Category: Congress
April 02, 2026
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.
April 01, 2026
Congress
Hill staffers brace for their boss’s ‘TMZ moment’
The celebrity-focused site is making a splash with crowdsourced recess photos.
April 01, 2026
Congress
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.
March 31, 2026
Congress
The DHS shutdown might never end
The strongest impetus for a deal — the hourslong security lines at some U.S. airports — is already dissipating.
March 27, 2026
Congress
DHS stopgap set for quick House action after Rules Committee vote
Republicans opted for a fast-track “deem and pass” provision.
March 27, 2026
Congress
Rand Paul weighs a 2028 presidential bid
Paul hopes to carve out a libertarian lane in a party he says is shaped by populism.
March 27, 2026
Congress
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.
March 27, 2026
Congress
‘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.
March 27, 2026
Congress
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.
March 27, 2026
Congress
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.