Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House budget resolution in limbo as conservatives push deeper spending cuts and work requirements

A planned markup on House GOP leaders' budget plan is less than 24 hours away — and they currently don't have the votes to pass it. The House Budget...

Dems fail to land viral moment at DOGE hearing

The highly anticipated first meeting of the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, or DOGE, came and went on Wednesday with scarce political drama. Democrats sought to cast...

Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as director of national intelligence

Republican Senator Mitch McConnell broke with his party to vote against her.

Senate gets moving on two-track budget plan

The Senate Budget Committee is marking up its its signature piece of legislation — the reconciliation-unlocking budget resolution — in its race against House counterparts to identify the best...

House GOP budget still not final

House Budget Committee members are still debating key final details of the fiscal blueprint for Republicans’ massive domestic policy bill, with GOP leaders still hoping to release text of...

House budget draft unveiled ahead of Thursday markup

The House Budget Committee unveiled a fiscal blueprint for Republicans' sweeping domestic policy legislation Wednesday that would allow for at least $4.5 trillion in tax cuts while slashing spending...

Federal watchdogs fired by Trump urge court to reinstate them

A new lawsuit alleges that Trump's firing of inspectors general violated federal law.

Capitol agenda: Budget resolutions moving, DOGE hearing

Conservatives are squeezing Mike Johnson as he scrambles to rescue his one-bill plan to pass Donald Trump’s border, energy and tax priorities. The speaker is about to make another...

Jodey Arrington has 2 days to save the House budget

The Texas Republican has struggled to wrangle his panel and warred with fellow chairs. Now it's go time.

Marjorie Taylor Greene mum on Musk ahead of first DOGE hearing

Fresh from a White House meeting with Elon Musk, conservative provocateur Marjorie Taylor Greene is preparing to launch her Congressional subcommittee to complement the tech giant’s Department of Government...