Category: Congress
January 22, 2026
Congress
Trump: There is ‘probably’ going to be another government shutdown
President Donald Trump said Thursday that another government shutdown is likely as Congress approaches its Jan. 30 funding deadline, even as members work to hammer out funding agreements. “I...
January 22, 2026
Congress
Final spending bills move closer to House passage
House Republicans sent the last four fiscal 2026 spending bills over a key procedural hurdle Thursday, setting up two votes later in the day to send them together to...
January 22, 2026
Congress
House votes to kill Senate data-seizure payouts
House lawmakers voted unanimously Thursday morning to overturn a policy Senate Republicans got enacted last year allowing senators to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal payouts if...
January 22, 2026
Congress
Jim Jordan launches his attacks on Jack Smith
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan is looking to paint former special counsel Jack Smith as the culmination of a yearslong campaign by Democrats to leverage law enforcement activities against...
January 22, 2026
Congress
Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 attend Jack Smith hearing
Several police officers who responded to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol are in the hearing room to watch former special counsel Jack Smith testify in public...
January 22, 2026
Congress
House to vote on 2 amendments to $1.2T funding package
House Republican leaders will allow floor votes on two amendments to the $1.2 trillion funding package they are trying to pass Thursday, including proposals to nix some earmarks and...
January 22, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Jack Smith speaks
It’s the televised showdown both Republicans and Democrats have long wanted: Former DOJ special counsel Jack Smith takes the hot seat in front of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday...
January 22, 2026
Congress
Congress’ health deal still has hurdles
The package, which would put guardrails on to drug intermediaries, faces a tough test this week.
January 22, 2026
Congress
Jack Smith, who quietly worked to convict Trump, is ready for his close-up
Republicans and Democrats are hoping for a blockbuster hearing from the former special counsel, who is testifying publicly for the first time about his efforts to charge the president.
January 22, 2026
Congress
Insurers point to providers, drugmakers for driving up health costs
Health insurance CEOs testifying before Congress about whether they're to blame for soaring health care costs have a plan: pass the buck. Five CEOs of major insurers will make...