Category: Congress
January 28, 2026
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...
January 28, 2026
Congress
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...
January 28, 2026
Congress
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.
January 28, 2026
Congress
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...
January 28, 2026
Congress
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...
January 28, 2026
Congress
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....
January 28, 2026
Congress
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.
January 28, 2026
Congress
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.
January 28, 2026
Congress
Ilhan Omar sprayed with liquid at Minneapolis town hall
The attack on the progressive lawmaker briefly interrupted her remarks.
January 28, 2026
Congress
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.