Monday

08-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Trump not letting off pressure campaign against Grassley over ‘blue slips’

President Donald Trump is continuing his overnight crusade against Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley in an apparent attempt to pressure the Iowa Republican to ram through more nominees...

Bernie Moreno endorses Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate race to replace Mitch McConnell

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) is backing Nate Morris in the race to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). “If we are going to put America First again, we need...

Capitol agenda: Insider trading is Mike Johnson’s next Epstein

Speaker Mike Johnson’s September to-do list is getting tougher by the day. As POLITICO scooped Tuesday, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) is planning to file a discharge petition to...

Senate confirms Emil Bove to Third Circuit, as Dems fail to thwart Trump pick

Two Republicans voted against Bove, but it wasn't enough to tank his nomination.

Trump tells Chuck Grassley to have ‘courage’ in moving judicial noms without Dems

President Donald Trump is seeking to pressure Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley to ram through more judicial nominees without buy-in from home-state Democratic senators. “Chuck Grassley, who I got...

Booker confronts fellow Democrats over bipartisan police bills

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker scolded fellow Democrats Tuesday for not having enough “backbone” to resist President Donald Trump in a fiery floor exchange that took place as colleagues...

MTG not running for Georgia governor

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will not run for Georgia governor next year, she said Tuesday, after already ruling out a campaign for the Senate earlier this year. But that’s...

Jeffries will meet with Texas Democrats amid congressional map battle

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will meet with Democrats in Texas on Wednesday, his office told POLITICO on Tuesday. The move comes as President Donald Trump urges lawmakers to...

Senators agree to strip hemp language from ag funding bill

Senators have agreed to strip out language that would close a hemp regulatory loophole from their agriculture funding bill, following a clash between Kentucky GOP Sens. Mitch McConnell and...

Nominations pileup has Senate Republicans threatening rules changes

Top Senate Republicans are warning Democrats that unless they start helping to speed up confirmations of President Donald Trump’s nominees, there will be consequences — including a potential effort...