Category: Congress
July 30, 2025
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...
July 30, 2025
Congress
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...
July 30, 2025
Congress
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...
July 30, 2025
Congress
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.
July 30, 2025
Congress
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...
July 29, 2025
Congress
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...
July 29, 2025
Congress
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...
July 29, 2025
Congress
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...
July 29, 2025
Congress
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...
July 29, 2025
Congress
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...