Saturday

18-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Hillary Clinton defies subpoena, skips deposition in congressional Epstein inquiry

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will vote next week to hold former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after she defied a subpoena and...

Capitol agenda: More floor meltdowns threaten funding bills

House GOP leaders are losing control of the floor to non-stop intraparty revolts ahead of the rapidly approaching deadline to avoid another shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson needs his ranks...

Democrats confront an ICE dilemma: To rein it in, they have to fund it

It's not clear a Homeland Security funding bill can get done, but furious negotiations are underway.

House GOP tees up two amendment votes on latest funding package

House Republican leaders are allowing floor votes this week on several proposed tweaks to the latest government funding package after hard-liners demanded more input. The House Rules Committee voted...

Lawmakers meet Danish officials to rebuke Trump’s Greenland grab

Arctic Caucus co-Chairs Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine) will meet on Wednesday with Danish Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen to reaffirm their opposition to President Donald Trump’s effort...

Deepfake porn bill allowing victims to sue passes Senate

The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to allow victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornography to sue the producers and distributors of such content. The proposal was put forward by Democratic Whip...

GOP leaders throw cold water on Trump’s credit-card push

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson voiced skepticism Tuesday on President Donald Trump’s move to temporarily cap credit card interest rates. “I think that would probably...

Member stock-trading is the latest target for a Democratic discharge petition

A senior House Democrat, in a long-shot move to force a member stock-trading ban to the floor, said Tuesday he will launch a discharge petition after Republican leaders moved...

Megabill 2.0? These House Republicans have some ideas.

A major House GOP faction unveiled its framework Tuesday for a new party-line Republican policy bill that aims to slash the costs of housing and health care. Among the...

Clintons defy subpoena to testify in Epstein investigation, risking being held in contempt

House Oversight Chair James Comer says he will have members vote to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress.