Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

GOP Sen. Curtis voices concern over Tulsi Gabbard nomination

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Johnson backs away from go-it-alone debt ceiling plan

The speaker acknowledged the borrowing limit could be included in government funding talks — where he’ll need Democratic votes.

Johnson announces flags will fly full-staff during Trump’s inauguration

American flags will fly full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday after all, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday, “to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration...

GOP Sen. John Curtis airs doubts about Tulsi Gabbard nomination

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) shared pointed concerns Tuesday about one of President-elect Donald Trump's top national security nominees — saying former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard had not done enough to...

Michelle Obama will skip Trump’s second inauguration

Former First Lady Michelle Obama won’t be attending Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, according to a statement. “This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given...

Thompson says he discussed pardons for Jan. 6 panel Democrats with the White House

The former chair of the Jan. 6 select committee said he has discussed pardons with the White House as President-elect Donald Trump threatens retribution against the panel's Democrats. “We...

Johnson on wildfire relief: ‘We don’t play politics with disaster aid’

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Johnson says he thinks Trump will visit California wildfire destruction

Speaker Mike Johnson said he thinks that President-elect Donald Trump will be visiting the site of the wildfire destruction in Southern California. “I spoke to President Trump about 90...

How healthy are Donald Trump’s nominees?

A checkup on how 18 top picks are faring in the Senate.

GOP Sen. Curtis says Congress must write AI rules

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah called on Tuesday for Congress to set guardrails on artificial intelligence. “The only thing that’s holding things back is not money, it’s the...