Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House Democrats eye Venezuela war powers vote

House Democrats are making a fresh attempt to rein in President Donald Trump on Venezuela, plotting to force a vote on a war powers resolution in the coming weeks....

Warren cuts checks to state Democratic parties

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is donating $400,000 to 23 state Democratic parties in an effort to fund Democratic infrastructure ahead of the 2026 midterms. In an interview, the Massachusetts Democrat...

Capitol agenda: The House GOP’s nerve-wracking return

The start of the second session of the 119th Congress isn’t going as planned for House Republicans. First, the GOP Conference’s long-planned, day-long policy retreat Tuesday at the Kennedy...

Lawmakers seek to limit DHS power to shuffle cash in funding bill

Top appropriators on Capitol Hill are seeking to tighten limits around how much money DHS can shift between accounts as they finalize funding bills ahead of the Jan. 30...

GOP-led Jan. 6 committee sets first hearing for next week

The new Republican-led panel tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack will hold its first hearing next week, Rep. Barry Loudermilk said in an interview Tuesday —...

Johnson: U.S. military action in Greenland ‘would not be appropriate’

Speaker Mike Johnson Tuesday evening swatted down the idea of any U.S. military action to take over Greenland, just after the White House said President Donald Trump wanted to...

How Jan. 6 was remembered — and rewritten — on its 5th anniversary

At a march and a hearing, on a plaque and a website, the story of the Capitol riot was contested Tuesday.

Mortality and margins weigh on House Republicans as they kick off the election year

Members who gathered for a pre-midterm policy retreat were stunned by the death of longtime colleague Doug LaMalfa.

Thune outlines three pieces of possible health care deal

Majority Leader John Thune laid out Tuesday the three components any bipartisan health deal would have to address in order for it to pass the Senate. That includes instituting...

Kemp sets date for special election to fill Greene’s seat

The race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress is on. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp authorized a special election to select a candidate to fill the remainder of the...