Thomas Massie

This spending bill funds the government through October, November, and just before Christmas, setting up another showdown just before Christmas eve.

Former President Donald Trump is seen at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.

'We still don't have the review, do we?'

Inspector General Michael Horowitz said he is currently reviewing a draft of the report and hopes it will be ready before Jan. 20, 2025.

'I would say what he’s done is par for the course'

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) move to bring a clean, short-term government funding stopgap — his plan B after his first gambit failed — is upsetting conservative House Republicans, who will be key in deciding the top lawmaker’s fate as GOP leader next year. The disappointment has, thus far, not bubbled up into a revolt, with [...]

Wednesday night’s vote also showed that former President Trump is intent on forcing a government shutdown, as are other Republicans unwilling to work with Speaker Johnson.

Fourteen Republicans voted to reject the plan to extend government funding by six months and include a voter integrity measure.

'Thespian in the Speaker’s failure theater'

A bill to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of this month failed along bipartisan lines on Wednesday.

Johnson can only afford to lose the support of four Republicans on a party-line vote if there are no absences.

'I believe we'll get there'

Multiple GOP lawmakers told HuffPost that there’s not enough time for states to implement the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act.

The fate of a GOP plan for a 6-month government funding patch coupled with an election integrity measure is uncertain as some Republicans come out against it.

'Keep adding $1 trillion to our debt every 100 days'

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is plowing ahead with his plan to avert a government shutdown despite GOP opposition that is large enough to tank the effort, setting the stage for a potentially embarrassing vote on the House floor that will foil the Speaker’s funding strategy. At least six Republicans, including hardline conservatives and defense hawks, have said [...]

Rep. Thomas Massie told Fox News Digital about his push to dismantle the Department of Education after it was a policy platform echoed by Trump.

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., left, is seen with former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on the House floor before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday.

Roughly half of House and Senate Democrats skipped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, according to an Axios headcount.Why it matters: Many lawmakers, particularly progressive Israel critics, made clear they were explicitly boycotting the event in protest of Netanyahu's prosecution of the war in Gaza.Among the boycotters are former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), former House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).Isolationist Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) made clear he was explicitly boycotting the speech as well, saying he didn't want to be a "prop" for Netanyahu.By the numbers: Roughly 100 House Democrats and 28 Senate Democrats were present in the chamber for the Israeli prime minister's speech, meaning around half of both caucuses were absent.Most of the lawmakers who did attend the speech are on the more moderate, pro-Israel side of the party, including many swing-district lawmakers.By the numbers: Wednesday's boycott was significantly larger than the 58 Democrats who skipped Netanyahu's 2015 speech to Congress. That speech was controversial because it was seen as a snub of then-President Obama and gave Netanyahu a platform to castigate him over the Iran nuclear deal.But relations between Netanyahu and Democrats have became even more strained during the Israel-Hamas war, with many pro-Israel Democrats growing increasingly critical of the humanitarian cost of the conflict. The intrigue: A handful of Netanyahu critics did show up, including progressive Jewish Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who was holding, and at times reading, a book titled "The Netanyahu Years."Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), the only Palestinian-American in Congress and a strident critic of both Netanyahu and Israel, attended wearing a keffiyeh — a symbol of Palestinian nationalism.Further into the speech, Tlaib began holding up a sign that said "guilty of genocide" on one side and "war criminal" on the other.Go deeper: Trump to meet Netanyahu Friday at Mar-a-LagoEditor's note: This story has been updated with additional reporting.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is among dozens of lawmakers who are planning to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address of Congress on Wednesday.Why it matters: The list of lawmakers boycotting the speech is growing rapidly, with even one Republican saying they will not attend."The purpose of having Netanyahu address Congress is to bolster his political standing in Israel," Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a libertarian isolationist, said in a post on X."I don't feel like being a prop so I won't be attending," he said.What they're saying: "Speaker Pelosi will not be attending today's Joint Meeting of Congress," a Pelosi spokesperson said."This morning, she will join a Members meeting with Israeli citizens whose families have suffered in the wake of the October 7th Hamas terror attack and kidnappings."Pelosi joins a number of leading Democrats skipping the event, including former House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) and former Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.).Zoom in: Even some Jewish progressives said they plan to sit out the speech.Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), who had been on the fence, told Axios he won't attend over Netanyahu's plan to meet with former President Trump: "When I saw he was going to Mar-a-Lago, I just thought that was too much."Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) said in a speech she is boycotting because the speech will "serve as a distraction from the Prime Minister's failure of leadership."Go deeper: Democrats' chaos makes Netanyahu speech an "afterthought"