Friday

05-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House Ethics trial for Cherflius-McCormick postponed as lawmaker seeks new lawyer

The House Ethics Committee has postponed its planned public trial for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick — the Florida Democrat facing accusations that she stole millions in FEMA funding — to...

House Democrats introduce alternative war powers resolution

Half a dozen moderate House Democrats have introduced their own war powers resolution as the chamber barrels toward a floor vote later this week on a bipartisan measure to...

Mike Rounds seeks Pentagon briefing on Anthropic spat

A top lawmaker on the Senate Armed Services Committee has requested a briefing from the Pentagon on its escalating feud with AI startup Anthropic, which has prompted the Trump...

Lutnick agrees to testify in House Oversight’s Epstein probe

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has “proactively agreed to appear voluntarily” before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey...

Republicans dismiss energy cost concerns after Iran strikes

When the U.S. and Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran over the weekend, some Democrats warned about the impact on energy costs. Now that those predictions have...

Capitol agenda: Marco Rubio works to stave off a revolt on Iran

The White House is trying to stave off a revolt on Capitol Hill against its military actions in Iran, as both chambers are set to vote on resolutions this...

Republicans took shots at Hillary Clinton — and she came ready to fight back

Republicans on the House Oversight committee, not getting the answers they sought about Jeffrey Epstein, focused elsewhere in the former secretary of State’s deposition.

No sign of Democratic surrender on DHS funding after Iran strikes

Republicans argue that the nation is at greater risk as Middle East tensions explode.

Josh Hawley says he’ll oppose Iran war powers resolution

Sen. Josh Hawley said he would oppose a bipartisan resolution to require President Donald Trump to get Congress’ sign-off before taking additional military action against Iran. The Missouri Republican,...

Iranian ‘regime will be defeated,’ White House tells Hill Republicans

The White House told Republican lawmakers Monday that "America will win" and "the terrorist Iranian regime will be defeated" as it seeks to address criticism of the shifting war...