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07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Capitol agenda: Troop pay fight tests the GOP

Tensions over troop pay are taking center stage as the shutdown heads into Week 4. A number of Republican lawmakers are uneasy with President Donald Trump once again sidestepping...

Lawmakers bemoan Trump’s latest power grab: Troop pay

Members of Congress appreciate the political cover but don’t love how the White House is circumventing Capitol Hill’s power of the purse yet again.

Speaker Johnson doubles down on ‘No Kings’ criticism following demonstrations nationwide

He alleged the protests indicate “a rise of Marxism in the Democratic Party.”

Rand Paul: ‘All of these people have been blown up without us knowing their name’

The Kentucky Republican again challenges U.S. strikes on possible drug smugglers at sea.

IRS files tax lien against Jim Justice

The former governor, who joined the Senate in 2025, has repeatedly brushed off questions about his finances.

Trump grants clemency to disgraced former lawmaker George Santos

The former member of Congress from New York served less than three months of a seven-years sentence for wire fraud and identity theft.

Alex Acosta cleared Trump of wrongdoing in the Epstein case, GOP says

The former U.S. attorney and Labor Secretary sat for an interview with Congressional investigators in September.

Johnson refuses to swear in Grijalva, brushes aside Democrats’ legal threat

Democrats have threatened legal action if Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva isn't sworn in Friday after winning her special election more than three weeks ago.

Republicans again find themselves in an Obamacare pickle

GOP lawmakers are talking about pursuing a health policy overhaul — but leaders are warning not to revisit a repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

GOP representative blames swastika flag in his office on a ‘ruse’

Flags altered in a similar way have surfaced around the Capitol.