Wednesday

04-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Capitol agenda: Where health care talks stand

The Senate’s leaving Thursday for Thanksgiving recess without clear bipartisan agreement on how to address expiring Obamacare subsidies. But after a busy week of talks across the Capitol, we’re...

A split at the top: Why Thune and Johnson are at odds this week

The two men meet regularly and enjoy a good rapport, but the Speaker and Senate Majority Leader have found themselves caught up in intraparty drama.

House unanimously rebukes Thune on data seizure payouts

The House unanimously voted 426-0 Wednesday night to claw back language in last week's government funding bill that could award some GOP senators hundreds of thousands of dollars in...

House Ethics Committee establishes panel to investigate Cory Mills

The House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation Wednesday into myriad allegations against the embattled Rep. Cory Mills, with the House poised to vote on whether to censure the...

Congress plots path for Russia sanctions bill with Trump’s blessing

Lawmakers are quietly discussing how to quickly move new Russia sanctions legislation — this time with President Donald Trump’s blessing. “The president has now weighed in, in support of...

Mace moves to censure fellow Republican Mills

Rep. Nancy Mace is moving ahead with an effort to censure and strip a fellow Republican of his committee assignments in a rare intraparty escalation. The South Carolina Republican...

Bessent talks midterms ‘acid test,’ tariff rebates with House Republicans

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent chatted Wednesday with a group of House Republicans about how voters will judge the GOP’s tax and trade moves heading into the 2026 midterm elections,...

Republicans put pressure on Johnson to advance congressional stock trading ban bill

Two House Republicans vowed Wednesday to pressure Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders to advance a bill banning congressional stock trading in the coming weeks, not content to settle...

Plaskett remains defiant over Epstein communications

Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett on Wednesday expressed no regret for her prior contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 House Oversight Committee hearing. In an...

Senate sends Epstein files bill to Trump

The Senate has officially passed legislation forcing the Justice Department to release more information about the case it built against the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Senators had...