Category: Congress
November 19, 2025
Congress
Mace moves to censure fellow Republican Mills
Rep. Nancy Mace is moving ahead with an effort to censure and strip a fellow Republican of his committee assignments in a rare intraparty escalation. The South Carolina Republican...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Bessent talks midterms ‘acid test,’ tariff rebates with House Republicans
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent chatted Wednesday with a group of House Republicans about how voters will judge the GOP’s tax and trade moves heading into the 2026 midterm elections,...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Republicans put pressure on Johnson to advance congressional stock trading ban bill
Two House Republicans vowed Wednesday to pressure Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders to advance a bill banning congressional stock trading in the coming weeks, not content to settle...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Plaskett remains defiant over Epstein communications
Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett on Wednesday expressed no regret for her prior contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 House Oversight Committee hearing. In an...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Senate sends Epstein files bill to Trump
The Senate has officially passed legislation forcing the Justice Department to release more information about the case it built against the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Senators had...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Jordan refers former Jack Smith aide to Department of Justice
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) referred a top aide to former special counsel Jack Smith to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution over obstruction of a congressional investigation....
November 19, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: GOP dreams face harsh legislative reality
The White House’s hopes for big legislative wins in the coming months are about to crash into the reality of the congressional GOP. Deep divisions remain among Republicans over...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Trump’s Capitol Hill dreams are at odds with GOP reality
Passing major new Republican priorities would have been a tall order even before President Trump went to war inside his own party.
November 19, 2025
Congress
Thune denies Johnson’s demand for Epstein bill changes
Speaker Mike Johnson said he voted for the Jeffrey Epstein disclosure bill Tuesday based on his hope that the Senate would make changes he’s been demanding. Senate Majority Leader...
November 19, 2025
Congress
Plaskett narrowly escapes censure over her Epstein texts
The House voted 209-214 Tuesday night against formally reprimanding Del. Stacey Plaskett for communicating with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 Oversight Committee hearing. Three...