Friday

06-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

New Texas congressional map will create 5 districts Trump carried by double digits

The map was released by Texas Republicans on Wednesday morning.

White House backtracks on NIH funding hold amid Hill uproar

Under pressure from Congress, President Donald Trump's administration has reversed course after halting spending at the National Institutes of Health. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had been...

Congressional stock trading ban gets Senate panel’s OK

Democrats agreed to exempt President Donald Trump to advance GOP Sen. Josh Hawley’s bill.

Danny Davis to announce he won’t seek House reelection

Democratic Rep. Danny Davis of Illinois is expected to announce Thursday he won’t run for reelection in 2026, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss his plans in...

Senate Democrats try to force DOJ’s hand on Epstein files

Senate Democrats are using an obscure federal law in an attempt to force President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to hand over information related to Jeffrey Epstein. Minority Leader Chuck...

Trump not letting off pressure campaign against Grassley over ‘blue slips’

President Donald Trump is continuing his overnight crusade against Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley in an apparent attempt to pressure the Iowa Republican to ram through more nominees...

Bernie Moreno endorses Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate race to replace Mitch McConnell

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) is backing Nate Morris in the race to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). “If we are going to put America First again, we need...

Capitol agenda: Insider trading is Mike Johnson’s next Epstein

Speaker Mike Johnson’s September to-do list is getting tougher by the day. As POLITICO scooped Tuesday, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) is planning to file a discharge petition to...

Senate confirms Emil Bove to Third Circuit, as Dems fail to thwart Trump pick

Two Republicans voted against Bove, but it wasn't enough to tank his nomination.

Trump tells Chuck Grassley to have ‘courage’ in moving judicial noms without Dems

President Donald Trump is seeking to pressure Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley to ram through more judicial nominees without buy-in from home-state Democratic senators. “Chuck Grassley, who I got...