Thursday

05-03-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Video footage sheds more light on Burchett’s tussle with protester

New video footage shows there was more to the skirmish last week between a protester and Rep. Tim Burchett, which ended with the Tennessee Republican forcefully shoving the man....

Vance post on boat strike ‘really ticked me off,’ Rand Paul says

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he was compelled to publicly dress down Vice President JD Vance, a fellow Republican and former colleague, over the "disdain for human life" shown...

Key House GOP hard-liner doesn’t rule out short-term shutdown punt

House Republicans are inching closer together on a plan to fund the government, with a key GOP hard-liner suggesting he could tolerate a short-term punt before funding runs out...

Swalwell picked to lead Democrats on new Jan. 6 panel

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries chose California Rep. Eric Swalwell to lead Democrats on a newly formed subcommittee to re-investigate events surrounding the riot at the Capitol on Jan....

House Oversight receives Epstein estate files, including ‘birthday book’

Democrats have posted a photo of the provocative message the president allegedly wrote.

Johnson says he didn’t use ‘right terminology’ in calling Trump an Epstein ‘informant‘

Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday revised his claim last week that President Donald Trump was an "FBI informant" in the Jeffrey Epstein case, telling reporters that he possibly didn't...

Trump boosts end-run around Johnson on congressional stock trading ban

President Donald Trump offered support Monday for GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's push to circumvent House Republican leaders and force a vote on a congressional stock trading ban. Trump...

Capitol agenda: Where we’re at on funding talks

Factions are forming on Capitol Hill over how to avoid a shutdown in three weeks. Here's a breakdown of what key groups are gunning for ahead of Sept. 30....

Inside Congress’ warring factions over how to fund the government

Lawmakers and the Trump administration are debating different scenarios to avoid a lapse in federal funding but consensus remains elusive.

Tax deferrals and big penalties: Lawmakers with stocks face financial upheaval

A new bipartisan bill aimed at curbing member stock trading would allow lawmakers to reinvest their market holdings tax-free.