Category: Congress
July 21, 2025
Congress
Thune backs scrutiny of Fed HQ renovations
Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday said the Federal Reserve should remain politically independent but called for oversight of the central bank’s expensive headquarter renovations. In comments to...
July 21, 2025
Congress
House Dems to force another committee vote on Epstein
Democrats will force another vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein-related documents during a Rules Committee meeting Monday afternoon, pressing Republicans yet again on the matter before lawmakers leave this week...
July 21, 2025
Congress
GOP megabill’s final score: $3.4T in red ink and 10 million kicked off health insurance, CBO says
The package President Donald Trump signed on July 4 would grow the deficit over the next 10 years, Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper predicts.
July 21, 2025
Congress
House won’t vote on Epstein matter this week
Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t have any plans to put a non-binding resolution on the floor this week before the August recess — or possibly ever — that would call...
July 21, 2025
Congress
Republican tax law leaves experts searching for words
"OB3"? "OB-cubed"? A pithy nickname for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is proving to be elusive.
July 21, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: The GOP’s biggest shutdown hurdles
It’s a pivotal week for the appropriations process as Congress looks to pass 12 spending bills before the Sept. 30 shutdown cliff. Expect the Senate to work on passing...
July 21, 2025
Congress
Republicans are ready to revive stalled health care legislation. Dems want the GOP to pay a price.
Democrats aren't rushing to play ball with Republicans on a bipartisan health care package after passage of the president's megabill and spending cuts.
July 21, 2025
Congress
Democrats wrestle with shutdown strategy
Facing another funding cliff in 10 weeks, Democratic leaders are moderating their threats.
July 18, 2025
Congress
Hill Republicans brace for another grueling fight over Trump’s spending cuts
The specter of another rescissions package isn’t being met with uniform enthusiasm among Hill GOP.
July 18, 2025
Congress
House passes public media, foreign aid clawbacks after Epstein scramble
The president’s budget director said Trump is likely to send more cutbacks requests to Congress “soon.”