Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Thanksgiving travel looms as shutdown risk, GOP leaders say

The Thanksgiving travel season could be put at risk by an extended government shutdown, Republican leaders warned Tuesday on Capitol Hill, ratcheting up warnings about flight cancellations and airport...

White House to continue RIFs as shutdown drags on

The White House is pledging to fire more federal workers, the next salvo in President Donald Trump’s push to pressure Democrats to sign onto the GOP’s continuing resolution and...

Trump’s visa fee sparks rare bipartisan interest in immigration legislation

Lawmakers have been trying to pass legislative fixes for the H-1B program for years.

What Republicans could offer Democrats on health care after the shutdown

Republicans on Capitol Hill and in the White House are quietly mulling proposals that could unite members on Obamacare subsidies.

Republicans embrace hardball moves as shutdown enters Week 3

The fear is, with military pay no longer looming as a pressure point, little will stop the shutdown from continuing for several more weeks.

Democratic lawmaker decries strikes on Venezuelan boats as ‘illegal killings’

Rep. Jim Himes — the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee — said lawmakers had not been briefed on the administration's legal justifications.

Jon Ossoff should be feeling shutdown heat. He’s not acting like it.

The Georgia Democrat is sticking closely to his party’s strategy of focusing on the battle over health care.

Sen. Mark Kelly says vote on healthcare subsidies alone won’t end shutdown

The Arizona Democrat said there must be an actual fix.

Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown

A Democratic effort to pass a bill paying active-duty military members during the government shutdown was blocked on the House floor Friday by the GOP. The presiding Republican, Rep....

Mike Johnson raises fresh doubts about an Obamacare compromise

Speaker Mike Johnson expressed fresh skepticism Friday that a deal to extend Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies — a key Democratic demand amid the 10-day government shutdown —...