Year: 2026
May 20, 2026
Congress
Cassidy plans to keep pushing foreign pollution bill
The Louisiana Republican lost reelection this week. That's not stopping his quest for a fee on polluting imports.
May 20, 2026
Congress
Key senators meet over dinner to discuss permitting deal
Negotiators are hoping to reach an agreement before the August recess.
May 20, 2026
Congress
Cornyn backed some gun control measures. Massie opposed them all. It may not have helped either.
Giffords, a gun safety advocacy group, is sending a memo to all Congressional Republicans today arguing the gun lobby isn’t so powerful after all.
May 20, 2026
Politics
Marjorie Taylor Greene erupts after Thomas Massie loses Kentucky primary: ‘Future of Republican Party destroyed’
Rep. Greene decried the downfall of libertarian-leaning Rep. Thomas Massie, whose defeat was the crown jewel of President Trump's so-called revenge tour. Rep. Greene decried the downfall of libertarian-leaning...
May 20, 2026
Politics
Outspoken liberal icon Barney Frank, who took on Wall Street and won, dies at 86
Barney Frank, the liberal Democrat who spearheaded one of the most significant pieces of financial reform legislation since the Great Depression, died Tuesday night after a battle with congestive...
May 20, 2026
Politics
Rubio offers Cuban people ‘new relationship’ in Spanish-language message
The Justice Department is expected later Wednesday to unseal an indictment of Raul Castro The Justice Department is expected later Wednesday to unseal an indictment of Raul Castro
May 20, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Trump may regret his revenge tour
Some Republicans worry the president’s payback whims will gum up his agenda on Capitol Hill and cost the party control of Texas' Senate seat.
May 20, 2026
Politics
Poland says US troop deployment delayed, not canceled
Poland was earlier alarmed by reports the Pentagon had canceled plans to deploy 4,000 US troops in the country. Officials tried to reassure Poles that this was not the...
May 20, 2026
Politics
Senate advances Iran war powers resolution as beaten GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy changes vote to defy Trump
The Senate advanced a measure Tuesday that would force President Trump to suspend military action against Iran without congressional approval, as four Republicans broke with the White House. The...
May 20, 2026
Politics
California benefit scams make Minnesota fraud look like ‘child’s play,’ Chris Rufo tells ‘Pod Force One’
“The scale of it in the state of California is just another level entirely,” Chris Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and one of the first authors...