Saturday

18-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Johnson removes Mike Turner as Intel chair

The Ohio Republican has been an outspoken advocate for Ukraine funding and other hawkish national security stances.

GOP to California: Build back better

Republicans coalesce around putting policy strings on federal wildfire aid.

Senate Dems spent Pam Bondi’s hearing talking about one guy. (No, not Trump.)

The fixation by Senate Democrats became clear early in the confirmation hearing for Donald Trump's attorney general pick.

Calling all Kid Rock fans: Here’s who’s performing during Trump’s inauguration festivities

The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee on Wednesday announced the list of musical performers for the president-elect’s inauguration activities. Gear up for a lot of country. During Trump’s swearing-in ceremony...

Mike Pence’s organization calls on senators to vote down RFK Jr. nomination over abortion record

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s organization, Advancing American Freedom, is calling for senators to vote against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s nomination for Health and Human Services secretary over his...

Bondi gets into testy exchange with Padilla during questioning over 2020 election

Tensions at the confirmation hearing for Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick for attorney general, boiled over Wednesday afternoon, as Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) pressed Bondi about her role in Trump’s...

Jill Biden shares disappointment with Pelosi: ‘We were friends for 50 years’

First lady Jill Biden shared her disappointment with Nancy Pelosi amid the former speaker’s role in President Joe Biden’s decision to exit the presidential race last year, in an...

Rubio prefers working with Mexico, not bombing it, to get cartels

Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio didn’t rule out designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations during his Senate confirmation hearing, previewing a sharp crackdown by the incoming Trump...

Bondi changes her tune on special counsels

Pam Bondi has argued in courton behalf of a pro-Trump legal group that special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional because he wasn’t confirmed by the Senate, despite his...

Bondi won’t promise to enforce TikTok ban

Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi declined to say Wednesday whether she would enforce the law set to kick in on Sunday that would ban the popular social media app...