Sunday

06-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House again votes to surrender tariff powers to Trump

House Republicans voted in near lockstep Tuesday to again cede congressional power over tariffs to President Donald Trump. A measure that effectively blocks challenges to Trump's sweeping global tariff...

Top Democrats blast House stopgap proposal

Democratic leaders signaled Tuesday they will oppose the GOP-led stopgap funding bill just hours after it was unveiled — and just two weeks before a possible government shutdown. “The...

House GOP moves to combine central bank digital currency ban with crypto bill

House Republicans are gearing up to retroactively combine GOP legislation that would ban the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank digital currency with a sweeping bipartisan cryptocurrency market...

House to vote on resolution honoring Charlie Kirk

House GOP leaders are teeing up a vote later this week on a measure honoring assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The resolution is titled "Honoring the life and legacy...

House Republicans roll out 7-week funding patch as shutdown looms

Democrats aren’t guaranteed to back the measure as President Donald Trump roots for GOP leaders to ignore their counterparts across the aisle.

Thune mocks Schumer’s shutdown stance: He ‘knows where my office is’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune responded tartly to his Democratic counterpart’s calls for “bipartisan negotiations” ahead of an approaching government shutdown deadline Tuesday, underscoring the posturing that has marked...

Republican pushes Patel for faster release of Epstein files

Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday to continue the release of files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, specifically information about who other than...

Presidential bid not in the cards, says GOP Sen. Dave McCormick

The Pennsylvania senator said he’s not eyeing a run for the White House in 2028 or 2032.

FBI chief, under fire, tells senators to ‘bring it on’

Embattled FBI Director Kash Patel defended his leadership of the nation's top law enforcement agency in opening remarks Tuesday morning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I’m honored to be...

House CR to be released Tuesday, GOP leaders say, setting up Friday vote

House GOP leaders said they plan to release a stopgap funding bill after a Republican conference meeting Tuesday, setting up a Friday vote on the short-term punt. Majority Leader...