Monday

07-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

John E. Sununu expected to announce New Hampshire Senate bid this week

Former Sen. John E. Sununu is expected to launch a Senate comeback bid in New Hampshire this week, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss the campaign-in-waiting. Sununu...

Russia sanctions bill on hold for now, Thune says

Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated Monday that legislation slapping new sanctions on Russia and its trading partners is on hold until after an upcoming meeting between President Donald...

‘We’re going to have a vote’ on member stock trading, key GOP hard-liner says

A raft of internal GOP fights are awaiting Speaker Mike Johnson when he brings the House back from its shutdown recess — including a major brawl over legislation banning...

Mike Johnson says Trump was ‘using satire to make a point’ with AI poop-bombing video

Speaker Mike Johnson gamely defended President Donald Trump's weekend social media post showing him dropping apparent human excrement on liberal protesters in comments to reporters Monday, calling it "satire."...

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.