Congress
Key GOP centrist Rep. Don Bacon will not seek re-election
Rep. Don Bacon will not seek re-election and plans to retire at the end of his term, according to two people familiar with…
Senate slated to take first vote on megabill Saturday
Senate Republicans are planning to take an initial vote at noon on Saturday to take up the megabill. Leadership laid out the…
Muslim Democrats ask leaders to denounce Islamophobic attacks on Zohran Mamdani
All four Muslim Democratic House members are denouncing “racist smears” against Zohran Mamdani from lawmakers in both…
Trump says July 4 is “not the end all”
President Donald Trump on Friday backed off the July 4 deadline he set for Congress to pass his megabill, acknowledging the…
Megabill delay 'possible,' Johnson says
Speaker Mike Johnson opened the door Friday to a possible megabill delay past the GOP’s self-imposed July 4 deadline. “It’s…
Mike Johnson hails 'progress' toward SALT deal
The White House is close to clinching an agreement on the state and local tax deduction after a last-ditch flurry of…
Capitol agenda: How Trump could get his July 4 megabill
Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” is in tatters. President Donald Trump still wants it on his desk by July 4. Here’s…
Megabill threatens to languish as challenges pile up
Republicans aren’t panicking about their fraying domestic policy bill. But they aren’t exactly sure about how it’s all going…
Thune says Senate won't overrule parliamentarian
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday the Senate would not move to overrule its parliamentarian after she advised…
Capitol agenda: Thune’s megabill teeters on the brink
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is scrambling to quell the Medicaid-fueled mutiny that’s threatening to derail the…