Saturday

18-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Ossoff calls on Trump admin to ‘publicly refuse’ El Salvador’s offer to jail Americans

“Federal law does not allow the deportation of U.S. citizens, and El Salvador’s prisons are internationally notorious for life-threatening and abusive conditions,” the Georgia Democrat wrote.

Johnson quietly shops new budget blueprint

The rough plan would cut less spending than hard-liners want while also scaling back potential tax cuts.

Gabbard clears key Senate hurdle with unanimous GOP support

The cloture vote was a party-line vote.

Vance out of the country ahead of Gabbard confirmation vote

Senate Republicans might need Vice President JD Vance to help confirm Tulsi Gabbard to be the director of national intelligence — even as he’s out of the country for...

Tim Scott to top donors: 2026 will likely break spending records

Senate GOP campaign chief Tim Scott previewed his 2026 game plan over the weekend to some of the party’s top donors at a retreat in Palm Beach, Florida. His...

Schumer signals Democrats won’t pick a shutdown fight

Senate Democrats are detailing how they plan to fight back against President Donald Trump’s administration — but it won’t include sparking a government shutdown. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...

House Democrats create a Trump-focused ‘rapid response task force’

House Democrats are ramping up their efforts to respond to President Donald Trump's sweeping overhaul of the federal government by creating a task force that could lead to lawsuits...

Capitol agenda: Johnson falls behind in budget race, Gabbard and RFK Jr. coming up

Speaker Mike Johnson is falling behind in the congressional GOP budget reconciliation race. Johnson’s hopes of moving a budget resolution through committee this week to jumpstart his one-big-bill plan...

House GOP continues to squabble over tax cuts as lawmakers enter a critical week

Hardliners are squaring off against their top tax writer as Republicans try to assemble a package President Donald Trump's priorities.

Jim Jordan backs Elon Musk’s authority to cut federal government

“It's something that people evaluated and voted for on November 5,” the Ohio Republican said.