Senate clears FISA extension through April 30 after 20 House Republicans block Johnson’s longer surveillance renewal including warrant reforms.
House defies Trump, votes 224-204 to extend Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitians, with 10 Republicans joining Democrats.
Nine House Democrats file five impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran war crimes and Signal leak.
Senate Republicans reject fourth Duckworth-led war powers resolution on Iran, 47-52, as Democrats vow weekly votes.
Rep. Garcia threatens former AG Bondi with contempt if she defies her bipartisan Epstein subpoena on Tuesday, with Republican co-sponsor Mace backing enforcement.
Rep. Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Rep. Gonzales (R-Texas) announce departures from Congress ahead of bipartisan expulsion votes planned for this week over separate sexual misconduct allegations.
Trump launches blockade of all Iranian ports on war day 47 and threatens to destroy approaching warships while both sides quietly pursue new peace talks.
Rep. Swalwell drops out of California governor’s race two days after sexual assault allegations as criminal investigations open in two states.
Manhattan DA opens investigation into Rep. Swalwell’s alleged sexual assault of a former staffer at a New York City hotel in 2024.
Rep. Raskin asks White House physician to perform cognitive assessment of Trump after threats to destroy Iranian civilization, citing signs “consistent with dementia.”
Four women accuse California gubernatorial frontrunner Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct, including a former staffer who says he raped her while she was intoxicated.
Bill Gates agrees to testify before House Oversight Committee on June 10 as part of Epstein investigation.
DOJ says former AG Bondi will not give Epstein deposition to House Oversight Committee now that she has left office.
Day-old Iran ceasefire nears collapse as Israel kills 182 in Lebanon’s deadliest day and both sides dispute Strait of Hormuz status.
Raskin demands DOJ turn over records on its $1.25 million settlement with Flynn, a case the government had already won and a judge had dismissed.
Rep. Tony Gonzales sought nude photos from a second campaign staffer in 2020, expanding the scandal beyond his admitted 2024 affair.
Supreme Court sends Bannon’s contempt conviction back to lower court after Trump’s DOJ moves to dismiss its own case.
House adjourns without voting on Senate-passed bill to end the 47-day DHS shutdown, with 61,000 TSA workers still unpaid.
Sen. Graham photographed at Disney World with a bubble wand as the DHS shutdown enters its seventh week and 500 TSA officers have quit.
Federal judge rules Trump’s executive order defunding NPR and PBS is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination, though Congress already eliminated $1.1 billion in public broadcasting support.
Federal judge halts Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom, ruling the project built on the demolished East Wing site requires congressional approval.
House discharge petition to extend temporary protected status for 350,000 Haitian nationals reaches 218 signatures with four Republicans crossing party lines.
Pentagon prepares ground raids in Iran as 2,500 Marines arrive in the region, with plans including possible seizure of Kharg Island oil hub.
House Transportation Chair Sam Graves announces retirement after 13 terms, the 37th House Republican to forgo reelection in a record-setting exodus.
House passes eight-week DHS funding bill on day 42 of shutdown as Senate leaves for two-week recess without acting on either chamber’s plan.
House Ethics panel finds Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick guilty on 25 of 27 charges for stealing and laundering $5 million in FEMA funds through her campaign account.
Trump declares emergency to pay TSA workers on day 42 of DHS shutdown after rejecting a Senate deal that would have funded the agency.
Sen. Susan Collins violated the STOCK Act she helped write by missing the disclosure deadline for her husband’s Pfizer bond purchase.
Senate unanimously passes bill funding most of DHS except ICE and Border Patrol, sending it to the House before Easter recess.
Newly released prosecution memo reveals Trump showed a classified map to passengers on his private plane in 2022 and retained a record restricted to six senior officials.
Newly released deposition videos show Epstein’s longtime lawyer and accountant told Congress they were never interviewed by federal investigators despite managing his finances and legal affairs for decades.
Delta suspends VIP escorts, upgrades and rebooking services for members of Congress as the DHS shutdown enters its sixth week.
Trump offers Iran a 15-point ceasefire plan through Pakistani intermediaries while deploying 1,000 troops from the Army’s emergency response force to the Middle East.
Democrats detail Noem’s $220 million DHS ad campaign: $20,000 in horse rentals, a $60,000 signing bonus, and a no-bid contract routed through political allies.
Trump rejects a bipartisan deal to end the 38-day DHS shutdown, demanding Democrats first pass the SAVE America Act voting restrictions bill that lacks Senate votes.
Trump casts a mail ballot in a Florida special election while calling mail voting “cheating” and demanding Congress pass the SAVE America Act to restrict it.
Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary 54-45, with Mullin signaling agents will need judicial warrants to enter homes and businesses.
Senate advances Mullin’s DHS nomination 54-37 with two Democratic votes, setting up final confirmation as department’s five-week shutdown continues.
Senate Democrats block Republican amendment to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports for the fourth time as GOP attaches it to voting restrictions bill.
Oklahoma Gov. Stitt takes his Senate pick, oil company chairman Alan Armstrong, to Mar-a-Lago for Trump’s approval before announcing.
Trump threatens to replace TSA with ICE agents at airports as DHS shutdown enters its sixth week with 366 screeners quitting since February 14.
Rep. Swalwell drops his lawsuit against Trump housing official Bill Pulte, who ordered a mortgage fraud investigation into the congressman as apparent political retaliation.
House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Arlington prosecutor who limited an FBI-backed warrant in a case involving Stephen Miller’s wife.
Epstein’s longtime lawyer tells House panel he had “no knowledge whatsoever” of crimes, as Democrats press for details on a settlement with a woman who accused Trump.
Democratic Sen. Fetterman casts the deciding vote as Senate committee advances Mullin’s DHS nomination 8-7, after Chairman Paul votes no over anger and violence concerns.
Transportation lobbyists who never gave to prior candidates are donating thousands to Transportation Secretary Duffy’s 26-year-old son-in-law’s congressional campaign in Wisconsin, ProPublica finds.
GOP senators defeat a third war powers resolution on Iran 53-47 as Democrats demand public testimony from Rubio and Hegseth before they stop forcing votes on the unauthorized war.
FBI Director Patel confirms the agency is buying commercially available data that can track people’s movements, the first acknowledgment since the bureau said it stopped the practice in 2023.
Pentagon asks the White House to approve a $200 billion war funding request for Congress after spending $11.3 billion in the first six days of the Iran conflict.
Democrats walk out of Epstein briefing after Oversight Chairman Comer tells a congresswoman she was “bitching,” and AG Bondi declines to confirm she will testify under oath next month.
