Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Alina Habba targeted Democrats when she became New Jersey’s top prosecutor. Now she’s following through.

The 41-year-old Trump loyalist is under fire for charging a sitting House member with assault.

Senators are unmoved by Johnson’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ pitch

Speaker Mike Johnson pitched Senate Republicans on the House’s megabill plan Tuesday. Not all of them were swayed by the overture. Multiple GOP skeptics came out of the lunch...

DOGE sought access to Government Publishing Office

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative sought last week to gain access to the government’s central publishing operation, a congressional offshoot that provides public access to federal documents....

Noem defends potentially suspending habeas corpus, defines it as ‘right the president has to … remove people’

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration potentially suspending habeas corpus, engaging in a public scuffle Tuesday with a Democratic senator over the definition of...

Massie unmoved on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ after president’s personal pitch

President Donald Trump called Rep. Thomas Massie a “grandstander” during his visit to the Capitol Tuesday morning to whip support for his “big, beautiful bill,” after previously calling for...

Jared Golden opts for reelection bid in Trump-favored district

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced he would seek a fifth term in the House on Tuesday, ending speculation that he could run statewide instead. Golden has held a battleground...

Senate will vote on nixing California clean-air waivers, Thune says

Senate Republicans will move this week to nix California’s vehicle emission waivers, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said, setting up a high-stakes fight over the chamber’s rules. Thune said...

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver faces felony assault charge in conflict at ICE facility, court filing shows

The complaint was presented to a U.S. magistrate judge shortly before New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney, Alina Habba, announced the charge.

‘Don’t f–k around with Medicaid’: Trump moves to steamroll megabill opposition

The president went in to a high-stakes House GOP conference meeting ready to flex his political muscle.

Trump appears to be losing patience with blue-state Republicans on SALT

President Donald Trump took a surprising swipe Tuesday at efforts to increase a key tax deduction — underscoring that the main beneficiaries would be Democratic “governors from New York,...