Sunday

07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

How Schumer is preparing for the fall funding showdown

The Senate minority leader is under pressure to find a strategy that unifies Democrats. No one agrees what that is yet.

AOC’s campaign office vandalized with anti-Israel message

Her office says she’s faced “multiple threats” on her life in recent days.

Epstein crisis forces House GOP to scrap votes

House Republicans will scrap several votes this week as internal party drama over Jeffrey Epstein derails a key committee that handles legislation on its way to the floor. The...

Jim Jordan subpoenas DOJ prosecutor who helped investigate Donald Trump

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan is calling a member of the team that prosecuted President Donald Trump to testify before his committee. The Ohio Republican sent the subpoena to...

Frustration and fear ripple through NPR and PBS affiliates after Congress approves clawbacks

Small, rural public media stations are disappointed that Congress ignored their campaign to preserve federal funding.

Thune backs scrutiny of Fed HQ renovations

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday said the Federal Reserve should remain politically independent but called for oversight of the central bank’s expensive headquarter renovations. In comments to...

House Dems to force another committee vote on Epstein

Democrats will force another vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein-related documents during a Rules Committee meeting Monday afternoon, pressing Republicans yet again on the matter before lawmakers leave this week...

GOP megabill’s final score: $3.4T in red ink and 10 million kicked off health insurance, CBO says

The package President Donald Trump signed on July 4 would grow the deficit over the next 10 years, Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper predicts.

House won’t vote on Epstein matter this week

Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t have any plans to put a non-binding resolution on the floor this week before the August recess — or possibly ever — that would call...

Republican tax law leaves experts searching for words

"OB3"? "OB-cubed"? A pithy nickname for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is proving to be elusive.