Category: Congress
April 26, 2026
Congress
The MAHA revolt threatening the farm bill
Factions of Republican dissenters mean GOP leaders will need to lean on votes from a handful of vulnerable or moderate Democrats to pass a key policy priority.
April 25, 2026
Congress
Inside TMZ’s Capitol Hill playbook
TMZ’s new, kind of troll-y Washington team says they want to provide factual information, from what bills are passing to who’s clogging the toilets in Congress.
April 24, 2026
Congress
‘I’ve been taking a ton of risk’: Inside Jim Himes’ mission to save a key spy authority
Everybody wants to talk to the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee. He says few in GOP leadership actually want to work with him to extend an expiring spy...
April 23, 2026
Congress
Mike Johnson tries again to extend contested spy law
The proposed reauthorization of the so-called Section 702 law includes some new oversight and penalties for abuses of the spy authority.
April 23, 2026
Congress
House GOP leaders scramble to sell Senate’s slimmed-down budget with promises of ‘Reconciliation 3.0’
Key leaders met Thursday morning to assure wary Republicans that another party-line bill is in the offing.
April 23, 2026
Congress
‘Junior reporters’ pepper Hakeem Jeffries with tough questions
Kid asks Jeffries, ‘Why do voters view Democrats so poorly?’
April 23, 2026
Congress
Trump ally Ronny Jackson weighs bid for top House Armed Services spot
The Texas Republican said he’d likely need to make a decision “soon” about joining the field — which already includes GOP Reps. Rob Wittman and Trent Kelly.
April 23, 2026
Congress
Key Democrat seeks inspector general probe into FAA chief’s airline stock divestment
Sen. Maria Cantwell and other lawmakers want an investigation into whether the agency’s administrator “profited from deliberately violating his ethics agreement.”
April 23, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Senate GOP braces for Cabinet shakeup
“He’s in a bad mood,” one GOP senator said about President Donald Trump.
April 23, 2026
Congress
GOP senators hope for a quick Cabinet shakeup
Approving replacements for Donald Trump’s embattled deputies could get complicated, lawmakers are warning.