Wednesday

04-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House GOP erupts over health care as leaders hunt for a plan

House Republican leaders presented no firm plan Tuesday for advancing health care legislation as anxiety rises in the GOP ranks over the impending expiration of key Obamacare subsidies at...

Senate Judiciary Dems request administration records related to ‘Seditious Six’

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats are requesting the Justice Department and FBI hand over internal records related to six Democratic members of Congress with military and law enforcement backgrounds who...

Spanberger endorses Elaine Luria in her House comeback bid

Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger is endorsing her former House colleague Elaine Luria's comeback bid in the latest effort by Democrats to clear the primary in a highly targeted purple...

Capitol agenda: Johnson’s turn to deliver a health plan

Get ready for the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies to lapse. All signs are pointing in that direction as President Donald Trump refuses to endorse an extension and Senate...

GOP moves to let Obamacare subsidies expire as Trump promises ‘money to the people’

As the president rails against insurance companies, other Republicans say allowing a subsidy lapse is “not acceptable.”

Senate Republicans set to put Cassidy-Crapo health proposal up for a vote Thursday

Senate Republicans will offer a health care plan for a vote Thursday alongside a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, capping off days of furious behind-the-scenes debates. The...

Brad Lander set to challenge Rep. Dan Goldman from the left

The city comptroller and former mayoral candidate will have the endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, two people tell POLITICO.

Why Senate Republicans aren’t uniting behind a health care plan

Voting on any alternative to Democrats' Obamacare extension is likely to highlight the divisions in the GOP.

Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to drop his reelection bid

Rep. Marc Veasey is set to drop his House bid in a Dallas-area seat and will instead run for Tarrant County Judge, according to a person familiar with the...

House GOP leaders plan Wednesday NDAA vote

House GOP leaders are planning to pass the annual defense policy bill late Wednesday afternoon, according to three people granted anonymity to comment on the scheduling ahead of an...