Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Senate Republicans think Trump tacitly approves of their two-bill budget plan

Senate Republicans believe they have President Donald Trump’s blessing as they pursue a two-bill strategy for passing his domestic legislative agenda. Trump has repeatedly said that he prefers “one...

House Freedom Caucus plans to throw another tax plan into the mix

House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) said Tuesday that the group would be releasing its own plan this week for achieving President Donald Trump’s tax priorities. The plan,...

Democrats are divided on government shutdown threats

With just over a month until government funding expires, Democrats remain divided on whether they should use the threat of a government shutdown as a political cudgel as they...

House leaders bullish on budget markup

GOP leaders struck an optimistic note Tuesday morning about their latest budget plan following a series of delays amid internal fighting — indicating it could get taken up in...

Capitol agenda: Johnson’s new budget plan, Dems’ shutdown dilemma

The Democratic Party's base is demanding that lawmakers do more to counter Donald Trump. But Democrats are signaling they don’t want to use their major leverage point — forcing...

Ossoff calls on Trump admin to ‘publicly refuse’ El Salvador’s offer to jail Americans

“Federal law does not allow the deportation of U.S. citizens, and El Salvador’s prisons are internationally notorious for life-threatening and abusive conditions,” the Georgia Democrat wrote.

Johnson quietly shops new budget blueprint

The rough plan would cut less spending than hard-liners want while also scaling back potential tax cuts.

Gabbard clears key Senate hurdle with unanimous GOP support

The cloture vote was a party-line vote.

Vance out of the country ahead of Gabbard confirmation vote

Senate Republicans might need Vice President JD Vance to help confirm Tulsi Gabbard to be the director of national intelligence — even as he’s out of the country for...

Tim Scott to top donors: 2026 will likely break spending records

Senate GOP campaign chief Tim Scott previewed his 2026 game plan over the weekend to some of the party’s top donors at a retreat in Palm Beach, Florida. His...