Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Senate committee advances Chavez-DeRemer’s nomination

Former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is one step closer to becoming Labor secretary after the Senate HELP Committee advanced her to a full floor vote. She needed at least one...

Capitol agenda: Shutdown blame game rages

The shutdown blame game is in full swing on Capitol Hill — a tried-and-true negative sign for stalled government funding talks. State of play: GOP leaders won’t put language...

Johnson rules out steepest Medicaid cut options

Speaker Mike Johnson has ruled out some of the biggest potential cuts to Medicaid for Republicans’ party-line package to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda. The House has targeted at...

Trump’s nominee for solicitor general won’t rule out ignoring court orders in ‘extreme cases’

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be solicitor general told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that presidents might rightfully defy court orders in “extreme cases.” “Generally, if there’s a direct...

Senate Republicans say House budget won’t fly with them

Tuesday’s big win for Speaker Mike Johnson might not last long.

Musk meets with Johnson as DOGE tension heats up

Speaker Mike Johnson met with Elon Musk late Tuesday night at the White House, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss a private meeting. It comes as the...

Progressives tap a rising star to deliver their response to Trump

Progressives are naming California Rep. Lateefah Simon, a rising Democratic star, to deliver their response to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress next week, according to a statement...

Capitol agenda: What’s next for Johnson’s budget resolution

House Republicans just barely managed to adopt their budget resolution. Now it has to survive the Senate's woodchipper. Quick recap: With GOP Reps. Thomas Massie, Tim Burchett, Warren Davidson...

Republican leaders seek ‘united’ GOP funding strategy as shutdown looms

Republican leaders from both sides of the Capitol will on Wednesday endeavor to settle on a unified GOP plan for approaching government funding negotiations with Democrats ahead of the...

Congressional Republicans start backing away from Musk

The tech mogul hinted he might wade into spending negotiations again ahead of the next government funding deadline.