Wednesday

04-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Capitol agenda: The Senate vote-a-rama is on

Senate GOP leaders are coming dangerously close to defying President Donald Trump, moving forward on their budget resolution today despite his explicit demand for “both Chambers to pass the...

Republicans fret over giving Cruz broad subpoena power of key committee

Sen. Ted Cruz’s bid for broad subpoena powers as chair of the Senate Commerce Committee is facing consternation even among some Republicans who worry about giving their colleague so...

Republicans in Hispanic-heavy districts push Johnson not to slash Medicaid or SNAP

Eight House Republicans who are members of the Hispanic conference or represent large Hispanic populations are publicly pressing Speaker Mike Johnson to not slash Medicaid, food assistance and Pell...

Vance keeps Senate budget plan alive

Vice President JD Vance told Senate Republicans on Wednesday that Donald Trump prefers the House’s one-bill approach to his legislative agenda. But Vance didn’t put a stake in the...

Collins: Spending negotiations ‘not going well’ ahead of March shutdown cliff

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins told reporters Wednesday afternoon that funding negotiations with Democrats “are not going well” as lawmakers stare down a government shutdown deadline in just over...

Trump stuns Senate GOP with House budget endorsement

“Did not see that one coming,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.

Senate still moving forward with budget, Thune says

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that Republicans are moving ahead — for now — with their budget blueprint, even after President Donald Trump endorsed the House’s competing plan...

Trump backs House budget plan, calls on Senate to stand down

President Donald Trump threw his support on Wednesday behind the House's budget blueprint — throwing a curveball into the Senate's plan to vote on a competing version this week....

Capitol agenda: Senate’s budget slog begins

Senate Republicans have begun the arduous process of adopting their budget blueprint and are now set to take a major step forward on President Donald Trump’s agenda later this...

GOP privacy hawks brush off concerns about DOGE data dives

Some of the Senate’s most notorious GOP privacy hawks are shrugging off moves by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to access Americans’ sensitive taxpayer data. It’s...