Saturday

05-09-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Dems urge Rubio to rescue a refugee program he once supported

Congressional Democrats are appealing to Marco Rubio to restart refugee resettlement services — something the new Secretary of State supported as a Republican senator from Florida — after the...

Mark Kelly talks slow-moving Congress: ‘The ship would never leave’

Mark Kelly talks slow-moving Congress: 'The ship would never leave' lead image

Supporters and opponents of RFK Jr. pack hearing room

Supporters and opponents of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. packed the halls of the Senate building where the Finance Committee is vetting him this morning to lead the Department of...

Fetterman lone Democrat so far to attend immigration bill signing

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is the first Democrat committed to attending President Donald Trump's signing of the Laken Riley Act, a bill mandating the detention of more undocumented immigrants...

Watchdog group to lend Hill Dems a hand on oversight

A left-leaning watchdog group is working to gather materials that could feed Congressional investigations into the Trump administration. The nonprofit group American Oversight, which shared its plans first with...

Senate committee advances Trump’s pick for AG

Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who represented the president during his first impeachment trial, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning in a party-line,...

Capitol agenda: GOP lacks a Trump line, RFK confirmation hearing, last day in Doral

Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze is on ice after an eleventh-hour court order delayed implementation until Feb. 3 — but not before it became crystal clear Republicans don't appear...

GOP steps aside as Trump assaults Congress’ power

The president goes after the "power of the purse" with nary a peep from Republican leaders.

Work requirements gain favor with House Republicans

DORAL, Florida — As they work through a sweeping "menu" of potential spending cuts, House Republicans are facing growing anxiety in their ranks about slashing away at key safety-net...

Democrats dig in their heels on nominees amid spending freeze chaos

A batch of Democrats incensed with President Donald Trump's latest decision to pause federal spending voted against his otherwise benign nominee for Transportation secretary on Tuesday, the first brick...