Friday

06-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Vote-a-rama, last hurdle before megabill’s Senate approval, is underway

The Senate has kicked off “vote-a-rama” — the marathon of amendment votes on the Republicans' domestic policy megabill. The first vote wasn’t on adoption of a specific amendment, but...

Capitol agenda: Thune heads into a perilous vote-a-rama

The Senate’s “big, beautiful” vote-a-rama starts in just two hours — and nobody knows how it’s going to end. Senate Majority Leader John Thune can only lose one more...

Thom Tillis denounces GOP megabill’s Medicaid cuts in fiery speech

Hours after announcing his retirement, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis went to the Senate floor and slammed the GOP's plans for drastic Medicaid cuts — warning Republicans they are about...

Rick Scott drafts key Medicaid amendment ahead of voting marathon

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is circulating text of his amendment to the GOP megabill that would effectively end a key Medicaid financing mechanism after 2030. The provision won the...

Republicans move forward with controversial megabill accounting move

Senate Republicans are on the cusp of formally adopting a controversial accounting tactic to zero out much of the cost of their massive domestic policy bill. The matter came...

Megabill reading wraps up after nearly 16 hours

Senate clerks have completed a nearly 16-hour reading of the GOP’s 940-page megabill. Clerks began reading the text aloud at 11:08 p.m. Saturday and finished Sunday at 3:03 p.m....

White House eyes Kentucky state senator for Massie challenge

White House officials will host Kentucky state Sen. Aaron Reed in the coming weeks for a discussion about challenging GOP Rep. Thomas Massie in next year's Republican primary, according...

Thom Tillis says he will retire following Trump attacks

The two-term North Carolina senator was expected to contest one of 2026's toughest races.

‘We don’t pay people in this country to be lazy,’ Mullin says of Medicaid work requirements

Sen. Markwayne Mullin is insisting President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic megabill doesn't break his promise not to cut Medicaid, even as the Congressional Budget Office estimates 7.8 million people...

Warner predicts Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will cripple GOP support

As Republicans in Congress look to get President Donald Trump's sweeping megabill to the Oval Office by July 4, one Democratic Senator is predicting the bill will crater support...