House war powers resolution to end Iran conflict dies on 212-212 tie vote, third defeat in the chamber since the war began, with three Republicans crossing over.
Senate adopts internal rule freezing senators’ pay during shutdowns starting in November, with no force on House and no binding effect on future Senates.
Three Republicans join Democrats in seventh failed Senate attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski flipping after past opposition.
Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair 54-45 with Democratic Sen. John Fetterman crossing over, two days before Chair Jerome Powell’s term ends.
Transcript released Wednesday shows Commerce Secretary Lutnick told House Oversight last week his three Epstein encounters were ‘meaningless,’ including a 2012 island lunch.
Senate advances Warsh to chair Federal Reserve, putting him on track to replace Powell this week, after DOJ dropped its criminal probe of Powell.
Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to revive voter-approved redistricting map that state high court tossed Friday, days before ballot deadline.
Missouri Supreme Court hears three challenges Tuesday to mid-decade congressional map designed to flip Cleaver’s Kansas City seat.
Defense Secretary Hegseth calls for second investigation into Senator Kelly over depleted munitions warning, days after appeals court signaled rejection of first retaliation effort.
Federal appeals court unanimously backs lawmakers’ right to inspect ICE detention centers without advance notice.
Man pleads guilty to assaulting Representative Ilhan Omar with vinegar-filled syringe at January Minneapolis town hall, faces eight years.
Sen. Collins discloses benign essential tremor she has had her entire 30 years in Senate as she seeks sixth term.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick tells House Oversight he met Epstein only three times during 14 years as next-door neighbor, drawing Democratic resignation calls.
South Carolina joins Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana in mid-decade redistricting push targeting Black-majority districts after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling.
Senate GOP attaches $1 billion in taxpayer money for Trump ballroom security to immigration reconciliation bill, contradicting “not one penny” pledge.
Florida Governor DeSantis signs congressional map targeting four of the state’s eight Democratic House seats in mid-decade partisan redraw.
Trump threatens deeper Germany troop cuts beyond Pentagon’s 5,000 after Chancellor Merz called US humiliated by Iran.
Alabama and Tennessee governors call special sessions to redraw congressional maps two days after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling.
Trump calls it treasonous to say US is not winning Iran war after notifying Congress hostilities have terminated.
Trump praises Louisiana primary suspension and says Tennessee Governor Lee will “correct” the state’s map as Speaker Johnson urges all states to gerrymander before midterms.
Senate unanimously bars members and staff from prediction market betting after special forces soldier netted $400,000 on Polymarket bet about Maduro raid.
House passes 45-day FISA Section 702 extension after Senate rejected three-year renewal, with Wyden securing 15-day declassification deal on secret surveillance court opinion.
Louisiana Governor Landry suspends May 16 U.S. House primaries after voters cast absentee ballots, giving legislature time to redraw two majority-Black districts.
Trump withdraws wellness influencer Casey Means as surgeon general pick and nominates Fox News contributor Nicole Saphier, a Caribbean-trained radiologist with an herbal supplement business.
Hegseth tells Senate the 60-day war powers clock is paused by April 7 ceasefire one day before deadline as Pentagon presents Trump strike options.
House votes 235-191 to extend warrantless foreign surveillance authority Section 702 for three years without requiring warrants for searches of Americans’ communications.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before House Oversight Committee on May 29 about Epstein files release, 45 minutes after Democrats filed contempt charges.
Defense Secretary Hegseth defends firing nearly 30 senior officers with false Obama claim at first congressional hearing since Iran war began.
Senate Republicans defeat 51-47 Democratic war powers resolution to block military force against Cuba after Trump’s “Cuba’s next” remarks and naval blockade.
Florida Rep. Daniel Webster announces retirement, becoming the 36th House Republican exit and breaking the 2018 cycle retirement record.
King Charles defends checks on executive power, judicial independence, NATO, and Ukraine in joint meeting of Congress while avoiding naming Trump.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) confirms undisclosed medical issue caused his month-long absence from Congress amid razor-thin House majority.
Florida Governor DeSantis releases redistricting map ahead of Tuesday special session that could flip four Democratic House seats and give Republicans 24-4 advantage.
King Charles becomes only the second British monarch to address Congress, describing US-UK relations as ‘reconciliation and renewal’ and meeting Trump at White House.
Florida Democrat Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from Congress 30 minutes before Ethics Committee was set to recommend punishment, after filing for reelection four days earlier.
U.S. Attorney Pirro says she is closing the criminal probe of Fed Chair Powell three days after Trump’s pick Kevin Warsh testified at his Senate confirmation hearing.
USDA moves to close world’s largest agricultural research complex in Maryland despite congressional appropriations language barring closures without committee approval.
Justice Department Inspector General opens compliance probe into DOJ’s identification, redaction, and release of Epstein Files Transparency Act records.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick tells House subcommittee only one “gold card” visa approved since December despite previously claiming program made $1.3 billion.
CISA nominee Sean Plankey withdraws after 13 months awaiting confirmation, leaving cyberdefense agency without a Senate-confirmed director amid Iran war and election-year threats.
DHS says it will stop paying 100,000 employees in May as shutdown enters third month and Senate advances reconciliation bill to fund ICE without Democrats.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) has missed every House vote since March 5 and not responded to colleagues’ calls, with his office citing only a “personal health matter.”
Virginia circuit court judge blocks results of redistricting referendum a day after voters narrowly approved map that would favor Democrats in 2026 midterms.
Senate adopts budget resolution 50-48 at 3:30 a.m. after marathon vote-a-rama, clearing path for Republicans to fund ICE without Democrats.
House Oversight Committee split on whether Trump should pardon Ghislaine Maxwell in exchange for testimony in Epstein investigation.
Rep. David Scott dies at 80, leaving Georgia’s 13th District vacant as House Democrats lose another seat.
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick resigns minutes before House Ethics Committee recommends punishment for funneling $5 million in COVID relief to her campaign.
