Saturday

05-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Johnson to budget holdouts: Remove me if I don’t keep my promises

Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican holdouts on the party's crucial budget plan in a private meeting Wednesday night that they could oust him from the speakership if he doesn't...

Democrats will press ahead with Senate tariff vote despite U-turn

Despite a partial U-turn, Senate Democrats are vowing to move forward and put their GOP colleagues on the record on President Donald Trump's latest tariffs. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.),...

Ted Cruz, Senate panel mulls permanent daylight saving time

Senators are wading into the thorny issue of whether to "lock the clock" — that is, end the practice of changing the time twice a year to account for...

House Republicans hope to seal the budget deal today

House Republican who derailed a critical budget vote will meet Thursday morning to plot their next moves, as they try to extract deeper spending cuts in the framework for...

Dems plan more town halls in GOP districts for recess

Democrats are plotting a fresh round of town halls in GOP-held districts to hammer Republicans for scaling back open forums amid backlash to the Trump administration’s cuts. Top of...

Capitol agenda: A brutal blow for Johnson and Trump

Donald Trump and Mike Johnson failed to convince enough deficit hawks to back the latest budget plan for the president’s agenda — forcing the speaker to punt his planned...

House passes national injunction bill

The House passed legislation Wednesday that would limit the power of lower court judges to issue orders with broad national implications amid a rash of rulings to halt the...

Stefanik rejoins House GOP leadership

Rep. Elise Stefanik said Wednesday she will rejoin the House Republican leadership, albeit at a lower rung, after being forced to abandon her nomination as ambassador to the United...

House Republicans pitch chamber’s top tax writer on sparing clean energy tax credits

House Republicans are making new moves to ensure a slew of clean energy tax credits benefitting red districts and states around the country are preserved in a final party-line...

Dems mock GOP attempts to rename Gulf of Mexico

House Republicans want to ratify President Donald Trump’s efforts to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Democrats have other ideas. At a House Natural Resources Committee markup Wednesday of legislation...