Tag: Congress

President Donald Trump.

White House clinches funding deal with Democrats ahead of shutdown deadline

David Sivak · January 29, 2026 4:34 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Jeffries says funding bills won’t move forward until there is ‘dramatic change’ in ICE funding

Rachel Schilke · January 29, 2026 2:40 pm

The U.S. Capitol is photographed after a snowstorm, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Washington

Where government funding talks stand as Congress careens toward partial shutdown

Ramsey Touchberry · January 29, 2026 12:38 pm

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI), chairman of the House Administration Committee, arrives for a hearing about noncitizen voting on Capitol Hill.

House Republicans roll out election reform package ahead of 2026 midterm elections

Lauren Green · January 29, 2026 11:55 am

A collage of Rep. Haley Stevens and Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow.

Haley Stevens trails progressive Mallory McMorrow for Michigan Senate: Poll

Rachel Schilke · January 29, 2026 11:20 am

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington.

Salena Zito says Fetterman is ‘reasonable’ in criticism of both parties

Jenny Goldsberry · January 29, 2026 10:24 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks over his notes.

White House steps up funding talks with Senate Democrats as shutdown grows near

David Sivak · January 29, 2026 10:05 am

Rep. Ed Markey, who is battling Republican Gabriel Gomez for the open U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, said he is seeking donations as small as five dollars in an effort to raise $50,000 for his campaign.

Ed Markey pushes Democratic leaders to advocate defunding ICE in government funding negotiations

Emily Hallas · January 29, 2026 8:31 am

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks to reporters outside the House chamber.

Nearly 160 House Democrats want to impeach Noem but won’t bite on Trump

Rachel Schilke · January 29, 2026 7:00 am

ABC Learning Center director Ahmed Hasan stands in the infant room at his day care center.

Congress must act to crack down on child care fraud

Sen. John Cornyn · January 29, 2026 6:00 am

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer's vest.

How Democrats’ demands for judicial warrants in immigration enforcement would decimate deportation agenda

Kaelan Deese · January 29, 2026 6:00 am

Ilhan Omar and Donald Trump

Ilhan Omar decries Trump’s ‘hateful rhetoric’ after Minneapolis town hall attack

Claire Carter · January 28, 2026 9:57 pm