Friday

06-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Massie, Democrats move to block US strikes on Iran

Rep. Thomas Massie said Tuesday he has filed a House resolution seeking to block U.S. involvement in the burgeoning conflict between Iran and Israel. Announcing the move on X,...

Senators get security briefing following Minnesota shootings

Senators used a closed-door briefing with law enforcement officials Tuesday to push for more funding for lawmaker security in the wake of the past weekend's fatal shootings in Minnesota....

Former Sen. Bob Menendez reports to prison for 11-year sentence

The onetime powerful chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is now at Federal Correctional Institution Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania.

Capitol agenda: Thune’s biggest megabill fires

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has some “big beautiful” conflicts to resolve — and fast — if he wants to pass his party’s tax-and-spending package next week as planned....

Mike Lee confronted by Minnesota colleague over shooting comments

Sen. Mike Lee of Utah was confronted by a Senate colleague Monday over his social media post that blamed the Minnesota shootings over the weekend that killed a former...

House Democrats ask Mike Johnson to boost member security funding

Top House Democrats asked Speaker Mike Johnson Monday to increase the amount of funding available for lawmakers' security following the weekend shootings of Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota. "We...

Sen. Baldwin named on alleged Minnesota shooter’s list

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin was named among the Democratic politicians included on a list found in the vehicle of the man accused of a politically-motivated attack on two Minnesota...

Capitol agenda: Crapo to answer big megabill questions

Senate Finance is expected to reveal at least some of its tweaks to the House-passed “big beautiful bill” Monday, but the panel’s text will likely include placeholders for key...

An old Capitol Hill troublemaker is trying to clinch a megabill deal

Mark Meadows has re-emerged as a behind-the-scenes sounding board for Republican hard-liners.

Senate Dems demand hearing on Trump’s response to Los Angeles protests

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee want their chair, Sen. Rand Paul, to hold a hearing on the Trump administration's handling of the Los Angeles...