Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

MAGA war skeptics rage over Lindsey Graham

The South Carolina Republican’s media blitz urging more aggressive action in Iran drew backlash from anti-interventionists on the right.

House Republicans will advance 18-month extension of spy powers, leaders say

The renewal of Section 702 surveillance authorities could hit the floor in mid-April.

Mike Johnson declines to condemn Republicans’ anti-Muslim remarks

The speaker suggested his members meant to decry “Sharia law,” not the Muslim faith.

Cole on paying for the war

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole doesn't think Congress should find spending cuts to offset the total cost of the Middle East war and the military spending request lawmakers expect...

Trump’s revised SAVE America Act faces headwinds in the House

The president’s call for a near-total ban on mail voting is a hard sell, senior Republicans say.

House Budget chair eyes more safety-net cuts for second megabill

Rep. Jodey Arrington said any pre-midterms reconciliation bill should focus on “fraud prevention.”

Capitol agenda: Trump’s Doral demands ripple through GOP

House Republicans would rather focus on affordability. And some Senate Republicans are defending mail voting.

SAVE America Act is ‘No. 1 priority,’ Trump tells Republicans

The president focused on an elections bill as cost-of-living concerns weigh on the midterms.

‘We’ve got to pay attention’: GOP anxiety spikes over rising energy prices

War-related gasoline price impacts come as House Republicans plot how to sell voters on their megabill.

Thune: Talking filibuster ‘more complicated and risky’ than people realize

The majority leader said conversations are ongoing, but he remains skeptical the procedural tactic will get the result conservatives are hoping for.