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Pressed for time — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending Feb. 6, 2026

Temperatures in Washington started to thaw this week, except on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers ranted about Kristi Noem, bare feet, subpoenas and more, while others at a dinner feted and roasted the press — and some of their colleagues. 

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