Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Democrats sue Trump administration over mail-in-voting order

The DNC and the party’s campaign committees asked a judge to block the executive action that seeks to limit mail voting.

Hill staffers brace for their boss’s ‘TMZ moment’

The celebrity-focused site is making a splash with crowdsourced recess photos.

How prediction markets landed in Congress’ crosshairs

Anxiety over state gambling revenues and suspected insider trading have lawmakers threatening to clamp down on Kalshi, Polymarket and other platforms.

The DHS shutdown might never end

The strongest impetus for a deal — the hourslong security lines at some U.S. airports — is already dissipating.

DHS stopgap set for quick House action after Rules Committee vote

Republicans opted for a fast-track “deem and pass” provision.

Rand Paul weighs a 2028 presidential bid

Paul hopes to carve out a libertarian lane in a party he says is shaped by populism.

Trump to send Congress his budget request April 3

It’s still TBD whether a supplemental military funding request will come with the broader fiscal blueprint for fiscal 2027.

‘Meltdown’: DHS shutdown set to drag on after House GOP rejects Senate deal

Speaker Mike Johnson is instead looking at a two-month funding punt that cannot pass the Senate.

Troop deployments test Republicans’ nerves on Capitol Hill

“I’m really, really hopeful this doesn’t turn into a boots-on-the-ground situation,” said Arizona Rep. Eli Crane.

House Democrats rally behind DHS funding bill as GOP balks

The Senate-passed legislation “should be brought to the floor immediately,” Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.