Category: Congress
April 30, 2026
Congress
Trump signs DHS legislation, ending record-breaking shutdown
The shutdown concluded after more than 10 weeks, as agencies prepared for more furloughs and missed paychecks.
April 30, 2026
Congress
‘Just go to Hell’: Ed Martin, Thom Tillis squabble amid Tillis’ anti-Jan. 6 litmus test
“Being hated by idiots is the price you pay for not being one of them,” Sen. Thom Tillis wrote on X Thursday.
April 30, 2026
Congress
GOP unity cracks with latest Iran war vote
Susan Collins was the first Republican senator to change a vote on the Iran war.
April 30, 2026
Congress
Senate approves FISA punt
Senators approved a 45-day extension of a key surveillance program by voice vote Thursday, just hours before it is set to lapse. The extension will give Congress until mid-June...
April 30, 2026
Congress
Maxwell’ s former boyfriend testifies in House Epstein probe
Democrats say they didn’t learn anything new; Republicans said Democrats just asked about Trump.
April 30, 2026
Congress
Charges dropped for Booker staffer who brought gun into Capitol without a license
The staffer received $6,000 in contributions to his legal expense fund stemming from the incident.
April 30, 2026
Congress
Congress ends record-shattering DHS shutdown
The House acted after weeks of delay to fund most Homeland Security agencies, which have gone unfunded for 76 days.
April 30, 2026
Congress
House Republicans eye passage of Senate-backed DHS funding bill
Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed a vote on the bill for more than a month.
April 30, 2026
Congress
Mike Johnson backs Louisiana election delay, urges other states to redraw maps
The Supreme Court invalidated the map in the speaker's home state Wednesday.
April 30, 2026
Congress
A top GOP super PAC warns ‘the Republican Senate majority is at risk’
Leaders of the powerful GOP super PAC Americans for Prosperity Action are calling on Republicans to fix their cost-of-living messaging.