Friday

17-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: 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.

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.

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.

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.

Senate recess at risk if DHS shutdown continues, Thune says

The funding lapse is nearly five weeks old.

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.

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.

Thune, Tim Scott endorse Hern for open Oklahoma Senate seat

Trump had already endorsed him as he seeks to replace Markwayne Mullin.

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.

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."