Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Sinema lands at Hogan Lovells

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the centrist dealmaker who wielded virtually unilateral veto power over the Biden administration’s legislative agenda, has landed on K Street. The Arizona Democrat-turned-independent is joining...

Capitol agenda: The GOP’s 3 big tests in April

Republicans are facing a trifecta of major challenges this week on President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, his trade war escalation and the biggest test of the party’s political staying...

Will Michael Bennet Shift his Fight Against Trump to the State House?

The Colorado senator, raised to revere the world’s greatest deliberative body, seems ready to give up on Washington.

Senate Democrats to force vote next week on Trump’s fentanyl tariffs on Canada

The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a Democratic resolution aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose a 25...

Capitol agenda: Stefanik’s return reveals GOP fears

President Donald Trump's unexpected decision to withdraw Rep. Elise Stefanik's U.N. nomination and keep her in the House is exposing fresh electoral fears for the GOP — and creating...

McConnell slams Trump administration’s peace talks with Russia

Sen. Mitch McConnell warned Thursday that advisers to President Donald Trump are pursuing an “illusory peace” with Russia that “shreds America’s credibility, leaves Ukraine under threat, weakens our alliances...

GOP senators expect White House to send spending cuts — eventually

A group of Senate Republicans left a meeting with top White House officials Thursday saying they are increasingly confident that President Donald Trump will send a package of spending...

Moolenaar, Cammack double down on opposition to TikTok-Oracle plan

Two Republican lawmakers, including the chair of the House China committee, stepped up their attacks Thursday against a potential White House deal to sell TikTok to Oracle that preserves...

Stefanik will rejoin House GOP leadership, Johnson confirms

New York Rep. Elise Stefanik will return to House Republican leadership after President Donald Trump withdrew her nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Speaker Mike Johnson...