Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Vought: White House doesn’t have ‘ballpark’ total for Iran war funding

Republican leaders on the Hill are eager to see the emergency military funding request as they map out their legislative strategy ahead of the midterm elections.

House Budget chair to brief Senate GOP

House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington will attend Senate Republicans' closed-door conference lunch Wednesday, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss private scheduling. Arrington's appearance comes as Hill...

Trump makes last-minute plea for GOP to ‘stick together’ on key surveillance powers vote

In a Truth Social post, the president sought to settle infighting between GOP lawmakers over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

AIDS activists disrupt Vought’s testimony on Trump’s budget

The protesters chanted “PEPFAR saves lives — spend the money.”

GOP leaders delay FISA vote amid GOP rebellion

Speaker Mike Johnson and White House officials are still trying to strike an agreement with GOP holdouts.

The AI threat undercutting the White House’s FISA push

Republicans and Democrats worry that a "data broker loophole" paired with AI could allow for mass surveillance of Americans.

Capitol agenda: Cory Mills under fire but not going anywhere

The House Ethics Committee’s slow and secretive process is allowing members of both parties to justify waiting to take unprecedented steps to oust one of their colleagues.

GOP leaders struggle to keep $75B immigration plan narrow

Hoping to move ahead next week on their party-line package, senior Republicans are still hearing from GOP lawmakers insisting the bill needs to be broader.

Mike Johnson faces FISA mayhem

The Rules Committee recessed amid an internal GOP clash on the spy powers reauthorization.

Fuller sworn in on House floor

Rep. Clay Fuller (R-Ga.) was just sworn in on the House floor. Speaker Mike Johnson gets a rare two vote cushion for a few days as a result.