Capitol agenda: A grueling summer campaign begins
Political News
July 24, 2026
House Republicans are bracing for a potentially grueling campaign trail run in August. Members left for their districts Thursday for five...
Friday, July 24, 2026
House members stare down a grueling summer on the campaign trail
Political News
July 24, 2026
The Iran war's increasing unpopularity , including inside the MAGA base, is weighing on House Republicans as they head back to their dis...
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Vote on health emergency preparedness nominee delayed
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July 23, 2026
The Senate Health Committee dropped plans to vote on Sean Kaufman's nomination to lead the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and...
Capitol agenda: House GOP budget faces Senate reality check
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July 23, 2026
Speaker Mike Johnson successfully muscled Republicans’ Recon 3.0 ball into Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s court. GOP Senators aren’t ...
Mike Johnson’s budget blueprint faces Senate GOP buzzsaw
Political News
July 23, 2026
Getting a $95 billion budget blueprint through the House took weeks of arm twisting. Getting it through the Senate may very well be impossib...
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Arrington, eager to appease fiscal hawks, proposes $28B boost to health fraud busting
Political News
July 22, 2026
The House Budget Committee chair and five other GOP lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that boosts funding to fight health care fraud ...
Trump’s pick for No. 2 post at OMB clinches committee approval
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July 22, 2026
President Donald Trump’s nominee for the No. 2 position at the Office of Management and Budget scored initial committee approval Wednesday a...
