Friday

24-07-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Capitol agenda: GOP dreams face harsh legislative reality

The White House’s hopes for big legislative wins in the coming months are about to crash into the reality of the congressional GOP. Deep divisions remain among Republicans over...

Trump’s Capitol Hill dreams are at odds with GOP reality

Passing major new Republican priorities would have been a tall order even before President Trump went to war inside his own party.

Thune denies Johnson’s demand for Epstein bill changes

Speaker Mike Johnson said he voted for the Jeffrey Epstein disclosure bill Tuesday based on his hope that the Senate would make changes he’s been demanding. Senate Majority Leader...

Plaskett narrowly escapes censure over her Epstein texts

The House voted 209-214 Tuesday night against formally reprimanding Del. Stacey Plaskett for communicating with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 Oversight Committee hearing. Three...

Thune steadfast on data seizure payouts for senators as Republicans seek repeal

Senate Republicans are expected to debate the issue during their weekly lunch Wednesday.

House demands Epstein financial records from JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and US Virgin Islands

Republicans are pushing ahead with an investigation into the activities of Jeffrey Epstein — even as legislation forcing the release of all Department of Justice files on the late...

New Utah congressional map puts Republicans in a bind

The new Utah congressional map, which creates a safe-blue district, will force the four current Republican members of the delegation to compete for three GOP seats. The four Republicans...

House set to vote on Plaskett censure measure

The House is set to vote Tuesday evening on a measure censuring Democratic Del. Stacey Plaskett for being in contact with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lawmakers...

Clay Higgins explains why he was the lone ’no’ vote on Epstein files release

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.), the lone "no" vote on the near-unanimous House legislation to force a release of the Justice Department’s files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey...

Senate may pass Epstein bill today

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he expects the Senate will pass the bill to release DOJ files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as soon as Tuesday,...