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07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Elon Musk directs attacks on Hill GOP leaders

Billionaire Elon Musk targeted congressional Republican leaders Thursday, attacking Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader John Thune on social media over the cost of Donald Trump's domestic agenda...

Medicare is a target as Senate GOP faces megabill math issues

Republicans have so far kept hands off the politically sensitive program. But senators are now desperate to find additional spending cuts.

Grassley wants changes to megabill provision limiting judges’ ability to enforce court orders

Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley said he wants to see changes to a provision in the House-passed “big, beautiful bill” that could limit judges’ ability to enforce court orders....

‘Very disappointed in Elon’: Trump, Musk spar amid continued criticism of ‘big beautiful’ megabill

Musk has been on a three-day rampage against Republicans' reconcilliation package.

Thune on AI moratorium: ‘We’ll see’ if it survives Byrd rule

Senate Majority Leader John Thune sounded supportive Thursday of the House-passed 10-year moratorium on enforcing state and local artificial intelligence laws, but conceded it remained an open question if...

Dems fail to subpoena Elon Musk — again

House Oversight Committee Democrats have once again failed to subpoena Elon Musk to testify on Capitol Hill. The panel rejected the minority party's request Thursday morning for the former...

Capitol agenda: Senate says SALT isn’t settled

Pity Speaker Mike Johnson this morning. Not only does he have to deal with Elon Musk trying to sabotage the “big, beautiful bill,” Johnson is now staring down Senate...

Lawmakers zero in on spectrum auction deal, Rounds says

Lawmakers seem to have reached a breakthrough over language for a spectrum provision in the GOP’s tax and spending megabill, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) told POLITICO Wednesday. The House...

2 finalists emerge in Capitol Police chief search

The secretive board overseeing the Capitol Police has narrowed its search down to two choices for the next chief of the department: former Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan and...

Tuberville raises alarms on GOP food-aid plan as he seeks governorship

Several former Republican governors in the Senate have sounded alarms over a controversial House GOP plan to help pay for the Trump megabill by pushing billions in federal food...