Sunday

06-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Jared Golden opts for reelection bid in Trump-favored district

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) announced he would seek a fifth term in the House on Tuesday, ending speculation that he could run statewide instead. Golden has held a battleground...

Senate will vote on nixing California clean-air waivers, Thune says

Senate Republicans will move this week to nix California’s vehicle emission waivers, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said, setting up a high-stakes fight over the chamber’s rules. Thune said...

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver faces felony assault charge in conflict at ICE facility, court filing shows

The complaint was presented to a U.S. magistrate judge shortly before New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney, Alina Habba, announced the charge.

‘Don’t f–k around with Medicaid’: Trump moves to steamroll megabill opposition

The president went in to a high-stakes House GOP conference meeting ready to flex his political muscle.

Trump appears to be losing patience with blue-state Republicans on SALT

President Donald Trump took a surprising swipe Tuesday at efforts to increase a key tax deduction — underscoring that the main beneficiaries would be Democratic “governors from New York,...

Capitol agenda: Trump’s turn to jump into the megabill fight

House Republican leaders are bringing in their biggest gun Tuesday as they race to pacify critics and pass their “big, beautiful bill” in the coming days. Where things stand:...

Senate advances landmark crypto bill with Democrats divided

The Senate voted Monday to advance landmark cryptocurrency legislation, with 16 Democrats siding with most Republicans on a key procedural motion that could set the stage for the upper...

Feds charge New Jersey congressmember with assault

The charge against Rep. LaMonica McIver stems from a scuffle at a Newark migrant detention facility.

Debt cloud suddenly hangs over megabill talks

Wall Street is warning Washington about another deficit-buster. Most Republicans aren't worried.

Rules Committee Republicans weigh next steps on megabill

Rep. Ralph Norman, one of the four House Republicans whose initial opposition to the GOP megabill delayed its in the Budget Committee, said Monday he would not vote against...