Wednesday

04-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

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...

DeSantis: Trump’s AI order ‘can’t preempt’ states from taking action

As President Donald Trump eyes a federal top-down AI “rulebook," the GOP governor maintained it should be up to Congress, not the president, to establish such a sweeping policy.

Republican Bruce Blakeman planning to enter race for New York governor

His campaign would complicate Rep. Elise Stefanik’s path. Trump praises both.

Senate Judiciary plans hearings around Jack Smith probe

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings in early 2026 surrounding former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump — culminating in a hearing later in the...

Capitol agenda: GOP struggles on affordability message

The Senate is set to vote Thursday on whether to extend Obamacare health insurance subsidies that expire in 23 days. How Republicans will engage remains up in the air,...

As affordability concerns mount, Hill Republicans are struggling to act

Top GOP leaders in Congress are keeping expectations low for major new economic legislation.

Cassidy projects optimism on winning bipartisan support for his health care plan

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who chairs the Senate’s health committee, said he planned to present leadership with his plan as soon as Sunday evening.

The government’s top watchdog is retiring — but the Trump probes continue

The comptroller general is wrapping up his term after an unprecedented year checking the Trump administration.

Pardoned Democrat Henry Cuellar wants GOP to probe his prosecutors

The Texas lawmaker said in an interview he'd be willing to cooperate with a House Judiciary "weaponization" probe.

The national make-or-break issue of the year’: Redistricting fight gets reset after Trump’s Supreme Court win

Trump and his allies are heaping pressure on holdout Republicans in Indiana, while Democrats eye gains elsewhere.