Lindsey McPherson

House passes war powers resolution to end hostilities in Iran, weakens Trump’s negotiating leverage

Four House Republicans helped Democrats pass a war powers resolution on Wednesday to end hostilities with Iran.

June 3, 2026

Senate begins debate on $70 billion immigration enforcement package

Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to begin debate on their $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package, crossing a key hurdle after weeks of turmoil over politically thorny issues tied to it.

June 3, 2026

Johnson says GOP has another filibuster-proof package coming after immigration funding advances

Setbacks on Republicans' second filibuster-proof package in Congress are not deterring them from pursuing a third focused on combating fraud and affordability issues.

June 3, 2026

‘Not a scandalous thing at all’: Speaker Johnson vouches for GOP lawmaker absent for 3 months

House Speaker Mike Johnson is defending Rep. Tom Kean's three-month absence from in-person congressional work over an undisclosed health issue, saying the New Jersey Republican will return soon and provide "full transparency" on his medical condition.

June 3, 2026

Acting attorney general says $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund is permanently dead

The Justice Department is permanently abandoning its plan to set up a $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress on Tuesday.

June 2, 2026

GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan prepares legal fight against primary challenger named Dan Sullivan

Alaska GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan is planning legal action to prevent another Dan Sullivan who filed to run against him from appearing on the ballot, calling it a Democrat-led ploy to confuse voters.

June 2, 2026

Justice Department to drop Anti-Weaponization Fund in compliance with court ruling

The Justice Department is dropping a $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund it created as part of a settlement with President Trump.

June 1, 2026

Why the 2026 primary season has been rough for congressional incumbents

Congressional incumbents this primary cycle are getting pounded by a perfect storm of redistricting-based competition, Democrats pushing for generational change and President Trump wading into GOP contests.

June 1, 2026

Trump’s GOP feuds threaten his legislative agenda

Lawmakers warn that President Trump's increasing attacks on fellow Republicans endanger his legislative agenda and isolate segments of the GOP base.

May 26, 2026

Republicans eye legislative action to dismantle $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund

Republicans in Congress are preparing for legislative action to end or at least place guardrails around the $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.

May 24, 2026

Massie says breaks with Trump were ‘absolutely worth it’

Rep. Thomas Massie has no regrets about breaking with President Trump on key issues and losing Kentucky's Republican primary to the president's hand-picked challenger.

May 24, 2026

Secret Service shoots, kills man who fired shots Saturday evening outside the White House

A man who fired shots Saturday outside of the White House was killed when the Secret Service returned fire.

May 24, 2026

Justice Department removes data on Biden-era prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters from website

The Department of Justice has removed information about Biden-era prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters from its website, calling the details of criminal indictments and convictions "partisan propaganda."

May 24, 2026

Trump continues attacks on GOP, turns ire on retiring Sen. Thom Tillis

President Trump is capping off a busy week attacking fellow Republicans with a social media post calling Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina a "nitpicker" and "quitter."

May 22, 2026

N.J. Rep. Kean says he will return to work in June and disclose illness that has kept him sidelined

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. says he plans to return to work in Washington next month and soon disclose the illness that has prevented him from voting in Congress for months.

May 22, 2026

Six Republicans help Democrats defeat Smithsonian women’s history museum bill

The House rejected legislation Thursday to green-light construction of a Smithsonian women's history museum on the National Mall, as six Republicans helped Democrats sink the measure.

May 21, 2026

Senate GOP delays vote on filibuster-proof funding bill amid backlash over Anti-Weaponization Fund

Senate Republicans are postponing consideration of their filibuster-proof immigration enforcement funding bill until June after it got snagged in a political debate over the Trump administration's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund.

May 21, 2026

House passes updated housing bill, sending changes back to Senate

The House on Wednesday passed an amended bipartisan housing package, kicking the bill back to the Senate.

May 20, 2026

Trump blasts Republicans for not firing the Senate parliamentarian

President Trump is fuming at Senate Republicans' "soft game" as they side-step the hardball legislative tactics he says are needed to push his priorities through Congress.

May 20, 2026

House Democrats drop support for women’s history museum after GOP limits focus to biological women

House Democrats plan to oppose a bill to establish terms for building a Smithsonian women's history museum on the National Mall because Republicans added language to exclude transgender women.

May 20, 2026