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07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

The House is scrambling to avoid a censure death spiral

In their first full week back after the shutdown, lawmakers voted five times on measures to rebuke colleagues, eating up hours of floor time.

John Thune offers to tweak controversial phone records language

Senate Majority Leader John Thune offered Thursday to amend the controversial provision he slipped into last week's government funding package that could award GOP senators hundreds of thousands of...

Mike Johnson defends Trump’s ‘sedition’ attacks on Democrats

Speaker Mike Johnson defended Donald Trump's declaration Thursday that some congressional Democrats engaged in "sedition" after the president suggested those Democrats should be executed Thursday. Johnson said it was...

Trump calls for Democratic lawmakers to face trial for ‘seditious behavior’

President Donald Trump on Thursday called for six Democratic lawmakers to face arrest and trial after they made a video encouraging U.S. service members and members of the intelligence...

Indicted House Dem will step down from committee leadership position

Indicted Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida will step aside from her leadership position on a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee "while the matter is ongoing," House Minority Leader Hakeem...

Capitol agenda: Where health care talks stand

The Senate’s leaving Thursday for Thanksgiving recess without clear bipartisan agreement on how to address expiring Obamacare subsidies. But after a busy week of talks across the Capitol, we’re...

A split at the top: Why Thune and Johnson are at odds this week

The two men meet regularly and enjoy a good rapport, but the Speaker and Senate Majority Leader have found themselves caught up in intraparty drama.

House unanimously rebukes Thune on data seizure payouts

The House unanimously voted 426-0 Wednesday night to claw back language in last week's government funding bill that could award some GOP senators hundreds of thousands of dollars in...

House Ethics Committee establishes panel to investigate Cory Mills

The House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation Wednesday into myriad allegations against the embattled Rep. Cory Mills, with the House poised to vote on whether to censure the...

Congress plots path for Russia sanctions bill with Trump’s blessing

Lawmakers are quietly discussing how to quickly move new Russia sanctions legislation — this time with President Donald Trump’s blessing. “The president has now weighed in, in support of...