Riley Rogerson

1 day ago | notus.org | Oriana Gonzalez |Riley Rogerson |Katherine Swartz |Nuha Dolby

For months, the debate over reconciliation has been conceptual. Now, with Republicans marking up hundreds of pages of legislative text, the fight is here and very real. Three key committees began their marathon markups Tuesday night, debating some of the most contentious elements of the reconciliation package, like Medicaid cuts, tax cuts and reductions to food-benefit programs.

2 days ago | notus.org | Katherine Swartz |Riley Rogerson

In the House, even with conservatives and moderates largely aligned on the idea of cutting Medicaid, passing those cuts in the massive reconciliation bill would be a political feat for Republican leaders, particularly when you consider how different factions of the House GOP want different cuts greatly varying in scope. But in the Senate, passing any substantial Medicaid reductions won’t be so easy. On Monday, Sen.

6 days ago | notus.org | Riley Rogerson |Katherine Swartz

As the House’s budget reconciliation fight heats up, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is quietly closer than ever to advancing its own big, beautiful bill: a congressional stock trading ban. The effort to prevent members of Congress from using inside information to game the stock market — or at least the appearance of nefarious activity — has been in the works for years with little traction.

1 week ago | notus.org | Riley Rogerson |Daniella Diaz

Make no mistake: The race to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has begun. It’s just that the candidates can’t be too open about it. After Rep. Gerry Connolly — the current top Democrat on the committee — announced he would step back from the role in light of his esophageal cancer returning, Democrats on the Oversight panel have begun jockeying for the job. Delicately. Quietly. In the shadows.

1 week ago | notus.org | Daniella Diaz |Riley Rogerson |Reese Gorman

As House Republicans struggle to build near-unanimity to pass President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful” reconciliation bill, GOP leaders are trying to convince vulnerable Republicans that cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs won’t cost lawmakers at the ballot box in 2026. Speaker Mike Johnson has long acknowledged that drafting a reconciliation bill would require some political flexibility from members.