Tuesday

03-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House member trips to Munich, elsewhere at risk due to likely DHS shutdown

Two dozen House members could miss a major national security gathering in Munich this weekend, thanks to the Senate's struggles to strike a deal that would avert a shutdown...

Koch-backed group posts 7-figure ad buy in North Carolina Senate race

Americans for Prosperity Action, the political arm of the powerful conservative Koch network, has placed a 7-figure ad buy for former RNC Chair Michael Whatley’s Senate campaign in North...

Capitol agenda: Senate heads into doomed DHS votes

A DHS shutdown is coming Friday night, and there’s no telling how long it could last. The White House on Wednesday night sent Congress the legislative text of its...

Tariff votes hand Republicans an unwanted referendum on affordability

House GOP leaders shielded their most vulnerable members from politically explosive votes for more than a year. Now the fallout is reverberating.

House Democrats think Pam Bondi just helped them in the midterms

Tensions flared between Democrats and the Attorney General during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.

House passes GOP elections overhaul

The House passed a major GOP elections overhaul Wednesday after intense pressure from President Donald Trump, tech mogul Elon Musk and hard-right influencers. But the legislation still has no...

Bondi dodges questions about Lutnick’s connections with Epstein

Attorney General Pam Bondi gave no direct answer Wednesday when pressed by Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) on whether the Justice Department has made any effort to question Commerce Secretary...

Bondi says DOJ is investigating possible Epstein conspirators

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday her department is actively probing individuals who might have conspired with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “We have pending investigations in our office,"...

Rep. Jason Crow asks Pirro to preserve evidence related to failed indictment

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday demanded U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro preserve all evidence related to her unsuccessful effort to bring charges against him...

Johnson says he has urged Florida Republican to stay in Congress

Speaker Mike Johnson says he has asked retiring Rep. Neal Dunn to serve out his term amid concerns the Florida Republican might resign early. An early exit from Dunn,...