Category: Congress
January 14, 2026
Congress
Slotkin says she is under investigation for November military video
Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday confirmed she is under federal investigation for her participation in a November video urging military members not to follow illegal orders. In a video...
January 14, 2026
Congress
GOP scrambles to kill Venezuela war powers resolution
Senate GOP leaders are working overtime to quash a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to come to Congress before taking additional military action in Venezuela. They don’t yet know...
January 14, 2026
Congress
Hillary Clinton defies subpoena, skips deposition in congressional Epstein inquiry
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will vote next week to hold former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after she defied a subpoena and...
January 14, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: More floor meltdowns threaten funding bills
House GOP leaders are losing control of the floor to non-stop intraparty revolts ahead of the rapidly approaching deadline to avoid another shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson needs his ranks...
January 14, 2026
Congress
Democrats confront an ICE dilemma: To rein it in, they have to fund it
It's not clear a Homeland Security funding bill can get done, but furious negotiations are underway.
January 13, 2026
Congress
House GOP tees up two amendment votes on latest funding package
House Republican leaders are allowing floor votes this week on several proposed tweaks to the latest government funding package after hard-liners demanded more input. The House Rules Committee voted...
January 13, 2026
Congress
Lawmakers meet Danish officials to rebuke Trump’s Greenland grab
Arctic Caucus co-Chairs Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Angus King (I-Maine) will meet on Wednesday with Danish Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen to reaffirm their opposition to President Donald Trump’s effort...
January 13, 2026
Congress
Deepfake porn bill allowing victims to sue passes Senate
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to allow victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornography to sue the producers and distributors of such content. The proposal was put forward by Democratic Whip...
January 13, 2026
Congress
GOP leaders throw cold water on Trump’s credit-card push
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson voiced skepticism Tuesday on President Donald Trump’s move to temporarily cap credit card interest rates. “I think that would probably...
January 13, 2026
Congress
Member stock-trading is the latest target for a Democratic discharge petition
A senior House Democrat, in a long-shot move to force a member stock-trading ban to the floor, said Tuesday he will launch a discharge petition after Republican leaders moved...