Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

El-Sayed calls Oct. 7 fundraising email a mistake

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed called a fundraising email that went out on the anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel a mistake in a statement provided...

Capitol agenda: Trump muddies the GOP shutdown message

One week into the shutdown, Republicans are trying to stay on message — but President Donald Trump is making that difficult. Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John...

Republicans are in disarray 1 week into the shutdown

President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to project a united front against Democrats.

Senate confirms largest bloc yet of Trump nominees

Senate Republicans confirmed more than 100 nominees Tuesday evening, largely clearing the backlog of President Donald Trump’s picks who have been awaiting a floor vote. The party-line vote comes...

Republican leaders clash on emergency troop pay vote

Speaker Mike Johnson said the House could come back to pass emergency legislation to pay troops during the government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune wasn’t willing to go...

Bondi tells Schiff he should ‘apologize’ for impeaching Trump

Just weeks weeks after Sen. Adam Schiff was called a "buffoon" and a "fraud" by FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, the California Democrat was...

Sen. Josh Hawley falsely says FBI ‘tapped’ senators’ phones during Jack Smith probe

Sen. Josh Hawley falsely claimed Tuesday that newly disclosed records revealed that the FBI “tapped” the phones of eight sitting U.S. senators during special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of...

Mike Johnson brushes off Marjorie Taylor Greene’s health care attack

Speaker Mike Johnson sought to play down fiery criticism of his leadership from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in comments to reporters Tuesday, after she accused top Republicans of...

Pam Bondi wasted no time before going on offense during her Hill testimony

Attorney General Pam Bondi didn’t wait for Senate Democrats to ask their own pointed questions before she went on the attack Tuesday while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee....

Peter Navarro, Trump’s embattled trade adviser, on hand for Bondi’s Hill hearing

Poised to face tough questioning from Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats about President Donald Trump’s weaponization of the Justice Department against perceived enemies, Attorney General Pam Bondi has brought a...