Saturday

18-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Billy Long apologizes for joking about Iceland as ’52nd state’

Former Rep. Billy Long has reportedly apologized after privately joking to House lawmakers that Iceland would be the "52nd state" and he would be its governor. Long was recently...

Capitol agenda: A crypto titan flexes in the Senate

Tim Scott is facing a crypto calamity. Landmark digital asset legislation that the Senate Banking chair hoped to advance out of committee Thursday is in extreme jeopardy after one...

Cassidy raises $1.65 million for reelection fight

Sen. Bill Cassidy raised $1.65 million in the latest fundraising quarter and has $11 million in cash on hand, his team told POLITICO, as he seeks to ward off...

Congressional Black Caucus endorses former rival Rep. Adriano Espaillat over Black primary challenger

The CBC’s political wing is endorsing Espaillat after excluding him from the group almost a decade ago.

Tim Scott postpones Senate Banking crypto vote

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott is abandoning plans to hold a vote Thursday on landmark cryptocurrency legislation amid surprise new opposition from a leading crypto firm and uncertainty about...

Republicans point fingers at Democrats, Biden at first Jan. 6 committee hearing

House Republicans used the first hearing of the new committee to investigate the Capitol attacks on Jan 6, 2021, to explore the Biden-era investigation into the pipe bombs left...

Embarrassing floor meltdown has House Republicans questioning their leaders

A group of pro-labor holdouts handed the GOP its latest setback and underscored the tough path for party-line legislation this year.

House Judiciary Committee schedules Bondi testimony for Feb. 11

Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before the House Judiciary Committee Feb. 11, Rep. Jim Jordan, who chairs the panel, said in an interview Wednesday night. Her appearance, which...

Slotkin says she is under investigation for November military video

Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday confirmed she is under federal investigation for her participation in a November video urging military members not to follow illegal orders. In a video...

GOP scrambles to kill Venezuela war powers resolution

Senate GOP leaders are working overtime to quash a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to come to Congress before taking additional military action in Venezuela. They don’t yet know...