Sunday

19-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Brad Lander set to challenge Rep. Dan Goldman from the left

The city comptroller and former mayoral candidate will have the endorsement of Zohran Mamdani, two people tell POLITICO.

Why Senate Republicans aren’t uniting behind a health care plan

Voting on any alternative to Democrats' Obamacare extension is likely to highlight the divisions in the GOP.

Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to drop his reelection bid

Rep. Marc Veasey is set to drop his House bid in a Dallas-area seat and will instead run for Tarrant County Judge, according to a person familiar with the...

House GOP leaders plan Wednesday NDAA vote

House GOP leaders are planning to pass the annual defense policy bill late Wednesday afternoon, according to three people granted anonymity to comment on the scheduling ahead of an...

DeSantis: Trump’s AI order ‘can’t preempt’ states from taking action

As President Donald Trump eyes a federal top-down AI “rulebook," the GOP governor maintained it should be up to Congress, not the president, to establish such a sweeping policy.

Republican Bruce Blakeman planning to enter race for New York governor

His campaign would complicate Rep. Elise Stefanik’s path. Trump praises both.

Senate Judiciary plans hearings around Jack Smith probe

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings in early 2026 surrounding former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump — culminating in a hearing later in the...

Capitol agenda: GOP struggles on affordability message

The Senate is set to vote Thursday on whether to extend Obamacare health insurance subsidies that expire in 23 days. How Republicans will engage remains up in the air,...

As affordability concerns mount, Hill Republicans are struggling to act

Top GOP leaders in Congress are keeping expectations low for major new economic legislation.

Cassidy projects optimism on winning bipartisan support for his health care plan

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who chairs the Senate’s health committee, said he planned to present leadership with his plan as soon as Sunday evening.