Wednesday

04-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: 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.

Hopes for shutdown resolution fade after Democrats balk at GOP offer

Stiffened by their party’s big election wins Tuesday, they are expected to block another attempt to reopen the government Friday.

Pelosi had two announcement videos ready. Only one saw daylight.

The first female speaker of the House announced Thursday that she won’t run for another term in 2026, ending months of speculation in her hometown of San Francisco.

Freshman Senate Dems and House Republicans to huddle on bipartisan ACA plan

Two Senate Democrats and two House Republicans are planning to huddle Friday over a possible bipartisan plan to extend soon-to-expire Obamacare subsidies, according to four people with direct knowledge...

Congressional Budget Office had a cyber ‘security incident’

The Congressional Budget Office identified a cyber “security incident,” a spokesperson for the office said Thursday, posing vulnerabilities for a key arm of Congress. The CBO — a nonpartisan...

Senate will vote Friday to advance shutdown-ending deal, Thune tells Republicans

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans in a private lunch that he plans to hold a vote Friday that could pave the way to end the government...

Lindsey Graham is talking to fellow Republicans about another reconciliation bill

Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham said Thursday he is meeting with fellow Republicans about making a new run at passing a party-line policy bill in the coming months. “I...

House Oversight Democrats call on embattled royal Andrew Windsor to testify

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are calling on former prince Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to sit for an interview as part of their probe into deceased sex offender Jeffrey...

GOP makes new funding offer, opens door to reversing mass firings

Republicans made a new offer to Senate Democrats Thursday in hopes of cutting a deal that would end the 37-day government shutdown and advance a package of three full-year...

Pelosi is out. Expect heavy campaigning in CA — and cues for senior Dems in DC to follow suit.

The former speaker’s announcement comes as she faces a tougher-than-expected group of primary challengers.