Daniel Hillburn

Congress reporter & @Rollcall

[Sen. Susan Collins @SenatorCollins]

Without warning or consultation, Congress just received an $810 million package of pocket rescissions from the Administration.  This is the most recent attempt by this Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to undermine Congress’s Constitutional power of the purse. 

This move shows that OMB intentionally withheld these funds for months to execute this unlawful cancellation of appropriations that were approved on a bipartisan basis and signed into law. 

Not only is the delay itself an impoundment that was not reported to Congress, but also it is a usurpation of Congress’s appropriations powers.  OMB is an agency of the executive branch.  It does not get to decide which programs are worth funding.

The independent Government Accountability Office has concluded that pocket rescissions are unlawful and not permitted by the Impoundment Control Act. Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.

I will work with my colleagues to address these illegal actions.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

🚨 BREAKING: I’m live on the House Floor raising a question of personal privilege over disparaging comments by the Speaker.

Tune in!
https://t.co/xYU9BZWvWB

[U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell @SenMcConnell]

Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June. I’m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues.

My recovery has been a long and often frustrating process, and the lingering effects of childhood polio haven’t made it any easier. I’m still not quite back to 100%, but I’ve assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me.

Elaine and I are very grateful for all the continued well wishes from our fellow Kentuckians, and I’m glad to get back to more of business as usual on their behalf this month.

[Daniel Hillburn @HillburnDaniel]

@hicharliecotton @Cheering4Change Those guys at the table are republican floor staffers

[John M. Donnelly @johnmdonnelly]

NEW: Fiscal 2026 appropriations for Ukraine weapons fall far short of congressional intent, according to previously undisclosed details in the Pentagon's spending plan. Only 75 percent of the $400 million appropriated for weapons for Ukraine is going to weapons; the rest is for "transportation" costs. Ukraine's top priority, Patriots, are not on the list, as Russian missile strikes surge. None of the money has actually been disbursed, the top Dem appropriator said. Delivery date: fiscal 2029. Not happy: @SenatorShaheen @ChrisCoons @SenatorDurbin @SenJohnKennedy https://t.co/4Gi68wpAID ($)

[Nina Heller @_ninaheller]

Recommendations from a bipartisan effort to overhaul how Congress deals with sexual misconduct are expected to be unveiled in September and would only apply to House staff, its leaders say.

Latest @rollcall:
https://t.co/SmVLNnANJ4

[Daniel Hillburn @HillburnDaniel]

THUNE and PADILLA present the Stanley Cup to world series winners the Dodgers at the capitol today

[Lia DeGroot @lia_degroot]

They can never make me hate you

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

WASHINGTON, July 17 – The National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. today issued the following statement on new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rules put in place that would limit the ability of foreign correspondents to live, work, and report in the United States:

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. released the following statement:

[Daniel Hillburn @HillburnDaniel]

@mattstasoff @claudeai happens sometimes when ai transcribes silence or background noise

[CQ Roll Call Guild @CQRollCallGuild]

Spotted in the newsroom this week: @sagaftra President @SeanAstin👀

Like us, Sean knows the importance of a union. Maybe @FiscalNote should support its own unionized employees, too.
https://t.co/f5QlIsmofT

[Daniel Hillburn @HillburnDaniel]

@RepLuna @realannapaulina @grok is this true

[Daniel Hillburn @HillburnDaniel]

are these chatGPT screen shots

[Anna Paulina Luna @realannapaulina]

An update on VOTER ID + proof of citizenship on a MUST of legislation aka the NDAA. Here is what is actually happening:

[Olivia Bridges @OliviaBridges98]

So excited to start at Agri-Pulse this week! Check out my first story about a proposed DOJ settlement with top egg producers for price gouging.

https://t.co/YPNUkoEsl8

[Bill Clark @billclarkphotos]

Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J. returns to the Capitol after 4-month absence

[Daniel Hillburn @HillburnDaniel]

NEW: SCOTUS rules children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause

[Daniel Hillburn @HillburnDaniel]

Rep. Thomas Massie just gave notice of his intent to call up a privileged resolution that would require the Ethics Committee to release a list of all members who have paid out taxdollar settlements for sexual misconduct. Expect a floor vote within 2 legislative days

[CQ Roll Call Guild @CQRollCallGuild]

FiscalNote will lay off our coworkers and drag out negotiations for almost two years, but even they recognize the quality work produced by CQ Roll Call’s journalists when they want to get subscribers. https://t.co/nd30pNcGE1