Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

‘An economic fallacy’: Rand Paul doesn’t see the benefits of tariffs

The Kentucky Republican also questioned the president's authority to impose tariffs by fiat.

While Trump Was Away, His Megabill Went Astray

After a five-day, eight-time-zone hiatus from Capitol Hill drama, the closer has to start closing.

DOGE sought access to congressional worker-rights watchdog

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative sought this week to gain access to the congressional office which fields and manages complaints about discrimination, harassment, accessibility and other workplace...

$40,000 SALT offer discussed with megabill holdouts

House GOP leaders discussed a new, heightened state-and-local-tax deduction with a group of Republican holdouts as they race to salvage their party-line megabill from ruin. A $40,000 cap on...

House Budget Committee punts megabill vote as GOP leaders woo holdouts

Top Republicans are negotiating changes with irate conservative as they aim for passage next week.

Trump pushes for GOP unity around megabill as conservative support wavers

President Donald Trump encouraged House Republicans to unite behind the megabill in a Truth Social post Friday morning as some archconservatives have warned of their dissatisfaction with the GOP...

House Judiciary to examine New Jersey ICE facility incident

Lawmakers will hold a hearing next week on “Threats to ICE Operations,” in the latest escalation from the GOP after a chaotic protest at a New Jersey Immigration and...

House Budget forging ahead with megabill markup

House Republicans are sticking with their plan to hold a crucial committee vote needed to launch their party-line tax and spending package for floor debate — despite last-minute objections...

Capitol agenda: Sprinting into Budget day

House Republicans are steamrolling toward Friday morning's scheduled Budget Committee markup even as a growing number of issues threaten to block progress on their “big, beautiful bill.” GOP leaders...

Megabill teeters after hard-liners make their stand

GOP leaders look to toughen Medicaid provision amid conservative pushback.