Tag: Congress

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, April 2, 2025, in Washington.

The three House Republicans who bucked Trump on tariffs

David Zimmermann · February 11, 2026 8:29 am

Mike Johnson impeachment.

House fails to extend ban on Trump tariff repeal votes in major blow to Johnson

Rachel Schilke · February 10, 2026 9:59 pm

From l-r: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, R-La., attends a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at his family's soccer gear business, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Berwyn, Ill.

Senate GOP investigating Pritzker administration over Illinois health records breach

Ramsey Touchberry · February 10, 2026 6:50 pm

Arctic Frost phone records Senate hearing.

Grassley says secret subpoenas for lawmakers’ call logs undercut congressional protections

Kaelan Deese · February 10, 2026 5:28 pm

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN).

House Democrat draws laughs by likening sharia to Project 2025 at judiciary hearing

Claire Carter · February 10, 2026 5:27 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Schumer thumbs nose at short-term DHS deal: ‘No reason we can’t get this done’

David Sivak · February 10, 2026 5:16 pm

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), flanked from left, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA)

Johnson effort to block Trump tariff repeal votes hits GOP resistance

Rachel Schilke · February 10, 2026 12:57 pm

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks in a congressional hearing. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche delivers a press conference.

Thomas Massie and Todd Blanche trade barbs over redactions in Epstein files

David Zimmermann · February 10, 2026 11:27 am

Collage with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), left, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) top right, and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on the bottom right. The House will vote on the SAVE America Act later this week.

Republicans look to usher through voter ID legislation for third time with SAVE America Act

Rachel Schilke · February 10, 2026 11:26 am

Right: In this 2017 photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by ICE aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants, and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles.

DHS leaders face tense oversight hearing in Congress: ‘The start of a reckoning’

Anna Giaritelli · February 10, 2026 6:00 am

Cars and trucks travel on Interstate 5.

Beltway Confidential

Vehicle owners need control of their data

Richard Ward · February 10, 2026 6:00 am

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is adding seats held by Reps. Jeff Crank, Brad Finstad, Ryan Zinke, John McGuire, and Nancy Mace to its 2026 target list.

House Democrats’ campaign arm adds five GOP seats to target list

Rachel Schilke · February 10, 2026 6:00 am