Category: Congress
August 02, 2025
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.
August 01, 2025
Congress
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...
August 01, 2025
Congress
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...
August 01, 2025
Congress
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,...
August 01, 2025
Congress
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...
August 01, 2025
Congress
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...
August 01, 2025
Congress
Sarah McBride has a blunt diagnosis for her party’s problems
The Delaware first-term lawmaker says Democrats must work on their image.
August 01, 2025
Congress
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...
August 01, 2025
Congress
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...
July 31, 2025
Congress
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...