Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Capitol agenda: Trump secretaries start hitting the Hill

Democratic appropriators infuriated by the Trump administration’s disregard for Congress’ power of the purse are getting their first chance to cross examine the secretaries who have aided the president’s...

Speaker says House will vote ‘as quickly as possible’ on District of Columbia budget fix

Speaker Mike Johnson said he still intends to hold a vote House to vote to fix the District of Columbia’s $1 billion funding shortfall, after the stopgap government funding...

Thune open to changing Senate crypto bill to win over Dems

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday he is open to amending landmark cryptocurrency legislation that GOP leaders hope to pass in the coming weeks on the floor, as...

AOC won’t seek top Oversight Committee post

She cited the caucus’ preference for seniority.

House Republicans again block vote on Trump’s tariffs

Republicans on the House Rules Committee moved again to block a vote on rolling back Donald Trump’s tariffs Monday in their latest effort to protect the president's authority over...

Trump’s No. 1 campaign pledge hinges on GOP delivering megabill

Top administration officials have been in close touch with the Hill about the funding needed to ramp up removals.

House Republicans set flurry of meetings on GOP megabill

House Republicans have planned a slew of meetings this week that they hope will resolve huge political battles over their massive domestic policy bill as they race the clock...

Senators unveil bipartisan plan to lower drug costs

Sens. Josh Hawley and Peter Welch are teaming up on bipartisan legislation aimed at lowering drug costs by barring drug companies in the U.S. from charging higher prices than...

Capitol agenda: Crypto chaos hits the Senate

The GOP’s tax cut megabill isn’t the only one of President Donald Trump's priorities in jeopardy on Capitol Hill. Republicans have an unexpected crypto problem, too. Crypto turmoil is...

Hard-liners’ Medicaid letter has ties to GOP think tank

A letter signed by 20 hard-line House Republicans calling for deep cuts to Medicaid in the GOP’s domestic policy megabill appears to be written at least in part by...