Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Trump backs Luna on proxy voting — but says it is Johnson’s call

President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) resolution to allow proxy voting for expectant mothers in Congress — but signaled he isn’t interested in going to the...

Democrats take aim at Trump’s latest tariffs

After successfully engineering a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump, Senate Democrats want to do it again: They’re eyeing a new measure that could splinter Republicans and potentially undo...

Senate panel advances Trump’s picks for Wall Street and banking regulators

The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump’s pick for a new top Wall Street regulator and other key financial nominees who will help carry out his...

Top Johnson aide pleads not guilty to DUI charge

Speaker Mike Johnson’s chief of staff pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he drove under the influence and operated a vehicle while impaired on the night of President...

Pappas launches bid for Shaheen’s Senate seat in New Hampshire

Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas has launched his campaign to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire as the party looks to defend her seat in the blue-leaning...

Capitol agenda: What’s next in the GOP budget saga

Senate Republicans have a new budget blueprint to jump-start President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, and Majority Leader John Thune wants to adopt it by Saturday. It’s looking like he’ll...

House proxy-voting mess threatens to jam up the GOP agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson showed no signs of backing away from a fight with fellow Republicans that has frozen legislative business.

Republicans weigh selling public lands to pay for Trump agenda bill

Congressional Republicans are mulling the sale of some public lands to help pay for a massive bill to enact President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, according to lawmakers aware of...

Johnson digs in against proxy voting, citing House’s ‘integrity’

Speaker Mike Johnson is digging in against allowing proxy voting for the House's new parents, heightening a standoff with members of his own party that has frozen legislative action...

Former aide skewers California House Dem in primary launch

Jake Rakov is running against his ex-boss, Rep. Brad Sherman, a 15-term incumbent representing Los Angeles' fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades.