Sunday

07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Thomas Massie says he’ll withdraw war-powers measure if Iran-Israel cease-fire holds

Rep. Thomas Massie told reporters Monday evening he won't advance a measure to block U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict if an apparent cease-fire announced by President Donald Trump...

Lee, Scott head to White House for megabill talks

GOP Sens. Mike Lee of Utah and Rick Scott of Florida are separately headed to the White House Monday afternoon to meet with President Donald Trump about the pending...

Tom Cotton shares poll showing overwhelming GOP support for Iran strikes

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Monday shared with GOP colleagues results from a new poll that showed overwhelming support among Republicans for President Donald Trump’s strikes in Iran. The...

Lawmakers to Bondi: DOJ funding cuts threaten national security

Attorney General Pam Bondi came under bipartisan pressure Monday from lawmakers who argued that proposed funding cuts to the Justice Department, including the FBI, are unwise as the conflict...

2 Ohio Republicans launch bids to unseat Kaptur

The hotly contested House seat will host a crowded GOP primary.

Murkowski suggests she could become an Independent in the right circumstance

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics in the Senate GOP, said in a podcast on Monday that there are certain situations in which...

House Democrats needle the GOP over Jan. 6 with replica plaques

Several House Democrats are posting replicas of a commemorative plaque for police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection — needling Speaker Mike Johnson for...

Oz nudges Senate Republicans to ease off on Medicaid cuts

CMS chief Dr. Mehmet Oz just indicated to a group of GOP chiefs of staff that they should stick with language closer to the House megabill’s Medicaid language, especially...

Trump federal court nominee Bove to testify Wednesday

Emil Bove will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for his nomination to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Trump nominated Bove, his principal associate deputy attorney...

Democrats set to target multiple Senate GOP tax provisions

Senate Finance Committee staff is expected to meet Monday with Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough Monday, with Republicans and Democrats presenting competing cases for whether health provisions of the pending...