Wednesday

15-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Emmer cheers Trump’s federal aid freeze

DORAL, Florida — The No. 3 House Republican applauded Donald Trump's sweeping move to freeze federal aid Tuesday morning, calling it a step to shake up the status quo....

Capitol agenda: Trump’s curveballs, Dems’ ICC dilemma, Vance appearance

DORAL, FLORIDA — President Donald Trump told House Republicans exactly what he wanted Monday night. Now they get to do the fun part: figure out how to pay for...

Committee chair launches sanctuary cities investigation

House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer is launching an investigation into sanctuary cities as the new Trump administration launches a deluge of executive actions to crack down...

Sen. Paul subpoenas 14 agencies over Covid origin

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee subpoenaed 14 agencies in mid-January about the origin of Covid-19 and risky research conducted at a lab in China with U.S....

Johnson vows ‘no daylight’ between Congress and Trump on tariff-immigration threats

DORAL, FLORIDA — Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday celebrated President Donald Trump's weekend trade war threat against Colombia, adding there will be "no daylight" between Congress and Trump on...

Sean Duffy clears key Senate vote to head DOT

President Donald Trump’s nominee for Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, cleared a key procedural vote in the Senate on Monday, setting up a final vote on his nomination in the...

Some GOP senators want open committee vote on Gabbard

Any Republican opposition could doom the top intelligence nominee’s confirmation.

Democrats move to condemn Trump pardons of violent Jan. 6 defendants

Senate Democrats offered a resolution Monday to condemn President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon Jan. 6 defendants who assaulted Capitol Police officers, saying the move invites future political violence....

Capitol agenda: Johnson’s GOP retreat plans, ICC bill, controversial Trump nominees ahead

Speaker Mike Johnson will confront an increasingly anxious House GOP today at Donald Trump’s Doral resort, where they’re holding their annual policy retreat through Wednesday. The big complication: Republicans...

Trump’s agenda is about to hit a make-or-break moment

Huddling at the president's Florida resort, Republicans are looking to make a game plan.