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06-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Trump doubles down in address to Congress | Playbook Daily Briefing

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‘Sticking needles in my eyeballs’: Some Democrats couldn’t sit through Trump’s speech

Despite leaders' calls for a "solemn" response, many lawmakers lashed out against Trump.

‘Giving bingo’: Democrats’ silent protest against Trump falls flat

The president needled Democrats. They didn't have a clean comeback.

Trump celebrates disruption and defies backlash

“The people elected me to do the job, and I'm doing it."

Trump is making his big speech to Congress. Here’s how to watch.

Tuesday night’s speech will be President Donald Trump’s first televised prime-time address since he returned to office six weeks ago.

Elon Musk and Susan Collins connect over text

The Senate’s top appropriator, and a notable critic of the scope and speed of cuts to the federal government rolled out by the Trump administration, has been texting with...

Energy and Commerce discusses next steps for Trump’s party-line bill

Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have started holding meetings to discuss where to find savings within their panel’s purview to finance legislation to enact President Donald...

GOP stopgap holdouts will ‘get on board,’ Johnson says

Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledged several GOP lawmakers have "hesitation" over backing the six-month extension of government funding that he and President Donald Trump are pushing ahead of a Friday...