Saturday

18-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

No. 2 House Democrat Katherine Clark gets primary challenger

Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark, the No. 2 House Democratic leader, will face a challenge from the left in 2026. Jonathan Paz, an organizer and former Waltham city councilor, announced...

Capitol agenda: House GOP at the Obamacare cliff

House Republicans are set to mark their final session week of 2025 with a muddled health care message that’s poised to have a big impact — a nationwide spike...

15 years into Obamacare, the GOP health care message is as muddled as ever

The party is again struggling to unite behind an alternative to expiring insurance subsidies used by millions of Americans.

Shapiro backs Brooks in primary for top Dem target

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is endorsing firefighter union head Bob Brooks in the state’s 7th Congressional District — the potential 2028 presidential contender putting his thumb on the scale...

Trump seems to wave the white flag on his US attorneys gambit

The president is pushing for an end to the so-called “blue slip” to solve for the disqualification of a handful of unconfirmed U.S. attorneys.

Inside Republicans’ new health bill

House Republican leaders plan to take a vote next week on conservative-friendly health policies they’ve pursued for years. It’s the latest GOP counter to Democrats’ push to extend expiring...

Comer threatens the Clintons with contempt for refusing to be deposed in Epstein probe

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer has threatened to pursue contempt charges against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if they do not sit...

House GOP leaders race to release health care package Friday

House Republican leaders are rushing to release a new health care package Friday, but a morning meeting with members of key GOP faction left unsettled whether to allow a...

Trump, Clinton, Gates included in Epstein photo trove

The House Oversight Committee is releasing photos from the Epstein estate linking powerful men to the late convicted sex offender.

Capitol agenda: Johnson stares down another revolt — this time on energy permitting

Speaker Mike Johnson is facing another intraparty revolt — one that has nothing to do with health care, defense policy or pay for college athletes. Johnson wants the House...