Saturday

18-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Bondi dodges questions about Lutnick’s connections with Epstein

Attorney General Pam Bondi gave no direct answer Wednesday when pressed by Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) on whether the Justice Department has made any effort to question Commerce Secretary...

Bondi says DOJ is investigating possible Epstein conspirators

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday her department is actively probing individuals who might have conspired with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “We have pending investigations in our office,"...

Rep. Jason Crow asks Pirro to preserve evidence related to failed indictment

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday demanded U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro preserve all evidence related to her unsuccessful effort to bring charges against him...

Johnson says he has urged Florida Republican to stay in Congress

Speaker Mike Johnson says he has asked retiring Rep. Neal Dunn to serve out his term amid concerns the Florida Republican might resign early. An early exit from Dunn,...

Massie becomes first Republican to spar with Bondi during House Judiciary hearing

Rep. Thomas Massie was the first and so far only Republican to spar with Attorney General Pam Bondi during her hearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. The Kentucky...

Tillis pans ‘political lawfare’ after grand jury declines to indict Democratic lawmakers

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis slammed the Justice Department’s push to criminally charge Democratic lawmakers who last November urged military servicemembers to disobey illegal orders in a video, calling it...

GOP Senators rail at FDA after closed-door briefing on abortion drug

Some Senate Republicans emerged disappointed from a closed-door briefing Tuesday with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, saying the agency is not taking a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone...

Dems challenge Pam Bondi to address Epstein’s victims at House Judiciary hearing

Democrats are challenging Attorney General Pam Bondi to address the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who are seated behind her during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Justice...

US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit  

Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper predicts that the annual deficit will grow to $3.1 trillion by 2036.

Capitol agenda: House set to rebuke Trump’s tariffs

The House is set to rebuke Donald Trump’s signature economic policy Wednesday following Speaker Mike Johnson’s failure late last night to contain GOP unrest over the administration’s trade war....