Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Senate panel advances Bessent nomination

The move clears the way for a Senate floor vote in the coming days.

GOP leaders’ White House summit takes shape

A broad group of House and Senate GOP leaders will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House today at 3 p.m., according to two people familiar with...

The Capitol agenda: Trump meeting, nominees and TikTok drama

After signing a flurry of executive orders, President Donald Trump will shift to his Capitol Hill agenda Tuesday in a White House meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate...

Trump repeals rule allowing transgender troops to serve in military

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday night that repeals a provision allowing transgender troops to serve in the military, part of a wide-ranging effort to end Biden-era...

Trump: ‘We don’t need’ Latin America

President Donald Trump issued a stark message Monday to would-be economic and strategic partners in Latin America: The U.S. doesn’t need you. Speaking from the Oval Office after signing...

Senate unanimously confirms Rubio as secretary of State

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida was confirmed Monday as secretary of State, the first of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks to take office. In becoming secretary of State, Rubio,...

Trump airs 2020 election grievances after being sworn into a second term

Four years after President Donald Trump helped incite a mob to storm the Capitol to block the certification of the 2020 election he lost, he took aim at his...

Top Republican blasts Raskin for Biden pardon

House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered a blistering statement against his former Democratic counterpart on the committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who received a preemptive...

TikTok celebrates Trump inauguration, over and over

With TikTok back online after shutting off for less than a day, the company embarked on an inaugural weekend goodwill tour aimed at incoming President Donald Trump, the person...

‘We’re running out of time’: GOP already antsy on Trump’s Hill agenda

Big wins are far off as Republicans take control of Washington.