Monday

08-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Senate passes first funding package ahead of shutdown cliff

The chamber’s leaders hope to strike a compromise with House lawmakers before federal cash stops flowing on Oct. 1.

Senate unlocks ‘minibus’ deal, prepares to advance three spending bills

The Senate has finalized an agreement to take action on three fiscal 2026 spending bills, breaking a multi-day impasse that prevented the first government funding bills of the yearly...

Comer says he will postpone Ghislaine Maxwell testimony

The scheduled congressional deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell, a co-conspirator of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is indefinitely postponed, House Oversight Chair James Comer said Friday. In a letter to...

Nominations talks heat up as Senate hopes to advance spending bills

The Senate will try to break an impasse Friday to advance three spending bills in hopes of showing progress after days of discord. A separate holdup over presidential nominations,...

GOP’s summer town hall push gets heated

House Republicans are beginning to face rowdy town halls as they try to sell President Donald Trump's sweeping tax and spending law. Rep. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin had a...

Capitol agenda: It’s down to Trump, Schumer and Thune

The Senate’s summer exit is getting complicated as lawmakers brace for some weekend work. Tensions are running high over government funding negotiations. And Senate leaders have yet to seal...

Sarah McBride has a blunt diagnosis for her party’s problems

The Delaware first-term lawmaker says Democrats must work on their image.

Trump goes after Susan Collins for her voting record

President Donald Trump is going after Republican Sen. Susan Collins despite hopes among some in the party that she will run again next year and help the GOP hold...

Donors to Trump allies’ anti-Massie super PAC revealed

GOP megadonor Paul Singer was the largest donor to a super PAC seeking to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) last month, according to a filing submitted to the Federal...

RNC’s Michael Whatley officially launches North Carolina Senate bid

Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley on Thursday officially launched his campaign for the North Carolina senate seat currently held by retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis. Whatley decided to...