Category: Congress
June 09, 2026
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.
June 09, 2026
Congress
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...
June 09, 2026
Congress
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.
June 09, 2026
Congress
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.
June 09, 2026
Congress
Senate funding action stalled amid partisan stalemate on totals
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins said Democrats “are not willing to work with us.”
June 09, 2026
Congress
Republicans hope Trump retreats on Pulte to save spy law
The president has interviewed other potential intelligence directors as lawmakers seek off-ramp.
June 08, 2026
Congress
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.
June 08, 2026
Congress
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.
June 08, 2026
Congress
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.
June 08, 2026
Congress
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.