Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

How Capitol Hill is set to feel the government shutdown pain

A lot has changed since 2013, including guaranteed backpay for staff which could mean fewer furloughs in congressional offices.

Trump posts vulgar deepfake slam of Democratic leaders after White House meeting

If a government shutdown wasn’t already exceedingly likely, President Donald Trump might have made it a near certainty Monday night. The president posted a vulgar AI-generated deepfake video to...

White House shutdown summit fails to produce a deal

"There are still large differences between us," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said afterward.

Johnson urges GOP unity as shutdown deadline nears

Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on a conference call Monday that they need to stick together to force Senate Democrats to swallow the seven-week stopgap bill the House...

White House to Democrats: ‘Be reasonable’ ahead of shutdown deadline

A top White House official said President Donald Trump will push congressional Democrats to back a House-passed stopgap bill during an Oval Office sitdown Monday — less than 48...

Fed workers’ unions call on Schumer, Jeffries to hold the line even if it means a shutdown

A coalition of federal unions are calling on Democratic leadership to fight back against budget cuts to “critical public services,” even if it leads to a government shutdown and...

Capitol agenda: No blinking yet as Trump and Hill leaders face off

President Donald Trump and congressional leaders appear primed for conflict ahead of Monday's 3 p.m. White House meeting, with less than two days to go before a shutdown. And...

Shutdown staring contest heads to the Oval Office

Elected officials are running out of time to make a deal.

How House Republicans plan to rewrite history of Jan. 6

A new GOP-led panel could tear open raw wounds from the Capitol's most violent day.

Trump to meet with top congressional leaders Monday on shutdown

The White House meeting will take place less than 48 hours before the deadline.