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04-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: May 2025

Thanedar opts against forcing impeachment vote amid backlash

Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar chose not to follow through on a threat to force a House vote on impeaching President Donald Trump Wednesday amid mounting pressure from fellow Democrats....

House Republicans advance sweeping cuts, Medicaid reform after key GOP senator warned of Trump veto

"This bill is not going to become law in its current form, not least because President Trump won't sign it," Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told CNN Wednesday. "This bill...

‘First time we were hearing of them’: The GOP megabill is packed with surprises for some Republicans

Senior Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee were caught off guard by Medicaid provisions in their own bill. Senior Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee...

Air travel will be ‘worse’ this summer, lawmakers warn — as FAA gives infuriating update on system fixes, staffing issues

Air Traffic Organization deputy COO Franklin McIntosh revealed in an exchange with Klobuchar that the agency is only on track to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers by the end...

Reps. Blake Moore, Debbie Dingell, Jan Schakowsky doze off during grueling overnight committee work

At least three House lawmakers were caught snoozing in the middle of marathon committee work that bled into Wednesday morning to stitch together President Trump's "big, beautiful" agenda bill....

The Library of Congress is in limbo as GOP leaders question a Trump takeover

Quiet resistance from top Republicans has kept Trump officials out — for now.

Alaska Republican supports GOP SNAP plan — that hits his home state hard

Alaska’s lone House lawmaker says he supports Republicans’ plan to pay for their megabill by shifting some food aid costs to states — a move that hits Alaska and...

Democrats grill Noem on Abrego Garcia and two deported US children

A House Homeland Security Committee meeting on reconciliation devolved into a slew of criticism on Trump’s biggest immigration controversies this term.

Hamstrung House ethics watchdog was flooded with messages in Q1

A new report shows the House's ethics watchdog received thousands of messages from the public during the first three months of 2025 — while it was prohibited from opening...