Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House GOP tees up two amendment votes on latest funding package

House Republican leaders are allowing floor votes this week on several proposed tweaks to the latest government funding package after hard-liners demanded more input. The House Rules Committee voted...

Lawmakers meet Danish officials to rebuke Trump’s Greenland grab

Arctic Caucus co-Chairs Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine) will meet on Wednesday with Danish Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen to reaffirm their opposition to President Donald Trump’s effort...

Deepfake porn bill allowing victims to sue passes Senate

The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to allow victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornography to sue the producers and distributors of such content. The proposal was put forward by Democratic Whip...

GOP leaders throw cold water on Trump’s credit-card push

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson voiced skepticism Tuesday on President Donald Trump’s move to temporarily cap credit card interest rates. “I think that would probably...

Member stock-trading is the latest target for a Democratic discharge petition

A senior House Democrat, in a long-shot move to force a member stock-trading ban to the floor, said Tuesday he will launch a discharge petition after Republican leaders moved...

Megabill 2.0? These House Republicans have some ideas.

A major House GOP faction unveiled its framework Tuesday for a new party-line Republican policy bill that aims to slash the costs of housing and health care. Among the...

Clintons defy subpoena to testify in Epstein investigation, risking being held in contempt

House Oversight Chair James Comer says he will have members vote to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress.

Capitol agenda: Powell probe stiffens GOP spines

The Justice Department’s move to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is shaping up to be one of the Trump administration’s most unpopular actions yet among Capitol Hill Republicans....

Jack Smith to testify publicly before Congress next week

Former special counsel Jack Smith will testify in a public hearing next week, setting up a potentially dramatic retelling of his investigations into President Donald Trump. House Judiciary Committee...

Tim Scott keeps quiet as Fed independence comes under threat

The Senate Banking chair has not weighed in as a hearing he led with Jerome Powell comes under DOJ scrutiny.