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08-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

1 party has a New Jersey recruitment bonanza. The other … not so much.

The 2026 fight for control of Congress runs through New Jersey’s swing seats. But one party is arriving better prepared than the other.

Jeffries pans idea of dispatching National Guard to Chicago

"We should continue to support local law enforcement and not simply allow Donald Trump to play games with the lives of the American people," he said.

Epstein files land on Capitol Hill

Now comes the waiting game as congressional Republicans and the DOJ coordinate on redactions.

Congress is set to receive the first batch of Epstein files. It’s not likely to quell the drama.

The DOJ is expected to make heavy redactions for an initial tranche of Epstein documents.

The GOP’s big problem in selling the ‘big, beautiful bill’

Vice President JD Vance will be in Georgia on Thursday to take a stab at pitching a massive bill that hasn’t yet been fully implemented.

Here’s how Trump could throw a ‘wrench’ into Hill funding negotiations as shutdown looms

The White House is now within the window of attempting a contentious “pocket rescission” to cancel federal cash no matter what Congress says.

Adam Schiff forms legal defense fund

It is the latest chapter in Trump’s escalating effort to leverage the federal government against his political foes.

Katherine Clark backs off Gaza ‘genocide’ comments

Her statement comes after saying the “genocide and destruction” in Gaza needs to end.

Why Senate Republicans won’t scrap the ‘blue slip’

Senators are fiercely protective of the longstanding precedent that gives them deference over who serves as U.S. attorneys and district court judges back home.

DOJ to start turning over Epstein files to Capitol Hill

A House committee was forced to issue a subpoena to DOJ compelling the release of the materials.