Category: Congress
March 20, 2026
Congress
White House sends blueprint for national AI rules to Congress
The proposal to encode federal laws document follows jockeying between the administration and the Hill over plans to establish federal rules governing the technology.
March 20, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Senate heads into a weekend grind
Lawmakers will remain in town to continue debating the GOP's partisan elections bill and advance nominees.
March 19, 2026
Congress
Republicans balk at going it alone on Iran war funding
Key lawmakers doubt budget reconciliation is a viable path for a $200 billion Pentagon infusion.
March 19, 2026
Congress
Congress moves to scrutinize AI use in federal court
Clear federal guidelines for use of AI in U.S. federal courts have yet to be established, as broader concerns about the technology grow on Capitol Hill.
March 19, 2026
Congress
Senate recess at risk if DHS shutdown continues, Thune says
The funding lapse is nearly five weeks old.
March 19, 2026
Congress
Epstein’s lawyer tells House Oversight investigators he had ‘no knowledge’ of Epstein’s crimes
Darren Indyke's appearance is the latest in the Oversight committee’s string of closed-door depositions with people in Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit.
March 19, 2026
Congress
Congress must ‘adequately’ fund defense, Johnson says, amid talk of $200 billion war request
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise declined to say if such a request could pass the House.
March 19, 2026
Congress
Thune, Tim Scott endorse Hern for open Oklahoma Senate seat
Trump had already endorsed him as he seeks to replace Markwayne Mullin.
March 19, 2026
Congress
Mullin’s nomination to be DHS chief advances out of committee
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania broke with his fellow Democrats to vote to advance Mullin’s nomination.
March 19, 2026
Congress
Sexual assault allegations roil bills honoring César Chávez
California Democrats pursuing a national historical park to honor the activist said they would revise legislation to "respect the victims."