Sunday

06-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: 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...

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...

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....

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...

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...