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18-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House budget draft unveiled ahead of Thursday markup

The House Budget Committee unveiled a fiscal blueprint for Republicans' sweeping domestic policy legislation Wednesday that would allow for at least $4.5 trillion in tax cuts while slashing spending...

Federal watchdogs fired by Trump urge court to reinstate them

A new lawsuit alleges that Trump's firing of inspectors general violated federal law.

Capitol agenda: Budget resolutions moving, DOGE hearing

Conservatives are squeezing Mike Johnson as he scrambles to rescue his one-bill plan to pass Donald Trump’s border, energy and tax priorities. The speaker is about to make another...

Jodey Arrington has 2 days to save the House budget

The Texas Republican has struggled to wrangle his panel and warred with fellow chairs. Now it's go time.

Marjorie Taylor Greene mum on Musk ahead of first DOGE hearing

Fresh from a White House meeting with Elon Musk, conservative provocateur Marjorie Taylor Greene is preparing to launch her Congressional subcommittee to complement the tech giant’s Department of Government...

Senate Republicans think Trump tacitly approves of their two-bill budget plan

Senate Republicans believe they have President Donald Trump’s blessing as they pursue a two-bill strategy for passing his domestic legislative agenda. Trump has repeatedly said that he prefers “one...

House Freedom Caucus plans to throw another tax plan into the mix

House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) said Tuesday that the group would be releasing its own plan this week for achieving President Donald Trump’s tax priorities. The plan,...

Democrats are divided on government shutdown threats

With just over a month until government funding expires, Democrats remain divided on whether they should use the threat of a government shutdown as a political cudgel as they...

House leaders bullish on budget markup

GOP leaders struck an optimistic note Tuesday morning about their latest budget plan following a series of delays amid internal fighting — indicating it could get taken up in...

Capitol agenda: Johnson’s new budget plan, Dems’ shutdown dilemma

The Democratic Party's base is demanding that lawmakers do more to counter Donald Trump. But Democrats are signaling they don’t want to use their major leverage point — forcing...