Wednesday

04-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Dems fall short of flipping deep-red House seat in surprisingly competitive Tennessee special election

Republican Matt Van Epps won after both parties spent significant effort in a district Trump won by more than 20 points.

Elise Stefanik is Johnson’s latest challenge as he struggles to keep control of the House

The New York Republican took remarkable public shots at the speaker Tuesday.

Republicans want a health care plan. They don’t know what will go in it.

House and Senate Republicans need to build consensus around a health care proposal by the end of next week if they want to compete with a Democratic plan.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley will run for reelection, foregoing Senate race

Rep. Ayanna Pressley won’t challenge Sen. Ed Markey for his Senate seat and instead plans to seek reelection to her House seat, she announced today, ending weeks of speculation...

Luna pushes to force a vote banning congressional stock trading

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is pushing forward with a discharge petition to circumvent Speaker Mike Johnson and force a vote on a congressional stock trading ban, she said in...

Thune says abortion language a sticking point in health care talks

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday that while bipartisan discussions are ongoing around the fate of soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies, abortion restrictions are a major sticking point....

Stefanik accuses Johnson of lying, ‘blocking’ her defense bill provision

Rep. Elise Stefanik is taking aim directly at Speaker Mike Johnson over signals a provision she has championed won’t be included in the annual defense policy bill the House...

House Republicans sweat Tennessee election, despite Hudson’s assurances

House GOP leaders are trying to steady their restive conference as they seek to avert disaster in a Tennessee special election for a ruby-red GOP-controlled seat on Tuesday night....

Capitol agenda: The health care talks to watch

Senators will be voting on health care in about a week. Their chances of success are not good. The most likely outcome: Two failed votes on competing partisan proposals...

Senate barrels toward failure on health care

A bipartisan breakthrough appears unlikely ahead of next week's scheduled votes.