Sunday

07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

How Rand Paul got sidelined by fellow Republicans

The Kentucky senator has found himself cut out of negotiations over his own committee's portion of the GOP megabill.

White House floats a new funding trick — and GOP lawmakers grimace

The Republicans in charge of funding the government don't like what they're hearing from President Donald Trump's budget chief.

Robert Garcia is a young Democrat with an old-style approach to moving up the House ladder

Thanks to a careful campaign, the 47-year-old Californian has emerged as a favorite in the race to lead House Oversight Democrats.

Trump calls on House GOP to quickly adopt ‘clean’ version of Senate-passed crypto bill

President Donald Trump called on House Republicans late Wednesday to move “LIGHTNING FAST” to send Senate-passed cryptocurrency legislation to his desk, dialing up pressure on GOP lawmakers in the...

Megabill debt warnings fall on deaf ears inside the GOP

A new CBO report suggesting debt costs would swamp economic gains is being met with a big Republican shrug.

July 4 or bust for megabill, top Trump aide tells senators

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is encouraging Congress to get the "big, beautiful bill" to President Donald Trump's desk by July 4. Wiles told GOP senators at...

Thune eyes mid-week start for megabill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday the chamber will "hopefully" take up the GOP's party-line megabill starting in the middle of next week. GOP leaders have been tentatively...

Democrats walk out of Senate Judiciary hearing probing Biden’s mental fitness

Democrats are refusing to participate in the first congressional hearing focusing on allegations of former President Joe Biden’s mental decline while in the White House. Only Sens. Dick Durbin...

‘The reality we live in:’ Lawmakers consider what they’d sacrifice for safety

As threats to lawmakers and their families persist and intensify, members of Congress are grappling with what steps they’re willing to take to ensure their safety.

Capitol agenda: Members clash over increasing their own security

Lawmakers confronting a rise in political violence are grappling over whether to use more tax dollars for their own protection, even as Republicans search for deep cuts across the...