Saturday

05-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

RFK Jr. is persona non grata among Democrats

If the reception Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received from Democratic senators last week is any indication of how they’ll vote on his confirmation to serve as President Donald Trump’s...

Hard-liner rebellion forces House GOP leaders to scramble for deeper cuts 

Budget Committee conservatives rejected the minimum targets outlined at least week’s Republican retreat.

Trump vows to ‘love and cherish’ Medicaid — while Republicans plot cuts for savings

President Donald Trump on Friday pledged not to cut Medicaid, save for fraud and abuse — a vow that puts him at odds with Republicans in Congress who hope...

House Republicans struggle to clinch budget resolution

House Republicans are still furiously working, and sparring, behind the scenes as they try to finalize their plans to consider a budget resolution — necessary for unlocking the process...

DEI not to blame in crash, says top Republican overseeing FAA

Rep. Sam Graves, the Missouri Republican in charge of overseeing the Federal Aviation Administration in the House, said Friday that diversity initiatives at the agency had nothing to do...

Cruz: ‘Reasonable inference’ that helicopter pilot in air collision may have looked the wrong way

Sen. Ted Cruz, who leads the panel overseeing the Federal Aviation Administration, said Friday it’s a “reasonable inference” that the helicopter pilot involved in the deadly collision with a...

Capitol agenda: Congress ramps up scrutiny on DCA crash

The deadly crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is triggering new aviation oversight efforts on Capitol Hill as potential contributing factors draw scrutiny, including whether congressional dysfunction has...

Trump still wants a spending fight with Congress, even after memo debacle

While the Trump administration intends to ax funding for initiatives it views as out of step with its priorities, it didn’t mean to blow up funding for a broader...

Congressional staffers ‘unauthorized’ to use DeepSeek

House staffers are being urged not to use the Chinese artificial intelligence program DeepSeek, which has soared in popularity since its recent launch. In a notice to staffers obtained...

Chris Wright nomination clears key procedural hurdle

The Senate voted 62-35 on Thursday to invoke cloture on Chris Wright’s nomination to lead the Energy Department. The procedural step sets up a final vote on Wright’s confirmation...