Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

How 7 states could thwart GOP plans to overhaul Medicaid

Republicans have a bigger tent than they did in 2017. So does the health care program.

Trump and GOP leaders discuss using tariffs to pay for agenda

GOP leaders and President Donald Trump are strategizing over how to incorporate revenue from new tariffs in their massive party-line domestic policy bill, with the goal of arguing the...

DOGE cuts eyed for GOP spending bill, raising shutdown fears

The strategy could help satisfy hard-liners but alienate Democrats whose votes will be needed to fund the government.

Senate advances Linda McMahon’s nomination to lead Education Department

Education secretary nominee Linda McMahon is one step closer to being confirmed after her nomination cleared a key procedural vote Thursday. The full Senate advanced McMahon’s nomination in a...

Walz announcement clears way for Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race

Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement Wednesday that he would not run for an open Minnesota Senate seat has thawed a frozen field. Now, all eyes turn toward Democratic Rep. Angie...

GOP senators privately push Musk to coordinate more with Congress

Members of the Senate DOGE Caucus, returning from a White House meeting with Elon Musk Thursday afternoon, privately pushed for the billionaire to coordinate more with Congress on his...

Dems tap Slotkin to deliver response to Trump’s joint address

Hill Democrats on Thursday named Sen. Elissa Slotkin to deliver their response to President Donald Trump’s joint address next week. It’s a high-profile platform for the first-term senator and...

House Judiciary panel plans discussion on college athlete pay

The House Judiciary Committee is hosting a roundtable on name, image, and likeness issues in college athletics in mid-April, according to a person familiar with the planning. Lawmakers have...

Musk to meet with House Republicans

Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Thursday that he’s trying to schedule a meeting of House Republicans with Elon Musk soon to discuss the work of the Department of Government...

Senators give Trump’s latest budget nominee his first vote of approval

President Donald Trump’s pick for the No. 2 post at the White House budget office cleared his first hoop toward confirmation Thursday morning. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental...