House Democrats leave briefing on Trump’s drug boat strikes unsatisfied after Pentagon lawyers fail to appear to explain legal basis for 61 deaths.
Trump demands Senate eliminate 60-vote filibuster requirement to end 29-day shutdown without negotiating with Democrats.
Trump withdraws 1,400 US troops from Romania’s NATO air base without consulting Congress, drawing rebuke from Republican Armed Services chairs who say move sends “wrong signal” to Putin during Ukraine war.
Maryland Gov. Moore pushes mid-cycle congressional redistricting despite Senate President Ferguson rejecting it as “too risky,” setting up Democratic confrontation over response to GOP gerrymanders.
Trump Export-Import Bank nominee McFerran withdraws after Warren scrutiny over work at Russian-owned steel firm and family ties to Kremlin through wife’s relatives.
Federal prosecutors charge congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five other political candidates with conspiracy to impede officers at Broadview ICE protests, drawing criticism as effort to silence dissent.
Hegseth announces 4 killed in latest Eastern Pacific strike on alleged drug boat, the 14th such attack since Sept 2, as Pentagon briefs only Republican senators on campaign.
Senate Republicans Murkowski, Collins, McConnell and Paul join Democrats in 50-46 vote to terminate Trump’s Canada tariffs in symbolic rebuke blocked by House.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr delays prison phone call price caps until April 2027, more than two years after January 2025 implementation date, prompting Senate Democrats to call delay “unlawful.”
House Republican report offers no evidence of conspiracy but urges Bondi to investigate Biden doctor who pleaded the Fifth and claims all autopen actions should be considered void.
Five Senate Republicans join Democrats to reject Trump’s Brazil tariffs imposed over Bolsonaro indictment, but House GOP procedural rule prevents any vote on presidential trade policy.
DHS removes ICE field office chiefs in five major cities, replacing them with Border Patrol officials to meet Stephen Miller’s demand for 1 million deportations per year.
Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley breaks with Speaker Johnson by showing up to Capitol during House recess, calling for immediate swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva after her special election win.
Virginia House Democrats advance constitutional amendment allowing future mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to GOP map changes, one week before election.
Health insurance premiums double for 225,000 Coloradans after Congress fails to extend tax credits during shutdown.
Trump withdraws nomination of Middle East envoy Joel Rayburn for assistant secretary post after Sen. Rand Paul opposed him for allegedly hiding Syria troop levels from Trump.
Nation’s largest federal employee union calls for clean spending bill with backpay guarantee as shutdown enters fifth week and workers miss first full paycheck.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to reverse ruling protecting Copyright Office director fired for AI advice to Congress.
Pentagon to use $130 million from anonymous Trump friend for military pay during shutdown despite experts saying private donations cannot legally offset appropriations lapses.
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott called special session for Monday to pursue redistricting that could add two Democratic congressional seats in response to Republican gerrymandering in Texas and other states.
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley speaks for 22 hours and 39 minutes on Senate floor protesting Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland and indictments of political opponents, calling it “biggest threat to republic since Civil War.”
Thirteen vulnerable House Republicans urge Johnson to extend expiring enhanced ObamaCare subsidies after shutdown, warning constituents face premium spike.
House Judiciary Chair Jordan sends criminal referral to Justice Department accusing former CIA Director Brennan of lying to Congress about 2016 election investigation.
Trump fires Export-Import Bank inspector general without notifying Congress or providing rationale as required by law.
North Carolina House advances GOP redistricting plan flipping swing district to Republicans at Trump’s urging as former Black rep who held seat denounces “power grab.”
Trump’s nominee to lead whistleblower office withdraws after racist texts surface showing him describing himself with “Nazi streak” and losing Republican support.
Man pardoned by Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol breach arrested for threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries after anonymous FBI tip.
Rep. McIver fights to dismiss assault charges from Newark mayor’s arrest, citing selective prosecution after DOJ dropped 160 Jan. 6 cases with same charge.
Arizona Attorney General sues House after Speaker Johnson refuses to swear in Grijalva until Democrats end shutdown, leaving district without representation for four weeks.
Hegseth orders all Pentagon personnel to seek approval from legislative affairs office before communicating with Congress, marking departure from current practice.
Senate Republicans refuse Democratic demands for health care funding at White House Rose Garden meeting with Trump during fourth week of shutdown.
Comey asks judge to dismiss charges, arguing career prosecutors found no case but Trump installed White House aide who filed indictment days before statute of limitations expired.
North Carolina Senate advances Trump-backed congressional map to flip Don Davis’s Democratic district, moving state delegation to 11 Republicans and 3 Democrats.
Nuclear weapons agency furloughs 1,400 employees for first time in a shutdown, keeping 400 working to protect property and human life.
Government shutdown threatens 65,000 Head Start preschoolers as 134 programs face funding cutoff Nov. 1.
Republican budget failure will halt November food stamps for 42 million Americans, multiple states warn.
IRS files tax lien against Sen. Jim Justice and wife for more than $8 million in unpaid assessments, the only personal lien against him in decades of public records.
Trump frees former Rep. George Santos after 84 days of a 7-year sentence for wire fraud and identity theft, with Santos now vowing prison reform.
Trump joins call with Indiana Senate Republicans urging mid-decade redistricting to eliminate the state’s two Democratic U.S. House seats and help Republicans maintain majority.
Trump commutes George Santos’s seven-year prison sentence three months into his term for wire fraud and identity theft convictions.
Sen. McConnell, 83, stumbles and falls in Senate office building after reporter questions him about ICE deportations, his latest health incident following multiple falls and freezing episodes.
Senate Democrats block annual Defense appropriations bill in 50-44 vote, demanding it be paired with Labor and Health spending bill as government shutdown enters third week.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito voted to confirm her son Moore Capito as U.S. Attorney for Southern District of West Virginia, with ethics watchdog citing a growing trend of senators voting for relatives.
House Democrats march to Speaker Mike Johnson’s office demanding he swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva while keeping Congress out of session during shutdown.
Trump says Gateway Tunnel funding Schumer “worked 20 years to get” is “terminated,” along with Second Avenue Subway extension, targeting billions in NY area infrastructure projects.
House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Rep. Cory Mills a “faithful colleague” after judge grants restraining order barring Mills from coming within 500 feet of ex-girlfriend and finds his testimony untruthful.
Federal judge blocks Trump from firing workers during shutdown, calling cuts politically motivated and carried out with “very much ready, fire, aim” approach that “has a human cost.”
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action against House Speaker Mike Johnson for refusing to seat Adelita Grijalva three weeks after special election win with 70% of vote.
Trump doubles down on threat to withhold federal money from New York if Zohran Mamdani wins City Hall, calling assemblymember a communist who would squander taxpayer money.
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan demands Jack Smith testify after revelations former special counsel obtained phone records of sitting Republican lawmakers during 2020 election probe.
