Sunday

06-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House approves Charlie Kirk resolution on bipartisan vote

The House approved a resolution Friday to honor Charlie Kirk, a week after the conservative activist was assassinated at an event in Utah. Notably, Democratic leaders and nearly 100...

House approves stopgap funding bill, putting shutdown ball in the Senate’s court

Federal funding is due to expire Oct. 1 if Congress can’t find an agreement.

House Oversight chair says committee has Epstein files from Treasury

Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Friday his panel had begun receiving materials from the Treasury Department as part of its investigation...

Speaker floats member security funding package in October

Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday teased passing a possible member security supplemental package in October, as he’s facing a handful of GOP members still balking over the issue ahead...

Capitol agenda: CRs hit the floor

Congress is barreling toward votes on stopgap funding bills Friday before lawmakers leave for recess. Here’s what to watch: IN THE HOUSE — The House will vote this morning...

Trump’s TikTok Dance Is a Constitutional Farce

Don’t be fooled by a Trump-Xi deal.

GOP’s new Jan. 6 panel sends letters to DOJ, University of Virginia and others

The new GOP-led committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is asking Attorney General Pam Bondi, the University of Virginia and other businesses for information from the previous Democratic-led...

Senate approves new path for member security funding

The Senate greenlit a rules change Thursday night to allow Senators to use official office funds for personal security measures — a move driven by concerns about lawmaker security...

Emmer casts doubt on nationwide crime bill in Congress

The No. 3 House Republican is casting doubt on whether Congress needs to pass a nationwide crime bill as the GOP seeks to project itself as the party of...

Senate eyes Friday votes on dueling funding bills

Senators are expected to vote Friday on competing plans to temporarily fund the government past the end of the month as a partisan standoff ratchets up the chances for...