Friday

17-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Capitol agenda: Trump faces a midterms reality check

President Donald Trump is heading into one of his most high-profile moments of the midterm year as he grapples with plunging public opinion and growing congressional dissent. “It’s going...

Neal Dunn says he’ll serve out term, quashing resignation rumors

Rep. Neal Dunn plans to serve out the rest of his term, a spokesperson said Monday, addressing rumors that the Florida Republican would resign early and potentially put the...

Tony Gonzales faces mounting pressure from GOP women over affair allegations

Speaker Mike Johnson is also pressing the Texas Republican to address his relationship with a staffer who later died by suicide.

House scrambling to host hockey teams at State of the Union, Johnson says

Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday House officials are scrambling to find a way to accommodate the gold-medal-winning U.S. men and women's hockey teams at Tuesday's State of the Union...

Capitol agenda: Trump’s SOTU clouded by chaos

President Donald Trump is heading into Tuesday’s State of the Union facing a messy Capitol Hill backdrop: a Supreme Court smackdown of his global tariffs, fresh GOP anxiety over...

‘I feel vindicated’: Anti-tariff Republicans cheer as Supreme Court checks Trump

Speaker Mike Johnson and other key GOP leaders did not immediately weigh in on the ruling Friday.

Republicans are ignoring Trump and holding out hope for a second megabill

The president said Republicans have “gotten everything passed that we need,” but lawmakers aren’t so sure.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger tapped for State of the Union rebuttal

California Sen. Alex Padilla will deliver the Democratic response in Spanish.

GOP senator backs Democratic wife’s bid for office

Trump ally Sen. Pete Ricketts is supporting his wife, Susanne Shore, in her run as a Democrat for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

White House wants a reprieve in spy-powers fight that is splitting the GOP

The Trump administration is pushing for a clean extension of Section 702 surveillance authority ahead of an April deadline.