Tuesday

21-07-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

NRSC joins Paxton to set up joint fundraising committee

The move comes after the committee spent months attacking the attorney general during his primary against Sen. John Cornyn, which he won last week.

Trump administration retreats on ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

The $1.8 billion settlement was seen as a "slush fund" by the president's critics and made many in his own party uncomfortable.

Thune says DOJ fund will need changes to unlock immigration bill

Opposition to the "Anti-Weaponization Fund" has complicated passage of the GOP's enforcement agenda.

NY-12’s ‘AI guy’ hasn’t always voted in favor of tech guardrail legislation

“I've always been a legislator that actually reads bills and actually picks up on specific revisions,” Assemblymember Alex Bores said.

Johnson meets with Trump

Speaker Mike Johnson is with President Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday morning, meeting about the stuck GOP immigration enforcement bill, according to two people granted anonymity to...

Capitol agenda: Trump fund angst keeps GOP agenda in limbo

House and Senate GOP leaders are returning to a slew of familiar problems threatening to leave their midterm-year agenda stalled in perennial limbo.

Hard-liners balk at GOP’s failure to enshrine anti-transgender laws

Some Republicans worry the party has squandered its chance to enact legislation targeting trans issues.

Florida Democrat Frederica Wilson not running for reelection

The South Florida Democrat joins a growing list of members not seeing another term in November.

Mike Johnson’s longtime chief of staff to depart in June

Hayden Haynes has been by Speaker Mike Johnson’s side for all of his key achievements since ascending to the post in 2023.

Bondi defends DOJ’s handling of Epstein files to members of Congress

The former attorney general is speaking to lawmakers behind closed doors as Democrats and Epstein victims complain about a lack of transparency.