Friday

06-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Capitol agenda: It’s down to Trump, Schumer and Thune

The Senate’s summer exit is getting complicated as lawmakers brace for some weekend work. Tensions are running high over government funding negotiations. And Senate leaders have yet to seal...

Sarah McBride has a blunt diagnosis for her party’s problems

The Delaware first-term lawmaker says Democrats must work on their image.

Trump goes after Susan Collins for her voting record

President Donald Trump is going after Republican Sen. Susan Collins despite hopes among some in the party that she will run again next year and help the GOP hold...

Donors to Trump allies’ anti-Massie super PAC revealed

GOP megadonor Paul Singer was the largest donor to a super PAC seeking to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) last month, according to a filing submitted to the Federal...

RNC’s Michael Whatley officially launches North Carolina Senate bid

Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley on Thursday officially launched his campaign for the North Carolina senate seat currently held by retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis. Whatley decided to...

GOP group launches $6 million plan to defend megabill

The conservative group Americans for Prosperity is launching a $6 million campaign to support messaging in support of the megabill, including digital and TV ad buys, touting some of...

Capitol agenda: Dems grapple with Trump resistance dilemma

Senate Democrats have a chance to show their voters they can effectively stymie President Donald Trump as Republicans work to advance spending bills and a flurry of nominations. But...

Democrats’ fight-or-flight dilemma comes to a head in the Senate

They are facing key decisions this week over how readily they should cooperate with Republicans — and an even bigger test looms on the horizon.

Hawley defends himself against pile-on from Trump over stock trading bill

In wake of searing criticism from President Donald Trump, Sen. Josh Hawley defended his legislation that would ban stock trading among lawmakers, the president and vice president. In a...

Pat Leahy has a warning for his former colleagues about Trump’s US attorney gambit

Pat Leahy saw it coming. In the throes of a 2007 scandal that seems quaint by modern standards, the then-Senate Judiciary chair issued a warning to all presidents: If you...