Thursday

23-07-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

GOP unity cracks with latest Iran war vote

Susan Collins was the first Republican senator to change a vote on the Iran war.

Senate approves FISA punt

Senators approved a 45-day extension of a key surveillance program by voice vote Thursday, just hours before it is set to lapse. The extension will give Congress until mid-June...

Maxwell’ s former boyfriend testifies in House Epstein probe

Democrats say they didn’t learn anything new; Republicans said Democrats just asked about Trump.

Charges dropped for Booker staffer who brought gun into Capitol without a license

The staffer received $6,000 in contributions to his legal expense fund stemming from the incident.

Congress ends record-shattering DHS shutdown

The House acted after weeks of delay to fund most Homeland Security agencies, which have gone unfunded for 76 days.

House Republicans eye passage of Senate-backed DHS funding bill

Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed a vote on the bill for more than a month.

Mike Johnson backs Louisiana election delay, urges other states to redraw maps

The Supreme Court invalidated the map in the speaker's home state Wednesday.

A top GOP super PAC warns ‘the Republican Senate majority is at risk’

Leaders of the powerful GOP super PAC Americans for Prosperity Action are calling on Republicans to fix their cost-of-living messaging.

Capitol agenda: Johnson notches wins, but chaos looms

Much of Wednesday was consumed by House GOP intraparty fighting as lawmakers try to wrap up before a weeklong recess.

Thom Tillis isn’t done yet with Donald Trump’s nominees

The outgoing North Carolina senator is moving from his Fed battle to vetting the next attorney general.