Category: Congress
March 04, 2026
Congress
John Thune urges Trump to endorse John Cornyn ‘early’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged President Donald Trump Wednesday to deliver a swift endorsement of Texas Sen. John Cornyn to potentially forestall what is widely expected to be...
March 04, 2026
Congress
Johnson: Congress will pass Iran war funding when ‘appropriate’
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that lawmakers are waiting for the White House to formally request emergency cash to support the war in Iran, as administration officials reportedly...
March 04, 2026
Congress
House Ethics panel launches investigation of Tony Gonzales
The announcement comes as the Texas Republican fights for his political life in a primary runoff.
March 04, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Democrats get their Texas dream scenario
Maybe, just maybe, this is the year Texas really matters. While the outcome wasn’t shocking, the confirmation of a May 26 runoff between Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and state...
March 04, 2026
Congress
How Lindsey Graham got Trump to yes on Iran
The war launched Saturday is a full-circle moment for the veteran GOP senator, who spent decades pushing for military action against the Islamist regime.
March 04, 2026
Congress
Trump met with Coinbase CEO before bashing banks over crypto bill
President Donald Trump met privately on Tuesday with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong before publicly backing the company’s position in an ongoing lobbying clash with banks that has derailed a...
March 04, 2026
Congress
Lawmakers anticipate Trump will seek emergency funding for ‘open-ended’ Iran war
Top Trump administration officials briefed Congress on the U.S. military onslaught Tuesday but did not say whether they will ask for supplemental defense funding.
March 04, 2026
Congress
House Republicans are publicly cheering Trump’s Iran war. Privately, many are worried.
One House Republican suggested Trump’s shifting rationale “sounds a little bit like President Lyndon Johnson going into Vietnam.”
March 03, 2026
Congress
Former White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler called to testify in House Oversight’s Epstein investigation
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is requesting that Kathryn Ruemmler, the former White House counsel under President Barack Obama and the exiting top lawyer at Goldman Sachs,...
March 03, 2026
Congress
Trump takes aim at banks over crypto bill talks
President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused the banking industry of holding up landmark cryptocurrency legislation, writing on social media that Wall Street firms “need to make a good deal...