Sunday

06-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Senators consider new security funding for lawmakers

Senators are exploring options for boosting member security through the government funding process following the shootings of state lawmakers in Minnesota and threats against multiple members of the House...

Funding bill in limbo amid FBI headquarters uproar

Senate appropriators are scrambling to figure out whether they can salvage the Commerce-Justice-Science bill.

Congress thrusts FBI headquarters feud into September government funding fight

Senators voted Thursday to block President Donald Trump from repurposing cash the FBI was supposed to use to move its headquarters to Maryland, in a major win for the state's...

Capitol agenda: Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate Appropriations table to cement his legacy

Former GOP leader Mitch McConnell is back at the Senate Appropriations table for the first time in roughly two decades Thursday as the full panel begins marking up three...

Tillis says he won’t back any Trump nominees who express support for Jan. 6

Sen. Thom Tillis has a warning for the Trump administration as he finishes out his time in office. The retiring Senator from North Carolina says in a TV interview...

Top Democrats demand apology from Florida Republican over attack on Ilhan Omar

House Democratic leaders slammed Rep. Randy Fine Wednesday and called on the Florida Republican to apologize after he insinuated that Rep. Ilhan Omar was a terrorist. In an unusual...

Texas to take up congressional redistricting in special session

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday the state Legislature will focus on redistricting during a special session later this year, as Republicans look to defend their narrow House majority...

Trump is interested in new Russia sanctions. But there’s a catch.

As support builds behind a bipartisan bill, the White House is seeking changes that would expand the president's control.

Tillis says he’ll ‘probably’ vote in support of Trump’s controversial judge pick

Sen. Thom Tillis said he will likely vote to advance the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney and controversial pick for a judgeship on...

Senate panel advances Trump’s nominee to lead CDC

President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one step closer to confirmation. On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee...