Saturday

05-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Senate GOP leaders vow to plow ahead with budget votes

A final plan could be circulated as soon as Tuesday night amid unanswered accounting questions and concerns from deficit hawks.

Issa cold on impeaching judges

A key Republican threw cold water Tuesday on calls by GOP colleagues to impeach federal judges, suggesting the proposals were politically symbolic but were unlikely to pass. Rep. Darrell...

GOP proxy-voting supporters kill Johnson’s power move

Nine House Republicans voted with Democrats Tuesday to reject Speaker Mike Johnson's bid to block a GOP member from allowing lawmakers who are new parents to cast their votes...

Cory Booker staffer arrested for allegedly carrying a pistol without a license

Capitol Police arrested a staffer for Sen. Cory Booker for allegedly carrying a pistol without a license, the department announced Tuesday. Authorities arrested the staffer, named by Capitol Police...

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...