Ukraine, Israel Aid Decision Looms for House After Speaker Vote

Ukraine, Israel Aid Decision Looms for House After Speaker Vote

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, congressional reporter Steven T. Dennis looks at the tasks still ahead in the House. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here. The drama in the US House won’t end once Republicans decide what to … Read more

US Congress Speaker Saga Isn’t Over as Republicans Nominate Jim Jordan

US Congress Speaker Saga Isn’t Over as Republicans Nominate Jim Jordan

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, White House and politics reporter Gregory Korte considers what’s next in the speaker saga. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here. Republicans nominated Jim Jordan, a Donald Trump loyalist, to be speaker in the … Read more

Kevin McCarthy Says Government Shutdown Would Hurt Republicans

Kevin McCarthy Says Government Shutdown Would Hurt Republicans

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he wants to avoid a US government shutdown because it would undermine his party’s leverage in negotiations over spending cuts sought by Republicans. “I want to make sure we don’t shut down,” McCarthy said on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. “I don’t think that is a win for the American … Read more

Biden’s Latest Immigration Headache Coming From Big City Democrats

Biden’s Latest Immigration Headache Coming From Big City Democrats

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, White House reporter Jordan Fabian looks at the pushback to President Biden’s border policies from Democratic strongholds like New York, and what that means for 2024. Sign up here and follow us at @bpolitics. Email our editors here. Republicans … Read more

PayPal’s New Stablecoin Draws Harsh Rebuke From Maxine Waters

PayPal’s New Stablecoin Draws Harsh Rebuke From Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, criticized PayPal Holdings Inc.’s launch this week of a stablecoin in the absence of US regulation for that corner of the cryptocurrency world. “I am deeply concerned that PayPal has chosen to launch its own stablecoin while there is still no federal framework for … Read more