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07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Capitol agenda: Johnson warns about a Medicaid backlash

With President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline drawing near, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told POLITICO on Tuesday night he believes the Senate is “on a path” to start...

The Federalist Society isn’t going anywhere

Even as Donald Trump has fumed at the conservative legal group, it remains the most influential player in Republican judicial nominations.

The megabill’s math isn’t adding up for Senate Republicans

GOP leaders appear ready to dare fiscal hawks to stand in the way of Donald Trump’s top legislative priority.

MTG suggests a link between JFK’s assassination and his opposition to Israel’s ‘nuclear program’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday appeared to suggest in a post on X that former President John F. Kennedy was assassinated over his opposition to Israel’s nuclear...

Most House Democrats vote to kill Al Green’s impeachment measure

Most House Democrats joined with Republicans Tuesday to quash an effort to impeach President Donald Trump over his weekend Iran strikes. Rep. Al Green’s impeachment resolution was tabled on...

Congressional briefings on Iran conflict are postponed

A pair of planned congressional briefings on the volatile situation in the Middle East have been postponed, according to four people granted anonymity to describe the private plans. The...

Robert Garcia elected to lead House Oversight Democrats

California Rep. Robert Garcia will be the next top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee after beating Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch in a 150-63 caucus vote Tuesday. Garcia, 47,...

Capitol agenda: Thune’s 48-hour megabill scramble

Senate GOP leaders want to start voting on the “big, beautiful bill” in just two days. Right now, they’re scrambling to rewrite critical pieces of it while major policy...

Trump’s megabill gets a late makeover in the Senate

A multitude of unresolved issues has left Republicans unsure when the bill will get to the Senate floor.

Garcia on precipice of powerful Oversight post

Rep. Robert Garcia won the approval of a key panel Monday to become the next top House Democrat on the Oversight Committee, according to two people familiar with the...