Saturday

07-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Senate passes Trump’s megabill after pulling all-nighter

The sprawling domestic policy measure now heads to the House, with Republicans hustling to get it to the president’s desk by July 4.

Final Senate megabill to ease wind and solar phaseout

Senate Republicans intend to remove a controversial tax on solar and wind energy projects as part of their budget megabill, according to three people familiar with the plans. Republicans’...

Senate GOP releases updated megabill text

Senate Republicans have released an updated draft of their domestic-policy megabill ahead of final floor action. The 887-page text is not expected to be the final legislation passed by...

Senate prepares to take final megabill votes

The Senate is on track to start voting on final amendments and passage of the GOP megabill. "I believe we do" have a deal, Senate Majority Leader John Thune...

Trump wavers on July 4 megabill deadline

President Donald Trump appeared to leave room to extend his July 4 deadline for Congress to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as the Senate scrambles to push...

GOP clean-energy amendment won’t get a vote

Sen. Joni Ernst said her closely watched amendment seeking to maintain wind and solar tax credits will not get a Senate vote before the anctipated passage of the GOP...

Amendment targeting Medicaid expansion won’t get a Senate vote

Senate conservatives are dropping their push for a vote on scaling back a key Medicaid funding mechanism, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss private deliberations. Sen. Rick...

Cornyn gets a big fundraising boost in Texas Senate primary against Paxton

John Cornyn is not going down without a fight. After months of polls showing the four-term Texas senator trailing in the Republican primary, a pro-Cornyn super PAC raised almost...

Capitol agenda: Murkowski slams brakes on megabill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s ability to pass the “big, beautiful bill” is hinging on Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The Alaska senator has been the subject of an intense whip...

Trump & Co. launch final megabill pressure campaign

President Donald Trump and his top deputies have started their final public push to get the "big, beautiful bill" over the finish line as the Senate struggles to finish...