Wednesday

04-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Clay Higgins explains why he was the lone ’no’ vote on Epstein files release

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.), the lone "no" vote on the near-unanimous House legislation to force a release of the Justice Department’s files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey...

Senate may pass Epstein bill today

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he expects the Senate will pass the bill to release DOJ files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as soon as Tuesday,...

CBO chief says ‘no further evidence’ of cyber intrusion of agency systems

Phillip Swagel, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, told lawmakers at an oversight hearing Tuesday morning before the House Budget Committee that the “sophisticated cyberattack” against his...

House votes to rebuke García for election maneuvers

The House voted to rebuke Rep. Chuy García of Illinois for announcing his retirement after the filing deadline — a maneuver that has positioned his chief of staff to...

House approves Epstein files bill in near-unanimous vote

The legislation is now on track toward the desk of President Donald Trump, who spent months trying to kill it.

Chuy García was the first signer of top aide’s ballot petitions, document shows

Rep. Chuy García has denied purposely clearing a path for his chief of staff to take his seat without facing a primary, but a document filed with Illinois elections...

Epstein battle ‘has ripped MAGA apart,’ Marjorie Taylor Greene says

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the once steadfast ally of Donald Trump who has since fallen out with the president, said the saga around convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has...

House GOP leaders pitch members on addressing ‘Unaffordable Care Act’

One Republican stood up to share frustrations about the party's health care approach in a closed-door meeting.

White House plans to release health bill and backs reconciliation

A senior White House official said the Trump administration intends to put forward a health bill and left open the possibility of using the fast-track legislative process of reconciliation...

Capitol agenda: GOP tries to rip off the Epstein Band-Aid

Two big votes are hitting the House floor Tuesday afternoon, with each party caught between unity and accountability. ON THE GOP SIDE — The House is expected to easily...