Category: Congress
July 30, 2025
Congress
New Texas congressional map will create 5 districts Trump carried by double digits
The map was released by Texas Republicans on Wednesday morning.
July 30, 2025
Congress
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...
July 30, 2025
Congress
Congressional stock trading ban gets Senate panel’s OK
Democrats agreed to exempt President Donald Trump to advance GOP Sen. Josh Hawley’s bill.
July 30, 2025
Congress
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...
July 30, 2025
Congress
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...
July 30, 2025
Congress
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...
July 30, 2025
Congress
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...
July 30, 2025
Congress
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...
July 30, 2025
Congress
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.
July 30, 2025
Congress
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...