Friday

06-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Cory Mills has a dramatic new Capitol tattoo

Rep. Cory Mills has some new ink — with a congressional theme. The Florida Republican recently added a dramatic tattoo to his arm showing the Capitol building surrounded by...

Democrats seize on Padilla video as a unifying immigration message

Meanwhile, Republicans cast Democrats as the ones welcoming the chaos.

Capitol agenda: Crucial megabill changes could come Friday

Senate Finance Republicans could release their all-important megabill text as soon as Friday, outlining changes to Medicaid cuts and President Donald Trump’s tax incentives. Senate Majority Leader John Thune...

The Senate GOP’s hard-liners are suddenly sounding softer on the megabill

"Everybody is trying to help," said Sen. Ron Johnson, who savaged the legislation just weeks ago.

House Ethics Committee will review campaign activity guidance

The House Ethics Committee is launching a subpanel to review its guidance on campaign activities. The notoriously secretive, bipartisan committee announced Thursday that the new working group would be...

Democrats marched on Hill GOP leaders’ offices in protest of Sen. Alex Padilla’s handcuffing

Dozens of House Democrats marched to Hill GOP leaders' offices Thursday afternoon in protest of Sen. Alex Padilla's detention by federal agents, but they weren't able to meet with...

House Dems demand testimony from Noem after Padilla handcuffed in LA

Shocked and angry House Democrats are demanding that Kristi Noem testify before Congress after Sen. Alex Padilla was detained by federal agents at her DHS press conference in Los...

House clears $9.4B in funding clawbacks requested by White House

The cuts would nix $8.3 billion in foreign aid and $1.1 billion for public broadcasting.

Alex Padilla confrontation in LA shocks senators

Senators were left stunned Thursday by video of their colleague Alex Padilla getting manhandled and handcuffed in Los Angeles. The California Democrat was attempting to enter a news conference...

GOP leaders say they are pressing forward with vote on DOGE cuts

Speaker Mike Johnson expressed confidence ahead of a planned Thursday vote that the House will pass a $9.4 billion spending cuts package as planned. But privately, his whip team...