Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
Photos of the week | February 20-26, 2026
President Donald Trump's State of the Union address and the "Doggi Gras Pawrade" highlighted the week in Congress.
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Congress · 119th Congress
Labor-HHS-Education earmarks are back in House, with limits
But the Senate has maintained the bill's earmark eligibility, and the fiscal 2026 Labor-HHS-Education law includes just under $1.4 billion within those accounts, all from the Senate.Â
Campaigns · 119th Congress
The inconvenient truth about Donald Trump and the truth
there have been 10 homicides, five sexual abuse incidents, 131 assaults with a dangerous weapon, 146 robberies, 99 burglaries, 327 motor vehicle thefts, 569 thefts from auto and 1,316 "other" thefts in 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
Senators press Lutnick over connections with Epstein
↵↵Lutnick committed that NTIA would approve Alaska's proposal in time for construction to begin during the 2026 season.
Congress · 119th Congress
FEMA earmarks threatened by immigration funding standoff
The ongoing fight over fiscal 2026 funding for immigration enforcement is threatening millions of dollars in home-state earmarks for disaster preparedness projects.Â
Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
This Capitol looks good enough to eat (but you shouldn’t)
↵↵Johnson said he's hoping to make it even better for 2026.Â
The 25 House districts that shifted the most from 2022 to 2024
That seat, and the state’s other three districts, are likely to change ahead of the 2026 elections after a Utah district judge ordered them to be redrawn to come into compliance with state law.
Republicans brush aside Trump plan to slash NIH funding
House Republican appropriators plan to disregard the White House’s proposed 40 percent cut to the National Institutes of Health budget for fiscal 2026, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the
Law enforcement groups oppose proposed anti-drug program cuts
The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request proposes to move the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program from the Office of National Drug Control Policy to the Justice Department, while
Senators express wariness of proposed mergers within DOJ
Attorney General Pamela Bondi this week defended the fiscal 2026 budget request at House and Senate appropriations hearings, including proposals to fold the work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
Senators air concerns about DOJ budget proposal
The House and Senate have not released their fiscal 2026 spending bills that includes DOJ funding, although the House is expected to do so in early July.
Medicaid work requirements pose huge challenges for states
State Medicaid directors, including those representing red states, have privately told drafters of the legislation that a Dec. 31, 2026, effective date in both versions would be too soon to implement work
TRIO cuts emerge as Education budget sticking point
Senators from both parties challenged Education Secretary Linda McMahon about her agency’s detailed fiscal 2026 budget proposal Tuesday, with a focus on cuts to the bipartisan federal TRIO programs.
How much SALT is enough?
But if the tax cut law is not extended, the SALT deduction would be reinstated, reducing federal government revenues by $144.7 billion in 2026 and $208.5 billion in 2028.
Duffy to lay out transportation funding plan amid cutback push
Republican lawmakers have called for a return to tradition when the current authorization expires in 2026.
States want to move funds pulled from green projects to hard infrastructure
That bill, which expires in 2026, began as a typical surface transportation reauthorization bill but was greatly expanded by $550 billion in new spending.
Klobuchar poised to become No. 3 Senate Democrat
Schumer has led the Democratic caucus since 2017, while Durbin, who is up for reelection in 2026, is the party’s longtime whip.
Supreme Court to hear cross-state pollution case
The EPA estimated that its good neighbor plan would have significant health benefits, including preventing up to 1,300 premature deaths in 2026, with benefits outweighing the compliance costs.
EV tax credit rules would clarify restrictions on foreign-made batteries
Another temporary transition rule proposed by Treasury would exempt certain "low value" materials from the foreign entities of concern provisions until 2026, giving the industry extra time to develop systems
To boost EVs, EPA proposes stricter vehicle emissions standards
That would be 56 percent lower than the model year 2026 standard set in 2021.