Sunday

06-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

A retiring chief strains to keep the Capitol Police above the partisan fray

“I don't think it's wise or necessary or useful to try and convince members of Congress what to think” about the Jan. 6 riot, Thomas Manger says.

Senate Judiciary leaders spar over US attorney nominees

Leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee is sparring over ranking member Dick Durbin’s decision to block the swift confirmation of a U.S. attorney nominee — and his warning that...

How Mike Johnson doused a GOP dumpster fire

The speaker spent months keeping flare-ups from growing into a conflagration even Donald Trump couldn’t extinguish.

‘Rearview mirror stuff’: Trump’s budget chief mocks GAO’s impoundment opinion

White House budget director Russ Vought publicly denigrated the federal government’s top watchdog Friday, a day after it concluded the Trump administration violated the law by withholding federal cash....

Capitol agenda: Megabill heads toward a Senate buzzsaw

Speaker Mike Johnson struck a series of delicate deals to get Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” through the House. Now, Senate Republicans are threatening to tear them apart. Despite behind-the-scenes...

Ousted head of Copyright Office challenges Trump administration in court

The White House's attempt to seize control of the Library of Congress has run into opposition from key leaders — including Republicans.

Why House Republicans stripped a regulatory overhaul from their megabill — for now

House Republicans had high hopes of advancing a massive overhaul of federal regulations as they raced to pass their party-line megabill. As it turns out, they still have some...

Comer calls Biden’s physician, former aides to sit for interviews

House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer is demanding interviews with Joe Biden’s physician and former White House officials as part of his investigation into the former president’s...

Senate GOP preps for ‘one big, beautiful’ rewrite

Senate Republicans are vowing they will make changes to President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” after it passed the House early Thursday morning. While the end product is likely...

Why Warren Davidson voted against the House GOP megabill

Two Republicans cast votes in opposition to the House GOP megabill Thursday morning. One — Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky — was expected, given his long history of criticism...