Saturday

06-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House GOP leaders move to kill proxy-voting effort

Speaker Mike Johnson's clash with a fellow Republican over allowing proxy voting for new parents in the House is set to play out on the floor Tuesday. The House...

Capitol agenda: GOP senators vs. Trump on tariffs

GOP senators could deliver a stinging rebuke of Donald Trump Tuesday, with several indicating they plan to join Democrats in opposing the president’s plan to hike tariffs on Canada....

5 reasons all eyes are on Tuesday’s elections in Florida and Wisconsin

The races are an important bellwether for the country’s political pulse in the second Trump era.

Cory Booker launches marathon Senate speech

Sen. Cory Booker is planning to hold the Senate floor for as long as he can in an effort to protest actions by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans....

Meet the Republican who wants to be the next Jim Jordan

Rep. Brandon Gill and his role model, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, are split in their response to President Donald Trump's commands to impeach judges with whom he disagrees.

Sinema lands at Hogan Lovells

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the centrist dealmaker who wielded virtually unilateral veto power over the Biden administration’s legislative agenda, has landed on K Street. The Arizona Democrat-turned-independent is joining...

Capitol agenda: The GOP’s 3 big tests in April

Republicans are facing a trifecta of major challenges this week on President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, his trade war escalation and the biggest test of the party’s political staying...

Will Michael Bennet Shift his Fight Against Trump to the State House?

The Colorado senator, raised to revere the world’s greatest deliberative body, seems ready to give up on Washington.

Senate Democrats to force vote next week on Trump’s fentanyl tariffs on Canada

The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a Democratic resolution aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose a 25...

Capitol agenda: Stefanik’s return reveals GOP fears

President Donald Trump's unexpected decision to withdraw Rep. Elise Stefanik's U.N. nomination and keep her in the House is exposing fresh electoral fears for the GOP — and creating...