Wednesday

04-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

White House vows Trump will sign ‘good-faith’ shutdown-ending bill

The White House committed in writing Wednesday that President Donald Trump will sign the bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history once the House passes it....

Key GOP senator backs Trump’s FDIC pick, citing progress on workplace reforms

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has won the backing of a key Republican senator who had earlier threatened to vote against him over...

AOC blasts Senate Democrats — not just Chuck Schumer — over shutdown deal

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laid the blame Wednesday for a disappointing deal ending the 43-day government shutdown at the feet of Senate Democrats as a whole — not just Minority...

Schlossberg officially launches New York House campaign

Jack Schlossberg officially entered the race to fill an open New York City House seat on Wednesday, the latest in a long line of Kennedys to join the political...

Jeffrey Epstein, in newly released email, says Trump ‘knew about the girls’

The convicted sex offender’s correspondence was released along with other documents by House Oversight Dems.

Capitol agenda: How the shutdown’s last day should go

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history should come to an end Wednesday night. The House is planning to return around 4 p.m. Wednesday and start voting soon after...

Schumer’s ubiquity in New York fades as headaches in Washington mount

The senate minority leader has a much-ballyhooed streak of visiting all 62 New York counties each year. He’s at 30 in 2025.

The Epstein files fight is finally coming to the House floor

Long-delayed swearing-in of Arizona Democrat will set the stage for a vote President Trump has sought to avoid.

How Chuck Schumer plans to weather the storm

The Senate minority leader is leaning on long relationships inside his caucus and looking ahead to the midterms.

House hearing on member stock trading eyed for next week

The House Administration Committee could hold a hearing next week on congressional stock trading, reopening a deeply contentious issue on Capitol Hill and potentially paving the way for action...