Sunday

19-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Vance to meet with Senate Republicans on Tuesday on tariffs

Vice President JD Vance will meet with Senate Republicans during their weekly lunch Tuesday before key tariff votes this week, a person familiar with the situation and granted anonymity...

Largest federal workers’ union calls for an immediate end to the shutdown

The nation’s largest union of federal workers is calling on Congress to pass a short-term funding bill and immediately end the government shutdown as it heads into its fourth...

Capitol agenda: Brace for sharper shutdown pain

Congress is just days away from a significant escalation of shutdown pain. But with President Donald Trump in Asia all week, there’s little hope of an immediate breakthrough. Come...

6 ways the shutdown is about to get worse

Programs ranging from Head Start to SNAP face new strain Nov. 1.

Skepticism abounds that Election Day will be a shutdown inflection point

Statewide elections in New Jersey and Virginia are being closely watched but seem unlikely to break the Washington impasse.

Trump administration won’t tap emergency funds to pay food aid

The move means 42 million people will miss SNAP benefits in November unless Congress acts.

Republicans are barreling toward an Obamacare subsidy cliff — with no unified plan

The White House has shown little urgency in extending the subsidies until shutdown ends.

Senators eye sanctions vote after Trump targets Russian oil

The bipartisan authors of sweeping Russia sanctions legislation are hoping the Senate is finally ready to consider their bill after President Donald Trump hit Moscow's energy sector with penalties...

Obamacare ‘auto-enrollees’ are key target as Republicans formulate tax-credit extension plan

As Republicans formulate a plan to potentially extend key health insurance subsidies that are at the center of the government shutdown fight, House Energy and Commerce Chair Brett Guthrie...

Blaming Democrats, Johnson won’t bring House back to pay air traffic controllers

Speaker Mike Johnson said he won’t bring the House back to vote to pay air traffic controllers and other essential employees, saying the measure “would be spiked in the...