Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

The House votes to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Trump’s “Gulf of America”

The House took a largely party-line 211-206 vote Thursday to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” moving to codify President Donald Trump's recent executive order....

Citing seniority concerns, Jasmine Crockett wavers on Oversight run

Rep. Jasmine Crockett said she would "rethink" whether to pursue a bid for the top Democratic job on the House Oversight Committee after a more senior member of the...

Trump hints at pulling Ed Martin’s nomination

President Donald Trump suggested he is withdrawing the controversial nomination of Ed Martin to be the District of Columbia's top federal prosecutor. “We have somebody else that will be...

Congress counters Trump with massive FEMA restructuring plan

Republicans and Democrats are trying to give Congress a voice in the future of the disaster agency.

Capitol agenda: Tick tock on the markup clock

The two most powerful Republicans projected total confidence Wednesday as they try to get the GOP megabill moving through the House: President Donald Trump proclaimed “great progress” after a...

Senate crypto negotiations remain in flux following 11th-hour meeting

Senators emerged Wednesday evening from closed-door negotiations over cryptocurrency legislation without a deal to trumpet, leaving the landmark digital assets bill in flux ahead of a key procedural vote...

GOP lawmakers in ‘robust’ talks with White House over $9B cutbacks

House Republicans are privately negotiating with the White House over the makeup of President Donald Trump’s forthcoming request to nix $9.3 billion already allocated for the State Department, foreign...

Trump touts ‘great progress’ as Republicans quarrel over his megabill

President Donald Trump is declaring that Republicans are “making great progress” as the GOP conference wrangles with key policy holdups that could delay the package central to his agenda....

Dem holdouts pushing to delay floor vote on crypto bill

Some key Democratic holdouts on landmark Senate cryptocurrency legislation are pushing to delay a procedural floor vote that is currently slated for Thursday to buy more time to finalize...

State budgets land in GOP crosshairs amid struggle to fund megabill

The plans could generate big savings, but they’re vexing Republican lawmakers — many of them former governors and state legislators.