Category: Congress
July 24, 2025
Congress
‘The bill is going to come due’: House GOP braces for Epstein crisis to intensify
Internal fury over the House GOP’s Jeffrey Epstein crisis is still swirling as President Trump faces an all-out revolt from his biggest supporters on Capitol Hill. The rebellion this...
July 24, 2025
Congress
Senate GOP-led panel delays testimony for Trump special counsel nominee
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has indefinitely delayed President Donald Trump’s pick to run an independent watchdog that investigates wrongdoing in the federal government. Paul...
July 24, 2025
Congress
‘The rule was going down’: Inside the House GOP’s Epstein meltdown
Anger inside the conference over Epstein went beyond even what was on display publicly.
July 24, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Thune dishes on his 2026 midterms strategy
John Thune’s approach to the midterms is a shaping up to be a mix of Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell. In an interview previewing his 2026 strategy, the South...
July 23, 2025
Congress
Thune’s plans for the fall shutdown fight
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Congress will need a short-term spending bill to prevent a shutdown Oct. 1, with leadership allies likely to push for a patch running...
July 23, 2025
Congress
House GOP launches new select subcommittee on the Jan. 6 attack
House Republicans are launching their own select subcommittee around the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, part of the broader effort among the GOP to rewrite what happened...
July 23, 2025
Congress
House Republicans back Epstein subpoena
House Republicans are planning to subpoena the DOJ for the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, after a congressional panel approved the move Wednesday. The House Oversight Subcommittee...
July 23, 2025
Congress
House food service workers, Democrats stage boycott in fight to keep union jobs
House food service workers, with support from Democratic lawmakers, called for a boycott of some Capitol complex restaurants Thursday — demanding that incoming dining subcontractors maintain the previous union-negotiated...
July 23, 2025
Congress
GOP lawmakers shrug off a new report that Trump’s name was in the Epstein files
House Republicans largely shrugged off a new report that President Donald Trump’s name was in the Epstein files. “We were with him last night. He's fine. He's gonna release...
July 23, 2025
Congress
Thune: Johnson will have to ‘deal’ with Epstein mess
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday that Speaker Mike Johnson has to figure out a way forward on the Jeffrey Epstein controversy that's derailed House business until the...