Category: Congress
June 11, 2026
Congress
Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats will prioritize affordability. Not all of his members agree.
Even as inflation rises, some insist the Democratic agenda should put other fundamentals front and center.
June 11, 2026
Congress
Trump demands $350B Pentagon infusion, elections overhaul in next party-line GOP bill
The president is seeking to kick-start a legislative effort just starting to take shape on Capitol Hill.
June 11, 2026
Congress
Lawmakers once saw Bill Gates as a benevolent innovator. After Epstein, they aren’t sure.
Members left their interview with the Microsoft founder and philanthropist conflicted about his legacy.
June 10, 2026
Congress
House will vote Thursday on expected-to-fail surveillance patch
The Section 702 spy program will lapse for at least a week if members then depart for a scheduled recess.
June 10, 2026
Congress
Introducing Rep. James Gallagher
Speaker Mike Johnson swore in Rep. James Gallagher (R-Calif.) Wednesday as the 431st member of the House, succeeding the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a Republican who died in January....
June 10, 2026
Congress
Bill Gates tells lawmakers he was ‘never interested’ in being Epstein’s friend
The Microsoft founder and philanthropist also denied being complicit in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.
June 10, 2026
Congress
Trump asks Congress for ‘short-term’ spy law extension
The president indicated he plans to nominate a replacement for acting Intelligence Director Bill Pulte.
June 10, 2026
Congress
House Oversight chair wants Todd Blanche to testify on Epstein in July
"We have questions," Rep. James Comer said of the acting attorney general.
June 10, 2026
Congress
Capital agenda: Cue shutdown watch after Republicans go it alone on ICE funding
Democratic appropriators are not in a dealmaking mood after the GOP funded Trump's immigration enforcement agenda through the budget reconciliation process.
June 10, 2026
Congress
Republicans just took ICE spending fights off the table. It won’t end shutdown threats.
Passage of a GOP bill to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda for years doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of other partisan spending battles looming ahead of the midterms.