1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (145+ words) A new nominee'to be the OMB deputy director will face senators this week, giving Democrats their latest opportunity to vent about the agency. President Donald Trump'nominated'Hal Duncan,'OMB's associate director of legislative affairs, to replace'Dan Bishop.'Bishop left the budget…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (146+ words) Senate appropriators are'at a standstill. That's'unlikely to change'anytime soon " or at least before the midterms. And there'are several appropriators who will be influential throughout this process. As we get closer to the Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government, here are…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (690+ words) Sen. Dan Sullivan(R-Alaska) isn't accustomed to this. The two-termsenator and Marine Corps veteran often keeps his head down as he passes the Senate chamber, always carrying a binder full of notes, research and to-do lists. Sullivan passes on regular…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (925+ words) The House'is out of session this week; the Senate is in. President'Donald Trump'left around 3: 15 a. m. today for "vian-les-Bains, France, where he'll attend the G7 summit. Trump is there through Wednesday. Trump announced on Sunday,'his 80th birthday, that he has an agreement with…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago  (120+ words) Punchbowl News Defense: NDAA prompts big lobbying blitz Some of the best-known lobbying shops in D. C. inked a number of new clients last week as the House and Senate move forward with their versions of the NDAA. You're seeing a preview…...

13+ hour, 19+ min ago  (120+ words) Punchbowl News Whoever said'sports aren't political clearly never saw their beloved home team move states to take advantage of tax benefits. Rep.'Brendan Boyle'(D-Pa.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, said last week he has been…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago  (117+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: The preemption skeptics praising Obernolte That choice from the conservative-allied family group wasa rare one among the interests that share its view that, as ABF Chair Tim Estes recently said, some tech figures would "sacrifice the next…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago  (100+ words) President Donald Trump'said this week he doesn't want to renew USMCA, but left open what he'll actually do about the landmark trade deal from his first term. Some senators'on the trade committee are hoping Trump is in dealmaker mode. "We…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago  (125+ words) Nexstar wants to'convince Washington it's the little guy in the ever-sprawling modern media world. The largest broadcaster'in the country went through a bitter fight this year to get its merger with Tegna approved by the Federal Communications Commission and the…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago  (138+ words) The Senate Armed'Services Committee has advanced a sweeping $1. 14 trillion military policy bill replete with changes that would touch everything from the Pentagon's organizational structure to the United States' approach to a key defense pact. There's a lot'packed into the'33-page…...