Friday

24-07-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Lindsey Graham is talking to fellow Republicans about another reconciliation bill

Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham said Thursday he is meeting with fellow Republicans about making a new run at passing a party-line policy bill in the coming months. “I...

House Oversight Democrats call on embattled royal Andrew Windsor to testify

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are calling on former prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to sit for an interview as part of their probe into deceased sex offender Jeffrey...

GOP makes new funding offer, opens door to reversing mass firings

Republicans made a new offer to Senate Democrats Thursday in hopes of cutting a deal that would end the 37-day government shutdown and advance a package of three full-year...

Pelosi is out. Expect heavy campaigning in CA — and cues for senior Dems in DC to follow suit.

The former speaker’s announcement comes as she faces a tougher-than-expected group of primary challengers.

Capitol agenda: Shutdown endgame gets real

The Senate is grinding toward an end to the shutdown — and there are new signs for optimism this week. A swing group of Democrats is signaling they could...

Donald Trump enters his lame duck era

Republicans are starting to contend with the fact that the president will soon be gone, and they'll be fending for themselves.

Senators closing in on key piece of shutdown deal

Republicans say they are close to finalizing a package of full-year funding measures for select federal agencies — a critical piece of bipartisan negotiations over the terms for ending...

Democrats gird for a longer shutdown fight after election romp

Bipartisan negotiations continue, but pressure mounted Wednesday to push the 36-day shutdown even longer.

Key Republicans waver ahead of war powers vote

Several Republican senators are voicing uncertainty ahead of a vote to block the Trump administration from taking military action against Venezuela, setting up a potential rebuke of the president...

GOP senators hold firm on filibuster after Trump’s hard sell

President Donald Trump took his pitch to nix the filibuster directly to Senate Republicans on Wednesday. They are once again saying, thanks, but no thanks. Trump spent several minutes...