Category: Congress
January 07, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: The House GOP’s nerve-wracking return
The start of the second session of the 119th Congress isn’t going as planned for House Republicans. First, the GOP Conference’s long-planned, day-long policy retreat Tuesday at the Kennedy...
January 07, 2026
Congress
Lawmakers seek to limit DHS power to shuffle cash in funding bill
Top appropriators on Capitol Hill are seeking to tighten limits around how much money DHS can shift between accounts as they finalize funding bills ahead of the Jan. 30...
January 07, 2026
Congress
GOP-led Jan. 6 committee sets first hearing for next week
The new Republican-led panel tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack will hold its first hearing next week, Rep. Barry Loudermilk said in an interview Tuesday —...
January 07, 2026
Congress
Johnson: U.S. military action in Greenland ‘would not be appropriate’
Speaker Mike Johnson Tuesday evening swatted down the idea of any U.S. military action to take over Greenland, just after the White House said President Donald Trump wanted to...
January 07, 2026
Congress
How Jan. 6 was remembered — and rewritten — on its 5th anniversary
At a march and a hearing, on a plaque and a website, the story of the Capitol riot was contested Tuesday.
January 06, 2026
Congress
Mortality and margins weigh on House Republicans as they kick off the election year
Members who gathered for a pre-midterm policy retreat were stunned by the death of longtime colleague Doug LaMalfa.
January 06, 2026
Congress
Thune outlines three pieces of possible health care deal
Majority Leader John Thune laid out Tuesday the three components any bipartisan health deal would have to address in order for it to pass the Senate. That includes instituting...
January 06, 2026
Congress
Kemp sets date for special election to fill Greene’s seat
The race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress is on. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp authorized a special election to select a candidate to fill the remainder of the...
January 06, 2026
Congress
Greenland war powers vote could be heading to Senate floor
Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego wants Congress to forestall a U.S. takeover of Greenland, requiring President Donald Trump to get lawmakers’ approval for any such action after this weekend’s military...
January 06, 2026
Congress
DeSantis: Florida should require congressional candidates to answer about stock trades
During his press conference, DeSantis called individual stock trading a “bipartisan ailment,” adding, “We need to clean both houses up there.”