Saturday

05-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

‘Stop making up math’: GOP holdouts dig in as Trump presses on House budget

Key GOP holdouts held firm against approval of a budget framework for Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" domestic policy bill even as the president continued working to quell the revolt...

‘Keep it simple’: Democrats unite around Trump’s tariff misfire

The party has disagreed over tariff policy in the past, but has found common ground lately

Former Rep. Wiley Nickel is launching a Senate bid in North Carolina — giving hope to Democrats

Former Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickel is kicking off a bid to challenge North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. The attorney and former Obama administration staffer, who served one term...

Democratic group hammers Trump, Republicans over tax plans in new ad

A Democratic group formed to counter Donald Trump’s tax policies is launching a Tax Day-themed ad criticizing the administration and Republican lawmakers over potentially pursuing cuts to Medicaid to...

Capitol agenda: Trump’s big test

President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on House Republicans to get going on a budget vote, with dozens opposing the plan or undecided. But things are looking dicey....

Trump assures GOP budget holdouts on spending cuts

Speaker Mike Johnson is projecting confidence about finalizing a GOP budget plan after he and President Donald Trump went to work on a group of Republican holdouts at a...

‘Political pettiness’: JD Vance slaps Mitch McConnell over DOD vote

Vice President JD Vance castigated Sen. Mitch McConnell on Tuesday over the former GOP leader’s opposition to a key Pentagon nominee — an unusual swipe at a prominent member...

Johnson says fluoride should get a second look

House Speaker Mike Johnson said fluoride levels in water deserve “real evaluation” on Tuesday, a day after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would direct the CDC...

House GOP leaders won’t bring up District of Columbia funding fix bill this week

Speaker Mike Johnson and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke Monday on a call to discuss a path forward on legislation to restore the capital city’s spending powers,...

Senate confirms Trump’s controversial pick for Pentagon policy chief

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Elbridge Colby, President Donald Trump's controversial pick for Pentagon policy chief, a win for the increasingly vocal wing of the GOP that wants the...