Wednesday

22-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Senate Finance Republicans to huddle with Trump on taxes

Senate Finance Committee Republicans will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss the path forward for crafting legislation to enact broad swaths of...

Senate Democrats take stock of their shutdown pickle

Senate Democrats are grappling with whether or not to support a House GOP funding patch less than three days before a possible government shutdown. With 52 Republicans expected to...

Johnson pledges House probe into Tesla threats

Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said Congress will probe “domestic terrorism” attacks targeting the Tesla car brand after vehicles and storefronts were vandalized. “Congress will investigate the sources of...

Jeanne Shaheen won’t seek reelection

She's the third Senate Democrat to announce their retirement ahead of the midterms.

Capitol agenda: Johnson puts Senate Dems in a corner

House Republicans passed their stopgap funding bill Tuesday evening, which means Senate Democrats can now no longer delay their long-dreaded decision: Do they give up a chance to stand...

Mike Johnson gets candid about Elon Musk

Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday gave his most candid assessment yet of billionaire Elon Musk's influence in Congress and the potential threat he poses to legislative dealmaking: "He can...

Johnson and Thune hash out future of GOP agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune met on Tuesday and discussed the sweeping domestic policy legislation at the top of their 2025 agenda. The closed-door conversation...

Members appointed to the House Ethics Committee

The House officially appointed members to the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday — months into the new Congress. The committee will once again be chaired by Rep. Michael Guest,...

Jordan lays out timeline for tackling high-skilled tech visas, immigration overhaul efforts

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan has a strategy for how to give President Donald Trump’s top ally, Elon Musk, the changes to high-skilled visa rules the tech billionaire so...

Why Thomas Massie isn’t worried about Trump’s primary threats

The Kentucky Republican has been through it all before: “It’ll blow over.”