Category: Congress
January 13, 2026
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...
January 13, 2026
Congress
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...
January 13, 2026
Congress
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...
January 13, 2026
Congress
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...
January 13, 2026
Congress
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...
January 13, 2026
Congress
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...
January 13, 2026
Congress
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.
January 13, 2026
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....
January 13, 2026
Congress
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...
January 13, 2026
Congress
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.