#Latest news with #SenateLeadersWashington Post17-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostRepublicans set make-believe deadline, turning agenda into process storyRepublicans find themselves in a familiar battle that seems to happen every time a new president also holds the congressional majority. House and Senate leaders declare deadlines to try to force their agenda along. Once one deadline gets missed, others start to slip. And eventually these big agenda items turn into internal feuds about process and timing, diverting focus from the substance meant to actually help voters.
Washington Post17-05-2025PoliticsWashington PostRepublicans set make-believe deadline, turning agenda into process storyRepublicans find themselves in a familiar battle that seems to happen every time a new president also holds the congressional majority. House and Senate leaders declare deadlines to try to force their agenda along. Once one deadline gets missed, others start to slip. And eventually these big agenda items turn into internal feuds about process and timing, diverting focus from the substance meant to actually help voters.