Category: Congress
June 30, 2025
Congress
Rick Scott drafts key Medicaid amendment ahead of voting marathon
Florida Sen. Rick Scott is circulating text of his amendment to the GOP megabill that would effectively end a key Medicaid financing mechanism after 2030. The provision won the...
June 29, 2025
Congress
Republicans move forward with controversial megabill accounting move
Senate Republicans are on the cusp of formally adopting a controversial accounting tactic to zero out much of the cost of their massive domestic policy bill. The matter came...
June 29, 2025
Congress
Megabill reading wraps up after nearly 16 hours
Senate clerks have completed a nearly 16-hour reading of the GOP’s 940-page megabill. Clerks began reading the text aloud at 11:08 p.m. Saturday and finished Sunday at 3:03 p.m....
June 29, 2025
Congress
White House eyes Kentucky state senator for Massie challenge
White House officials will host Kentucky state Sen. Aaron Reed in the coming weeks for a discussion about challenging GOP Rep. Thomas Massie in next year's Republican primary, according...
June 29, 2025
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.
June 29, 2025
Congress
‘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...
June 29, 2025
Congress
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...
June 29, 2025
Congress
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...
June 29, 2025
Congress
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.
June 29, 2025
Congress
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...