Saturday

18-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Congress’ health deal still has hurdles

The package, which would put guardrails on to drug intermediaries, faces a tough test this week.

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.

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...