D.C. officials deny federal efforts reduce crime and accuse the police union chief of lying to Congress during a contentious hearing.
Sen. Bernie Sanders becomes the first U.S. senator to declare Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, citing a U.N. panel’s conclusion from two days prior.
Eight months after a fatal crash, Sens. Warner and Kaine demand Congress roll back flights at National Airport, citing a report that confirmed their prior safety warnings.
Senate Republicans use a newly-created ‘nuclear option’ to confirm 48 Trump nominees, including Kimberly Guilfoyle, in a single party-line vote.
One week after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, House leaders doubled lawmakers’ personal security allowance to $10,000 per month.
House Judiciary Republicans voted down a request to subpoena bank CEOs about their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, with one Republican breaking ranks.
Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez tells a Senate committee that HHS Secretary Kennedy ordered her to fire scientists and pre-approve vaccine recommendations.
House Democrats and four Republicans block Rep. Nancy Mace’s resolution to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar for her comments following Charlie Kirk’s murder.
Democrats warn OPM is unprepared to run the new postal health benefits program due to staffing and funding shortfalls
The GAO determined the Trump administration illegally withheld FEMA funds for the homeless for the sixth time this year.
House Republicans released a seven-week government funding bill, setting up a shutdown fight with Democrats over health care provisions
House Republican leaders flipped party holdouts in a floor vote to surrender Congress’s tariff authority to Trump until early 2026.
The House passed two bills to charge more D.C. juveniles as adults, with dozens of Democrats joining Republicans to override local control.
Democrats accused FBI Director Kash Patel of gutting the bureau for political reasons during a combative Senate hearing days after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene echoes the White House in blaming the left for Kirk’s murder, calling for a ‘national divorce.’
Trump uses an executive order to shift federal public school funds to private vouchers, sidestepping congressional authority.
The Senate confirms White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve board in a 48-47 vote, advancing Trump’s pressure campaign for lower interest rates.
Trump reposted a supporter’s call to revive a misunderstood anti-propaganda law as the ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ to punish media outlets.
Two days after the killing of his friend Charlie Kirk, Vice President JD Vance urged Republican donors to fund a 2026 midterm congressional victory in his honor.
Missouri Republicans approve a gerrymandered map to gain a U.S. House seat while simultaneously gutting the citizen initiative process.
Led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, 16 House Republicans are now pushing for a permanent statue of Charlie Kirk in the U.S. Capitol.
A top Senate Republican is investigating the SSA after its chief data officer resigned, alleging DOGE put every Social Security number on a vulnerable server.
The publisher of Florida Politics suspended a reporter after Rep. Randy Fine fueled a backlash over a question about campus carry minutes after the Kirk shooting.
Speaker Mike Johnson appointed a new GOP-led House panel to re-investigate the January 6 attack and issue a report rebuking the original committee’s findings.
Nearly 300 South Korean workers arrested in a raid at a Georgia battery plant rejected Trump’s offer to let them stay and train Americans.
Senate Republicans changed chamber rules to confirm Trump’s nominees in batches, bypassing Democratic opposition and immediately advancing 48 nominees.
The military strike on a Venezuelan boat reportedly occurred after the vessel turned back to shore, fueling bipartisan congressional backlash over its legality.
Florida police arrest former Rep. Madison Cawthorn for failure to appear in court as he explores a new congressional run.
The Trump administration has amassed data on 33 million voters with a new citizenship tool while ignoring questions from states and Congress about its use.
A House moment of silence for Charlie Kirk devolves into shouting after Rep. Lauren Boebert demands an audible prayer, saying “silent prayers get silent results.”
The Pentagon begins deploying a new satellite network intended to serve as the foundation for Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield.
Trump threatens a $10 billion lawsuit against The New York Times for its analysis linking his signature to an Epstein note released by Congress.
Sen. Chuck Schumer disrupts bipartisan defense bill talks with a surprise amendment to force the release of all Jeffrey Epstein files.
A new CBO report finds Trump’s deportation agenda will remove 320,000 people and shrink the nation’s prime-age workforce over the next decade.
House Republicans push bills to give the president control over D.C.’s attorney general and judges the day after Trump’s federal police takeover expired.
The Social Security Administration cuts its congressional casework office from 50 staffers to three, leaving lawmakers with unresponsive liaisons.
Democrat James Walkinshaw wins the Virginia congressional seat of his late boss, Gerry Connolly, narrowing the GOP House majority to 219-213.
Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez will testify to the Senate next week about her firing by HHS Secretary Kennedy over a vaccine dispute.
The Missouri House passes a gerrymandered congressional map and new rules to curb voter-led initiatives during a special session prompted by Trump.
The Supreme Court expedites its review of Trump’s tariffs just weeks after lower courts ruled the president usurped congressional power over trade.
House Democrats release an alleged Trump note from Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday book months after the president sued reporters over its existence.
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) blasted Vice President JD Vance for praising the military killing of 11 alleged cartel members in international waters without a trial.
House Republicans propose 14 bills to assert federal control over D.C. criminal justice one day after the city’s attorney general sued Trump.
DHS gave a no-bid sniper training contract to the brother of a GOP congressman whose firm was not authorized to operate in its listed state.
As the DOJ investigates Lisa Cook and Adam Schiff for mortgage fraud, a report finds three Trump Cabinet members have similar mortgage issues.
Representative Tim Burchett pushed a Gaza war protester who bumped him, prompting an intervention by Capitol Police.
Trump’s Federal Reserve nominee says he will keep his White House job if confirmed, contradicting his own 2024 paper calling for Fed independence.
The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to quickly reverse a lower court ruling that found his emergency tariffs usurp congressional power.
A federal judge orders the Trump administration to release $11.5 billion in foreign aid, blocking a presidential move identified as a “pocket rescission.”
On the same day RFK Jr. testified to Congress, Massachusetts bypassed the CDC to require insurers to cover state-recommended vaccines.
