Thursday

23-07-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Bondi isn’t off the hook yet for Epstein testimony

House Oversight Chair James Comer isn’t ruling out making Bondi honor the subpoena the panel slapped her with last month.

Florida’s budget stalemate takes on Cherfilius-McCormick probe-related twist

A January Office of Congressional Conduct report showed the review also looked at funding that went to a foundation led by Freddie Figgers, a telecommunications executive from Broward County...

Senate gives House a second chance to deliver DHS funding

The early morning vote in a mostly empty chamber paves the way for an end to the record-setting agency shutdown.

Republicans aren’t rushing to save Trump’s ballroom

A judge has challenged Congress to approve Trump’s multimillion-dollar construction project, but Republicans aren’t showing any immediate interest in the subject.

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.