Friday

24-07-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

The shutdown endgame is here

An end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is finally in sight following a bipartisan breakthrough. Here’s what comes next after the Senate took a critical procedural...

The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown

There are few obvious threads connecting the group who broke the partisan impasse.

Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown

Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.

‘It’ll take them 5 days’: Rand Paul could be obstacle to quickly ending shutdown

The Senate is expected to vote as soon as Sunday night to start advancing legislation to end the 40-day government shutdown, but there are obstacles that could drag the...

Bill funding Congress would bolster member security, spare GAO from steep cuts

A bipartisan agreement to fund Congress and congressional support agencies for the entirety of the current fiscal year would boost funding for member security and saves the nation’s top...

Jeffries: Democrats will ‘definitely’ win back House in 2026

The House minority leader was less certain (but still hopeful) about Democrats' chances in the Senate.

How an Adam Schiff indictment could shake the Senate

If Schiff is indicted, it would mark the first time Trump’s pursuit of political adversaries has directly affected a sitting member of the Senate.

‘Stop playing politics’: Democrats rip court-extended pause to SNAP funding

The latest court opinion will further delay funds to a program Democrats have demanded receive funding from another source as the government shutdown continues.

The Senate hopes for a weekend shutdown miracle

Majority Leader John Thune is keeping senators in Washington for the first time amid the record shutdown. There’s no guarantee it will work.

Jack Smith takes a swipe at Trump

Jack Smith, the Biden era special counsel under renewed scrutiny by congressional Republicans, is taking an apparent swipe at President Donald Trump. In a new letter sent Friday to...