Republican infighting has again delayed the influential House Rules Committee from considering a procedural measure with three key legislative items inside, further throwing GOP leaders’ ambitious agenda for the week into chaos.
The panel announced early this morning that it would meet around 8 a.m. after late last night postponing consideration of a rule that would allow the House to debate and vote on Section 702 of FISA, the long-awaited farm bill, and a budget resolution for a second round of party-line reconciliation. But the committee never gaveled in Tuesday morning, and lawmakers now expect they won’t reconvene until after ...