Friday

06-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Elizabeth Warren vows to fight government funding bill

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday she’ll vote against the Senate’s first batch of government funding bills, signaling early hardball by Democrats ahead of a shutdown deadline 10 weeks away....

House members to get more funding for protection back home

House lawmakers are getting a boost to funds they can use for their own security, including at their homes. Speaker Mike Johnson and House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil...

House GOP readies Maxwell subpoena over Epstein files

House Republicans intend to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, according to an aide for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. A House Oversight subcommittee Tuesday morning advanced...

House GOP leaders grapple for way out of Epstein crisis

House Republicans have lost control of the floor over their Jeffrey Epstein blow-up, and they’re struggling to chart a path out of the crisis. GOP leaders are talking with...

Capitol agenda: House GOP eyes an early exit over Epstein meltdown

Summer break might come early for the House, as Speaker Mike Johnson faces a Jeffrey Epstein problem that just won’t quit. Republican leaders are considering sending the House home...

How Schumer is preparing for the fall funding showdown

The Senate minority leader is under pressure to find a strategy that unifies Democrats. No one agrees what that is yet.

AOC’s campaign office vandalized with anti-Israel message

Her office says she’s faced “multiple threats” on her life in recent days.

Epstein crisis forces House GOP to scrap votes

House Republicans will scrap several votes this week as internal party drama over Jeffrey Epstein derails a key committee that handles legislation on its way to the floor. The...

Jim Jordan subpoenas DOJ prosecutor who helped investigate Donald Trump

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan is calling a member of the team that prosecuted President Donald Trump to testify before his committee. The Ohio Republican sent the subpoena to...

Frustration and fear ripple through NPR and PBS affiliates after Congress approves clawbacks

Small, rural public media stations are disappointed that Congress ignored their campaign to preserve federal funding.