Sunday

06-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

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...

Democrats will force out-loud reading of 940-page megabill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told fellow Democrats they will force the out-loud reading of the GOP's "big, beautiful bill" if the Senate votes to start debate Saturday. The...

Trump pollster warns Senate GOP against deeper Medicaid cuts

Jim McLaughlin, one of President Donald Trump’s top pollsters, said Hill Republicans should nix Senate Republicans’ deeper Medicaid cuts in the megabill or risk deep backlash from voters. “The...

Dead lawmakers tweet from beyond the grave

The accounts for recently deceased lawmakers have continued to post on social media, highlighting how little official policy there is for how to handle their online presence after they...

Hawley to vote for megabill after Medicaid, hospital changes

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said on Saturday that he will back President Donald Trump's signature legislation after Republicans made changes to the health care language, helping leadership shore up...

Updated megabill includes key compromises on taxes and Medicaid

Senate Republicans have included compromises on key Medicaid and tax issuesin updated text for their sweeping domestic policy bill. In an effort to placate GOP moderates on the fence...

How the megabill could fall apart

There are reasons an arbitrary July 4 deadline could slip, and several of them were on display this week.