Category: Congress
February 25, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Trump’s SOTU demands for Congress
President Donald Trump littered his record-breaking, nearly two-hour-long State of the Union address Tuesday night with dramatic tributes to American heroes, caustic attacks on congressional Democrats and a preview...
February 25, 2026
Congress
Here’s how to watch Trump’s State of the Union address
President Donald Trump is set to descend on Capitol Hill for his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, as his administration faces growing outcry over its nationwide...
February 24, 2026
Congress
Shutdown talks make little progress as DHS bill stalls in Senate
Senate Democrats blocked a Department of Homeland Security funding for a second time Tuesday, underscoring a shutdown stalemate now in its second week. Senators voted 50-45 to advance a...
February 24, 2026
Congress
Ahead of SOTU, Dems demand Trump makes Iran plans public
As President Donald Trump prepared to deliver his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, top Democratic lawmakers emerged from a classified briefing on Iran and urged him to...
February 24, 2026
Congress
No. 2 House Democrat won’t attend State of the Union
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark said she will be skipping President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech Tuesday, becoming the most senior Democrat to boycott the annual address....
February 24, 2026
Congress
Scalise, committee chairs huddle with White House officials on GOP agenda
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise held a dinner Monday night with Republican committee chairs and senior White House officials to discuss the GOP legislative agenda ahead of the midterms,...
February 24, 2026
Congress
Democrats to probe DOJ’s alleged withholding of Epstein files on Trump
Republicans are accusing their colleagues across the aisle of launching a “witch hunt.”
February 24, 2026
Congress
Judges plead with Congress for control of crumbling courthouses
The infrastructure of the nation’s federal courthouses is crumbling, plagued by collapsing ceilings, malfunctioning elevators and contaminated water supplies, a top representative for the federal judiciary declared in an...
February 24, 2026
Congress
Tony Gonzales says he will not resign
GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales told reporters Tuesday he will not step down from his seat amid allegations he had an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide....
February 24, 2026
Congress
Abigail Spanberger to address House Democrats at policy retreat
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will headline House Democrats’ annual policy retreat Wednesday, addressing her former colleagues just a day after delivering her party’s televised response to President Donald Trump’s...