Sunday

06-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Democrats vow payback in Senate rules fight

Senate Democrats are vowing that Republicans will face consequences over their decision to hold a vote to nix California’s emission standard waivers — even after receiving non-binding guidance from...

Blue-state Republicans, GOP leaders land tentative deal for $40,000 SALT deduction

House Speaker Mike Johnson and a group of blue-state Republicans have reached a critical but tentative deal to boost the cap on state and local tax deductions to $40,000...

Republicans close in on ‘big, beautiful’ deal

After Trump pep talk, key factions are moving toward a final megabill accord.

Mace, alleging assault, shares nude photo of herself during House hearing she says was taken without her consent

The South Carolina Republican’s remarks follow accusations made by Mace against her ex-fiancé and other men on the House floor earlier this year.

GOP repeals Biden-era rule cracking down on bank mergers

House Republicans on Tuesday passed legislation to rescind a Biden-era policy meant to more closely scrutinize proposed bank mergers, sending the regulatory rollback to President Donald Trump’s desk. The...

Alina Habba targeted Democrats when she became New Jersey’s top prosecutor. Now she’s following through.

The 41-year-old Trump loyalist is under fire for charging a sitting House member with assault.

Senators are unmoved by Johnson’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ pitch

Speaker Mike Johnson pitched Senate Republicans on the House’s megabill plan Tuesday. Not all of them were swayed by the overture. Multiple GOP skeptics came out of the lunch...

DOGE sought access to Government Publishing Office

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative sought last week to gain access to the government’s central publishing operation, a congressional offshoot that provides public access to federal documents....

Noem defends potentially suspending habeas corpus, defines it as ‘right the president has to … remove people’

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration potentially suspending habeas corpus, engaging in a public scuffle Tuesday with a Democratic senator over the definition of...

Massie unmoved on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ after president’s personal pitch

President Donald Trump called Rep. Thomas Massie a “grandstander” during his visit to the Capitol Tuesday morning to whip support for his “big, beautiful bill,” after previously calling for...