Sunday

07-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

Thune steadfast on data seizure payouts for senators as Republicans seek repeal

Senate Republicans are expected to debate the issue during their weekly lunch Wednesday.

House demands Epstein financial records from JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and US Virgin Islands

Republicans are pushing ahead with an investigation into the activities of Jeffrey Epstein — even as legislation forcing the release of all Department of Justice files on the late...

New Utah congressional map puts Republicans in a bind

The new Utah congressional map, which creates a safe-blue district, will force the four current Republican members of the delegation to compete for three GOP seats. The four Republicans...

House set to vote on Plaskett censure measure

The House is set to vote Tuesday evening on a measure censuring Democratic Del. Stacey Plaskett for being in contact with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lawmakers...

Clay Higgins explains why he was the lone ’no’ vote on Epstein files release

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.), the lone "no" vote on the near-unanimous House legislation to force a release of the Justice Department’s files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey...

Senate may pass Epstein bill today

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he expects the Senate will pass the bill to release DOJ files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as soon as Tuesday,...

CBO chief says ‘no further evidence’ of cyber intrusion of agency systems

Phillip Swagel, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, told lawmakers at an oversight hearing Tuesday morning before the House Budget Committee that the “sophisticated cyberattack” against his...

House votes to rebuke García for election maneuvers

The House voted to rebuke Rep. Chuy García of Illinois for announcing his retirement after the filing deadline — a maneuver that has positioned his chief of staff to...

House approves Epstein files bill in near-unanimous vote

The legislation is now on track toward the desk of President Donald Trump, who spent months trying to kill it.

Chuy García was the first signer of top aide’s ballot petitions, document shows

Rep. Chuy García has denied purposely clearing a path for his chief of staff to take his seat without facing a primary, but a document filed with Illinois elections...