, said freshman Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.).

6 days ago | news.bgov.com | Jack Fitzpatrick |Ken Tran |Maeve Sheehey |Chris Cioffi

Republicans seeking a bigger tax deduction for constituents in high-tax states need to make a specific offer and stop holding up President Donald Trump’s agenda, even if it risks the party’s control of the House, a GOP leadership member said Thursday. Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) invoked Ronald Reagan, Nancy Pelosi, and love of country as he urged Republicans to rally around a tax plan, in an exclusive Bloomberg Government roundtable on Thursday morning.

1 week ago | news.bgov.com | Maeve Sheehey

House Democrats’ deference to seniority when promoting leaders hasn’t lost its importance even as many in the party call for a generational reckoning, according to veteran lawmaker Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.). The strong defense of seniority from 84-year-old Clyburn, who was one of the highest-ranking Black lawmakers in history before stepping down from leadership, comes as the Democrats’ system faces a new test in the selection of the next Oversight Committee ranking member. Rep.