Sunday

07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Final megabill votes are secured, GOP leaders say

House Republican leaders said early Thursday morning they have made a breakthrough with the megabill holdouts and are preparing to advance the legislation in the coming hours. Speaker Mike...

MAGA world figures take aim at GOP holdouts

As a procedural vote to start floor debate on the GOP megabill stretched on Wednesday night, several MAGA world figures went online to threaten the Republican holdouts. Hard-right lawmakers...

Johnson stares down hard-liners on megabill procedural vote

House Republican hard-liners vowed to deprive Speaker Mike Johnson of the needed votes should he try to force party's domestic policy megabill through the House overnight — just before...

How House Republicans could bypass their own budget

House Republicans are taking up legislation that violates the budget framework they painstakingly negotiated in the spring. It's not the end of the world for the megabill. That's because...

House left in limbo as megabill talks continue

Republican holdouts on the Senate-passed version of the party’s “big, beautiful bill” are huddling with House GOP leaders, who are holding open a vote to move the legislation forward...

House hard-liners threaten to tank megabill procedural vote

A band of House conservative hard-liners is threatening to defeat a procedural vote on the Republican megabill and demand further negotiations over President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill." Rep....

Gimenez launches bid for House Homeland chair

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) has formally launched a bid to become chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, according to a letter of intent obtained by POLITICO. Gimenez’s office...

Freedom Caucus attacks Senate megabill in 3-page dissection

The House Freedom Caucus is circulating a memo sharply criticizing the Senate-passed GOP megabill as Republican leaders work to secure hard-liners' votes Wednesday. The three-page document seizes on more...

Trump is ‘working the phones’ to get megabill over the finish line

President Donald Trump is ramping up a pressure campaign on House Freedom Caucus members as he tries to get his “Big Beautiful Bill” across the finish line ahead of...

Megabill hits an unexpected procedural snag

Republican leaders aren’t only scrambling to find the votes to push their megabill through the House, they’re also dealing with an unexpected procedural issue that could complicate floor consideration...