Category: Congress
October 09, 2025
Congress
Republican defense cardinal throws weight behind bill to pay troops during shutdown
Rep. Ken Calvert, the House Republican in charge of defense funding, is throwing his weight behind a bipartisan bill that would allow members of the military to get paid...
October 09, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Schumer keeps his critics at bay
Chuck Schumer is winning over critics who bashed him for surrendering during this spring’s shutdown standoff. That could change fast. A POLITICO survey of Democratic lawmakers and activists finds...
October 09, 2025
Congress
Graham Platner has a growing Senate fan club
The Maine oyster farmer is winning praise from some Democrats as he prepares to face Chuck Schumer’s dream recruit.
October 09, 2025
Congress
Chuck Schumer’s critics are praising how he’s handled the shutdown. For now.
The guardedly positive reviews for the New Yorker's leadership come as the shutdown fight enters a politically perilous new phase.
October 08, 2025
Congress
Trump could shift funds to pay troops, White House officials say
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering options to pay members of the military if the government shutdown drags on, according to two White House officials granted anonymity to discuss...
October 08, 2025
Congress
IRS furloughs nearly half its workforce, shuttering most operations
The IRS said it was furloughing nearly half of its workforce and shuttering most operations Wednesday, but will continue work to implement President Donald Trump's signature tax cuts. Work...
October 08, 2025
Congress
Senate fails for the sixth time to pass a government funding bill
The Senate rejected dueling government funding bills for the sixth time Wednesday amid growing frustration over the shutdown stalemate. The back-to-back votes come as there’s no sign of a...
October 08, 2025
Congress
Speaker clashes with Dem senators over Epstein files amid shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday had a heated, face-to-face exchange with two Democratic senators Wednesday over the government shutdown and the swearing-in of Arizona's Democratic Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva, who...
October 08, 2025
Congress
Eleanor Holmes Norton raises little money for reelection as retirement questions loom
Longtime Washington congressional Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton raised just $3,200 for her reelection campaign last quarter, according to a campaign finance report filed Wednesday, as she faces serious primary...
October 08, 2025
Congress
Johnson hammers Senate Dems with shutdown impacts in their states
Speaker Mike Johnson continued to hit Senate Democrats on Wednesday for blocking a government funding stopgap — this time by highlighting the shutdown fallout in their states. During a...