Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Capitol agenda: The megabill has mega issues

Republicans’ drive toward the “big, beautiful bill” is starting to hit some big potholes. As lawmakers get into gear on extending President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, cracks are deepening...

‘Are you out of your fricking mind?’ Republicans balk at new passenger car fee proposal

A proposal to create a new $20 fee on most passenger cars to help pay for Trump administration priorities may already be in danger thanks to Republicans loathe to...

House committee votes to overhaul student aid programs

House Education and Workforce Committee Republicans advanced draft legislation Tuesday to slash billions of dollars to student aid programs to help offset the cost of legislation to enact President...

Dems join Republicans to boost defense spending in Trump agenda bill

The House Armed Services Committee advanced its $150 billion portion of Republicans' megabill on Tuesday with the support of several Democrats, even as most lambasted it as a "blank...

Senators warming to spectrum deal in GOP megabill

Key Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee say there's been headway in recent weeks on reaching an agreement to auction off wireless spectrum, expressing renewed hopes for attaching...

Trump’s trade rep attempts to soothe Senate GOP’s tariff concerns ahead of vote

President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser attempted to soothe Senate Republicans alarmed by the president’s aggressive trade policies ahead of a potential vote to reject the executive branch’s sweeping...

House speaker pushes for committee tax bill vote next week

House Speaker Mike Johnson and other members of House GOP leadership are pushing the House Ways and Means Committee to vote on its tax legislation next week. “On schedule,...

Schatz picks up support for whip even as some Dems beg off

Sen. Brian Schatz inched forward Tuesday in his bid to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin as the No. 2 Senate Democrat — even as some Democratic senators said it’s...

Senate confirms David Perdue as Trump’s ambassador to China

The former Georgia senator, who has declared that Beijing is “at war” with America, is now tasked with easing U.S.-China tensions.

Capitol agenda: Medicaid mucks up the megabill

Republicans are hitting a major roadblock in drafting their “big, beautiful” megabill: Divisions over how deeply to cut Medicaid are threatening to upend the timeline for advancing President Donald...