Saturday

18-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Fitzpatrick declines to turn off ACA discharge petition as amendment talks drag on

Vulnerable Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick told Speaker Mike Johnson on the House floor Tuesday he would not withdraw his discharge petition that would force a floor vote on extending...

House GOP pushes major permitting bill through key vote

House Republicans succeeded Tuesday in advancing a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding up the federal permitting process, fending off a late challenge from hard-liners who wanted more power to...

Mike Johnson confronted by GOP moderates over Obamacare subsidies

A group of vulnerable House Republicans confronted Speaker Mike Johnson inside a closed-door meeting Tuesday about expiring Obamacare health insurance subsidies — and Johnson’s refusal to allow a vote...

House permitting vote at risk over offshore wind backlash

An intraparty war over the House GOP’s flagship legislation to speed up the federal permitting process for energy projects is threatening to freeze the chamber’s floor before lawmakers leave...

‘Absolute bulls–t’: Endangered House Republican blasts leaders over impending Obamacare lapse

An infuriated Rep. Mike Lawler left a closed-door House Republican meeting Tuesday and sounded off on GOP leaders who are planning to allow key Obamacare subsidies to expire in...

Capitol agenda: Parallel pushes for an 11th-hour health deal

Rank-and-file dealmakers in both chambers are making last-ditch attempts to extend key Obamacare subsidies this week, even as it becomes crystal clear the subsidies will expire first. House GOP...

House Oversight delays Clintons’ Epstein testimonies

Bill and Hillary Clinton were scheduled to give depositions this week on Capitol Hill about their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, but their appearances have been officially punted into January....

House GOP moderates signal they’ll fall in line with Johnson’s health plan

Vulnerable members have agitated for a vote to extend Obamacare subsidies. But that appears unlikely to happen.

Thune eyes spending package to tackle military helicopter safety issue

Senate Majority Leader John Thune suggested Monday that he wants to tackle a contentious provision on military helicopters in a separate spending package — and not by axing it...

Senate Banking will not vote on crypto bill this week

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott is abandoning a push to hold a committee vote on a major cryptocurrency bill this week, punting the issue to next year. A spokesperson...