Sunday

07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Thom Tillis says he will retire following Trump attacks

The two-term North Carolina senator was expected to contest one of 2026's toughest races.

‘We don’t pay people in this country to be lazy,’ Mullin says of Medicaid work requirements

Sen. Markwayne Mullin is insisting President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic megabill doesn't break his promise not to cut Medicaid, even as the Congressional Budget Office estimates 7.8 million people...

Warner predicts Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will cripple GOP support

As Republicans in Congress look to get President Donald Trump's sweeping megabill to the Oval Office by July 4, one Democratic Senator is predicting the bill will crater support...

Trump threatens Tillis with primary challenge

President Donald Trump said he would explore backing a primary challenger to two-term Sen. Thom Tillis Saturday — just hours after the North Carolina Republican voted against advancing the...

Senate Republicans put megabill on track for likely Monday passage

The vote came after a daylong scramble by GOP leaders to win over several Republican holdouts.

Megabill in limbo with GOP senators locked in last-minute talks

A Senate vote on advancing Republicans' party-line domestic-policy bill has been held open for more than two hours as GOP leaders scramble for the final votes. Vice President JD...

Drama builds ahead of Saturday vote on megabill

Senate Republicans say the vice president should stay close, with the need for a tie breaker possible.

‘Kill shot’: GOP megabill targets solar, wind projects with new tax

Senate Republicans stepped up their attacks on U.S. solar and wind energy projects by quietly adding a provision to their megabill that would penalize future developments with a new...

Elon Musk renews megabill attacks

Elon Musk is once again bashing the Republican megabill. Weeks after an initial tirade against the legislation, the former top White House staffer and current richest man in the...

House could vote on megabill as soon as Tuesday

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise told GOP members on a Saturday conference call to prepare for votes Tuesday evening or Wednesday on the sweeping Republican megabill, according to three...