Saturday

06-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Inside the ‘Cigar SCIF:’ How Tom Cole pulled off a House appropriations miracle

From his clubby Capitol office, the 76-year-old Appropriations chair managed demanding colleagues and political headwinds — and pulled off a seemingly impressive feat.

Nevada Republican Mark Amodei to retire

Amodei’s decision comes just three months after President Donald Trump blessed him with a “Complete and Total endorsement for Re-election."

House Republicans prepare full-court press for voting restrictions

The SAVE America Act, up for a vote next week in the House, has been a rare rallying point for a divided GOP.

DHS watchdog details extensive probes into Trump’s immigration crackdown

The investigations include reviews of hiring, interior immigration enforcement and expedited removal of individuals by ICE and CBP.

Tim Scott clashes with Chuck Grassley, Dick Durbin over Nazi-linked bank probe

The leaders of two Republican-led committees are quietly locked in a behind-the-scenes turf battle. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who helms the Senate Banking Committee, sent a letter this week...

DHS standoff threatens bipartisan Munich delegation

Senate Republicans are weighing whether to bow out of a major international gathering next week as GOP leaders press them to stay in Washington and hammer out a Homeland...

Lindsey Graham says Johnson is open to expanding Smith probe payouts

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is pitching fellow Republicans on expanding who can sue over the now-defunct Jack Smith investigation — and Graham claims he has a key supporter...

Bessent refuses to say the administration will not sue the next Fed chair

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday left open the possibility the administration could sue President Donald Trump’s pick for Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, if he doesn’t deliver on...

DHS negotiations have yet to get underway, Thune says, as shutdown clock ticks

With eight days to avert a Department of Homeland Security shutdown, serious negotiations have yet to begin, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday. The South Dakota Republican said...

Capitol agenda: The Democrats not opposed to another DHS punt

A sizable number of Senate Democrats haven’t ruled out another short-term funding punt for the Department of Homeland Security. Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer sent a formal...