Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Capitol agenda: Trump’s SOTU clouded by chaos

President Donald Trump is heading into Tuesday’s State of the Union facing a messy Capitol Hill backdrop: a Supreme Court smackdown of his global tariffs, fresh GOP anxiety over...

‘I feel vindicated’: Anti-tariff Republicans cheer as Supreme Court checks Trump

Speaker Mike Johnson and other key GOP leaders did not immediately weigh in on the ruling Friday.

Republicans are ignoring Trump and holding out hope for a second megabill

The president said Republicans have “gotten everything passed that we need,” but lawmakers aren’t so sure.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger tapped for State of the Union rebuttal

California Sen. Alex Padilla will deliver the Democratic response in Spanish.

GOP senator backs Democratic wife’s bid for office

Trump ally Sen. Pete Ricketts is supporting his wife, Susanne Shore, in her run as a Democrat for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

White House wants a reprieve in spy-powers fight that is splitting the GOP

The Trump administration is pushing for a clean extension of Section 702 surveillance authority ahead of an April deadline.

Former Victoria Secret CEO denies connection to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes

Les Wexner sat in a closed-door deposition Wednesday with members of the House Oversight panel.

Some Democrats plan boycott of Trump’s State of the Union

Democrats are skipping Trump’s address and holding a rally on the National Mall instead.

Republicans sit tight as Trump pushes for mail voting crackdown

GOP lawmakers prefer a more targeted approach as the president rails against mail-in ballots.

Republicans worry shutdown will overshadow Trump’s State of the Union

President Donald Trump’s Feb. 24 address to Congress is set to collide with a DHS funding lapse.