Category: Congress
November 10, 2025
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...
November 10, 2025
Congress
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.
November 10, 2025
Congress
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
November 10, 2025
Congress
‘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...
November 09, 2025
Congress
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...
November 09, 2025
Congress
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.
November 09, 2025
Congress
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.
November 08, 2025
Congress
‘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.
November 08, 2025
Congress
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.
November 07, 2025
Congress
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...