Tuesday

21-07-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Ways and Means chair warns he ‘won’t support’ next reconciliation bill without tax provisions

Rep. Jason Smith also says he’s still waiting to hear from the speaker on the subject.

Thune wants DNI nominee soon

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is "weighing seriously" naming a permanent nominee to be director of national intelligence and that he hopes Trump...

Capitol agenda: Drama as House GOP eyes next big swing

Party leaders still aren’t sure if they’ll have the votes to pass their long-brewing immigration enforcement bill.

Republican leading AI effort has ambitious timeline for getting his bill through the House

Rep. Jay Obernolte could see a hearing on his proposal by the end of the month.

Senate funding action stalled amid partisan stalemate on totals

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins said Democrats “are not willing to work with us.”

Republicans hope Trump retreats on Pulte to save spy law

The president has interviewed other potential intelligence directors as lawmakers seek off-ramp.

House Republicans gather congressional scorekeepers to discuss Reconciliation 3.0

GOP lawmakers are coalescing around a list of priorities for their third party-line policy package.

White House sends Blanche’s attorney general nomination to Congress

The acting attorney general’s fate now lies in the hands of a Senate Republican caucus that has locked horns with Trump recently.

House Republicans seek to block new TSA fee for those without REAL ID

Annual appropriations legislation for the Department of Homeland Security aims to halt collection of the $45 fee.

Jeffries: First bill of Dem majority would tackle affordability

House Democrats have privately met for months to hammer out the specifics of legislation to lower costs.