Thursday

23-07-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

No. 2 House Democrat won’t attend State of the Union

House Minority Whip Katherine Clark said she will be skipping President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech Tuesday, becoming the most senior Democrat to boycott the annual address....

Scalise, committee chairs huddle with White House officials on GOP agenda

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise held a dinner Monday night with Republican committee chairs and senior White House officials to discuss the GOP legislative agenda ahead of the midterms,...

Democrats to probe DOJ’s alleged withholding of Epstein files on Trump

Republicans are accusing their colleagues across the aisle of launching a “witch hunt.”

Judges plead with Congress for control of crumbling courthouses

The infrastructure of the nation’s federal courthouses is crumbling, plagued by collapsing ceilings, malfunctioning elevators and contaminated water supplies, a top representative for the federal judiciary declared in an...

Tony Gonzales says he will not resign

GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales told reporters Tuesday he will not step down from his seat amid allegations he had an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide....

Abigail Spanberger to address House Democrats at policy retreat

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will headline House Democrats’ annual policy retreat Wednesday, addressing her former colleagues just a day after delivering her party’s televised response to President Donald Trump’s...

Capitol agenda: Trump faces a midterms reality check

President Donald Trump is heading into one of his most high-profile moments of the midterm year as he grapples with plunging public opinion and growing congressional dissent. “It’s going...

Neal Dunn says he’ll serve out term, quashing resignation rumors

Rep. Neal Dunn plans to serve out the rest of his term, a spokesperson said Monday, addressing rumors that the Florida Republican would resign early and potentially put the...

Tony Gonzales faces mounting pressure from GOP women over affair allegations

Speaker Mike Johnson is also pressing the Texas Republican to address his relationship with a staffer who later died by suicide.

House scrambling to host hockey teams at State of the Union, Johnson says

Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday House officials are scrambling to find a way to accommodate the gold-medal-winning U.S. men and women's hockey teams at Tuesday's State of the Union...