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20-06-2026 Vol 19

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Mark Kelly talks slow-moving Congress: ‘The ship would never leave’

Mark Kelly talks slow-moving Congress: 'The ship would never leave' lead image

Supporters and opponents of RFK Jr. pack hearing room

Supporters and opponents of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. packed the halls of the Senate building where the Finance Committee is vetting him this morning to lead the Department of...

Why is RFK Jr.’s voice raspy? All about spasmodic dysphonia

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s raspy voice was on full display when his high-stakes confirmation hearing got underway Wednesday -- as lawmakers grilled President Trump’s controversial pick to lead the US...

Medicaid payment systems back online after outage

The outage came after the Trump administration on Monday ordered a sweeping pause on federal spending. States and lawmakers early Tuesday began reporting that portals across the country were...

Fetterman lone Democrat so far to attend immigration bill signing

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is the first Democrat committed to attending President Donald Trump's signing of the Laken Riley Act, a bill mandating the detention of more undocumented immigrants...

Watchdog group to lend Hill Dems a hand on oversight

A left-leaning watchdog group is working to gather materials that could feed Congressional investigations into the Trump administration. The nonprofit group American Oversight, which shared its plans first with...

Senate committee advances Trump’s pick for AG

Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who represented the president during his first impeachment trial, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning in a party-line,...

Why I left the Democratic Party after voting for Kamala Harris — and why others will follow

After decades of being a loyal Democrat and voting a straight Democratic ticket in every election — including the most recent one — I have left the Democratic Party....

Capitol agenda: GOP lacks a Trump line, RFK confirmation hearing, last day in Doral

Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze is on ice after an eleventh-hour court order delayed implementation until Feb. 3 — but not before it became crystal clear Republicans don't appear...