Saturday

06-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Senate Democrats float DHS changes in shutdown stalemate

Senate Democrats on Wednesday revealed the DHS restrictions they need in exchange for helping Republicans avert a shutdown Friday night, including the tightening of rules on warrants. Senate Minority...

Republicans set to make ‘best and final’ Obamacare offer, Moreno says

GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno said that Republicans will make their “best and final” offer after weeks of bipartisan talks to revive lapsed Obamacare subsidies. “It’s going to be in...

Rubio digs in on cooperation with Venezuela’s Rodríguez, lack of immediate elections

Democrats lashed Rubio for the administration’s lack of transparency about the Jan. 3 operation to capture ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

Capitol police report spike in threats made toward lawmakers in 2025

Threats toward members of Congress, their families, staff and the Capitol complex surged in 2025, according to the U.S. Capitol Police, with over 5,000 more incidents reported than the...

Trump dings Murkowski, Tillis after their Noem criticism, calls them ‘losers’

President Donald Trump took a swing at Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) after they called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be fired, dismissing both...

Capitol agenda: Shutdown threat weighs on Senate lunches

Senate Republicans and Democrats will head into separate lunches Wednesday for their first in-person conference meetings on how to avoid a partial shutdown at the end of the week....

Top Hunt aide charged taxpayers $44,000 in hotel expenses

The Texas Republican’s top aide, James Kyrkanides, racked up the tab over three years, with an average nightly stay costing four times the federal benchmark rate.

Elon’s back: The tech mogul’s checkbook and platform are galvanizing the GOP

His recent footprint includes a $10 million investment in the Kentucky Senate race and an all-out influence campaign targeting Senate Republicans.

Ilhan Omar sprayed with liquid at Minneapolis town hall

The attack on the progressive lawmaker briefly interrupted her remarks.

The DHS crisis is squeezing Susan Collins

The Maine Republican is under immense pressure as a huge funding package hangs by a thread and federal agents swarm her state.