Tuesday

07-04-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2026

House Democrats rally behind DHS funding bill as GOP balks

The Senate-passed legislation “should be brought to the floor immediately,” Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.

House GOP leaders push DHS funding bill through May

There's little certainty this plan, which rejects the Senate-passed deal, will bring an end to the extended agency shutdown.

House Republicans poised to reject Senate-passed DHS funding bill: ‘Shouldn’t have left town’

House GOP lawmakers huddled for a conference call on Friday with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to deliberate over the funding bill approved by the Senate earlier this morning. House...

Trump White House launches own app after cryptic social media teases

The Trump administration announced the launch of the White House app on Friday, promising news “straight from the source, no filter.” The administration announcement followed a series of social...

Florida Democrat found guilty of House Ethics violations

The verdict could lead to a vote of expulsion for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Mike Johnson coy on next steps for DHS funding: ‘Stay tuned’

House GOP leaders could be confronting an internal backlash on the Senate-passed bill.

Secret Service agents shoots himself in leg while escorting Jill Biden at Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia police and other agencies were on scene Friday morning. Philadelphia police and other agencies were on scene Friday morning.

House Ethics Committee finds indicted Dem Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick ‘guilty’ on 25 counts

The House Ethics Committee found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) broke campaign finance laws and committed other violations by taking more than $5 million in federal relief and funneling much...

Ex-MMA thug who assaulted woman during Barron Trump FaceTime call learns fate

The “jealous” Russian ex-MMA fighter convicted of beating up his ex-girlfriend on a January 2025 FaceTime call with President Trump’s son, Barron, was sentenced Friday to four years in...

Capitol agenda: DHS shutdown now in House’s hands

The Senate's overnight agreement — to fund the entire department except ICE and parts of CBP — faces a treacherous path ahead.