Sunday

07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: 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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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.

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...

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...