Category: Congress
November 09, 2025
Congress
Jeffries: Democrats will ‘definitely’ win back House in 2026
The House minority leader was less certain (but still hopeful) about Democrats' chances in the Senate.
November 09, 2025
Congress
How an Adam Schiff indictment could shake the Senate
If Schiff is indicted, it would mark the first time Trump’s pursuit of political adversaries has directly affected a sitting member of the Senate.
November 08, 2025
Congress
‘Stop playing politics’: Democrats rip court-extended pause to SNAP funding
The latest court opinion will further delay funds to a program Democrats have demanded receive funding from another source as the government shutdown continues.
November 08, 2025
Congress
The Senate hopes for a weekend shutdown miracle
Majority Leader John Thune is keeping senators in Washington for the first time amid the record shutdown. There’s no guarantee it will work.
November 07, 2025
Congress
Jack Smith takes a swipe at Trump
Jack Smith, the Biden era special counsel under renewed scrutiny by congressional Republicans, is taking an apparent swipe at President Donald Trump. In a new letter sent Friday to...
November 07, 2025
Congress
Senate Democrats propose 1-year Obamacare subsidies punt in new shutdown offer
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer laid out a new Democratic counterproposal for ending the government shutdown: attaching a one-year extension of soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies to a spending...
November 07, 2025
Congress
‘We are at risk’: Governors, local officials call for shutdown end
In a letter to congressional leadership, the National Governors Association said the ongoing shutdown is straining state and local resources.
November 07, 2025
Congress
Senate Republicans eye vote on federal worker pay
Senate Republicans are eyeing a Friday vote on legislation that would pay some federal employees and active-duty troops amid the record-setting government shutdown. Majority Leader John Thune said there...
November 07, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Decision day for Senate Dems
Get ready for a do-or-die Senate weekend. Senate Majority Leader John Thune will try to break the shutdown impasse Friday. Democrats we’ve spoken to say he won’t succeed, as...
November 07, 2025
Congress
Obamacare subsidy negotiations are heating up. But trust is breaking down.
A scheduled Friday vote to move ahead on a government funding deal comes as Democrats are still uncertain about how to move a health care deal forward.