Senators Warren and Wyden demand answers from Social Security Commissioner over reassigning 1,000 field workers to cover failing phone system.
ICE acting director declares millions of longtime undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings as Congress allocates $45 billion to double detention capacity.
Senate report documents Secret Service denial of Trump security resources while former director Cheatle testified to Congress that no assets were refused before Butler assassination attempt.
500 former Presidential Management Fellows urge Congress to restore 48-year-old federal leadership program Trump eliminated as unnecessary.
House Democrats demand review of whether Trump’s weather service staff cuts delayed flood warnings that could have saved lives.
Senate Democrats release whistleblower texts showing Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove advised telling court ‘fuck you’ after he denied to Congress that he told staff to ignore court orders.
Federal agents fire rubber bullets and deploy tear gas against protesters including Rep. Salud Carbajal during Glass House Farms cannabis raid.
Senate confirms airline executive Bryan Bedford to head FAA in 53-43 vote despite Democratic opposition over safety concerns regarding pilot training requirements.
Senate confirms venture capital executive Scott Kupor as head of Office of Personnel Management in 49-46 vote with only Republican Murkowski opposing nomination.
Former White House doctor Kevin O’Connor pleads Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in House Oversight Committee probe of Biden’s mental fitness while president.
Republican Senator Tillis says he wouldn’t vote for Defense Secretary Hegseth confirmation now, questioning his capabilities to manage world’s largest organization.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise secures release of Iranian New Orleans resident after 47-year community member’s ICE detention sparked bipartisan outcry.
Biden’s former doctor requests postponement of House GOP deposition over mental acuity probe citing unprecedented violation of doctor-patient privilege.
Musk announces unregistered America Party following administration exit, budget fight, and Trump threats of retaliation against billionaire’s government subsidies.
Green resigns from Congress after voting for Trump’s megabill, citing vague anti-China business venture while shrinking GOP’s narrow House majority further.
Trump plans TikTok sale talks with China next week, claiming deal “pretty much” reached after three orders postponing law’s enforcement.
Trump officially signs bill extending tax cuts for wealthy and cutting $1.2 trillion in Medicaid and food stamps at White House July 4 event.
Planned Parenthood vows to sue Trump administration over provision in megabill that blocks Medicaid funding for one year.
Texas Republicans secure $85 million in Trump’s tax bill to move Space Shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian museum in Virginia despite museum’s ownership claim and refusal.
House Republicans pass Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax bill and here’s exactly how it changes your taxes, healthcare and benefits.
House passes procedural vote 219-213 just after 3 a.m. as Trump threatens GOP holdouts blocking his tax package that would add more than $3 trillion to federal debt.
Trump calls daughter-in-law Lara Trump his “first choice” for North Carolina Senate seat vacated by Thom Tillis after president attacked him for opposing his legislation.
Federal judge blocks Trump from dismantling African Development Foundation after ruling his appointment of Pete Marocco violated law requiring Senate confirmation.
Trump administration picks Ronald Reagan Building for new FBI headquarters after scrapping congressionally funded Greenbelt facility that would have cost $845 million.
Trump nominates Republican fundraiser and three other political allies to TVA board after firing Biden appointees left utility unable to conduct business.
Senate Republicans pass Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill only after Vance casts tie-breaking vote following three GOP defections.
Trump budget proposes eliminating all NOAA climate research and shutting weather labs nationwide while cutting 17 percent of the agency’s staff.
Trump administration takes down U.S. climate research website containing congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment reports four months after dismantling the program.
Free spreadsheet maps donors and their contacts tied to three GOP senators weighing Trump’s budget bill. For transparency, not harassment.
Five-term congressman and former Air Force brigadier general Don Bacon, one of few GOP Trump critics, announces retirement from competitive Nebraska district Harris won in 2024.
ICE requires week’s notice for congressional detention visits despite federal law mandating immediate access, escalating restrictions after charging Democrat with assault.
House Republicans fume over Senate tax bill changes before Senate even passes it, with at least six planning to vote no.
CALL RIGHT NOW: CBS breaks down how Trump megabill cuts healthcare and food assistance for seniors, disabled and poor Americans while extending $4 trillion in tax cuts for wealthy as Senate voting begins Monday.
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin says U.S. citizen children should be deported with undocumented parents after Supreme Court allows Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions in some states.
Trump urges Senate Republicans to overrule nonpartisan parliamentarian after she strikes down Medicaid cuts, dismissing her as “unelected Senate Staffer” who shouldn’t hurt GOP bill.
Senate parliamentarian strikes down several healthcare cuts in Trump’s megabill including Alaska Medicaid carveouts, nursing home staffing protections and drug price provisions, but approves anti-immigrant restrictions to help fund tax cuts.
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis announces retirement day after Trump threatens primary challenge over opposition to Medicaid cuts, saying independent-thinking lawmakers are becoming “endangered species.”
Trump claims “very wealthy” TikTok buyers will be announced in two weeks while continuing to suspend enforcement of federal law requiring TikTok sale through executive orders.
Senate Republicans add new taxes on wind and solar projects while tightening renewable energy credit requirements in updated Trump megabill draft hours before voting begins.
Senate Republicans postpone overnight voting on Trump’s $4 trillion package until Monday after Democrats force 16-hour reading of 940-page bill and threaten marathon amendment session.
Trump says he will meet with potential GOP primary challengers to oppose Tillis after North Carolina senator votes against “big, beautiful bill” over Medicaid cuts.
Every major Louisiana health system warns Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Scalise that Senate GOP Medicaid cuts would cause “historic devastation” and slash $4 billion from the state.
Senate Republicans advance Trump’s tax cuts after midnight bill release that would strip health insurance from 11 million and food assistance from millions more while offering tax cuts to top earners.
Senate GOP rushes near-1,000-page domestic package to Saturday vote without Finance text, leaving Thune pressuring colleagues to approve a bill they still haven’t seen.
Senate defeats Tim Kaine’s war-powers resolution 53-47, with Rand Paul siding with Democrats, leaving Trump free to strike Iran again without new congressional authorization.
TN GOP congressman calls for denaturalization and deportation of NYC Democratic mayoral winner over rap lyrics allegedly supporting charity leaders convicted of funneling money to Hamas.
House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Harvard over alleged Ivy League tuition price-fixing after university provides fewer than 400 documents, lowest among peers.
Senate parliamentarian blocks $250 billion in Medicaid cuts from Trump’s signature bill, jeopardizing July 4th deadline and tax cut funding.
Trump administration limits classified information sharing with Congress days after Iran strikes as first delayed briefing finally scheduled for Thursday.
Over 20 state attorneys general sue Trump administration for using obscure five-word clause to justify billions in federal funding cuts they claim bypasses Congress.
