Sunday

06-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Epstein estate turns over new documents

The House Oversight Committee is now reviewing materials and making redactions before publishing any files.

Democrats dig in on shutdown after White House layoff threat

Multiple lawmakers weighed in Thursday to say they would not be cowed. GOP leaders were quieter.

Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan launches PAC to boost ‘patriotic’ candidates

The swing seat House member’s group is stirring talk of higher office as Democrats struggle nationally.

‘Unforced errors’ weigh on GOP’s shutdown posture

Top Republican officials are pursuing diverging messages as Democrats seek to pounce.

Jeffries demands ‘ironclad’ health care deal in latest shutdown escalation

The House minority leader appeared to hurtle past another off-ramp as a funding deadline approaches.

Schumer hopeful Congress can avoid a shutdown but places onus on Republicans and Trump

“American people are going to know in charge and say, ‘what the heck?’” Schumer said.

Republican lawmakers face internal rift over abortion

House and Senate Republican leaders aren’t sure they can stave off a fight between moderates and hard-liners on abortion coverage.

Inside the Schumer-Thune shutdown cold war

The relationship between the two Senate leaders, who have known each other for decades, has grown tense.

House centrists attempt quiet rescue of Obamacare subsidy talks

The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus is trying to rekindle negotiations over the soon-to-expire tax credits used by more than 20 million Americans.

How Arizona voters are set to put Mike Johnson in a corner

The likely winner of a special election Tuesday is set to rekindle the Jeffrey Epstein firestorm in the House.