Thursday

23-07-2026 Vol 19

Category: 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.

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.”

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,...

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...

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...