Campaigns · 119th Congress
The inconvenient truth about Donald Trump and the truth
As a political analyst and columnist, I guess I'm supposed to have all the answers, but I admit that I haven't figured this one out yet.
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Policy · 119th Congress
State politics color reception to Trump’s AI ‘framework’ order
↵↵Dunmoyer said Texas lawmakers are balancing the needs of state residents with the "political realities" on AI, all while the state's legislature is out of session in 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senators press Lutnick over connections with Epstein
↵↵Moran pressed Lutnick on what would happen to $21 billion of funds left over after the approval of all final proposals.
Congress · 119th Congress
Sidelined last election, abortion returns to policy limelight
↵↵Related: Senators feel good about health deal, despite Hyde complications↵↵"Abandoning the most popular pro-life provision in history is a losing strategy, especially as we look toward the 2026 midterm
Congress · 119th Congress
Should Jan. 6 be a national holiday?
It's a tough pill to swallow that it was all for naught, but the charges, days of jury duty, lawyer's fees, time and facts were a waste. At least in the eyes of the law.
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: House votes on Epstein files while Senate seeks spending deal
They all need to be held accountable. The Epstein class needs to go."
Congress · 119th Congress
GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill
Senate appropriators Sunday unveiled a roughly $7.3 billion draft fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, part of a three-bill package that could be paired with a stopgap spending measure in
Congress · 119th Congress
Addiction, mental health agency eviscerated under Trump
That's after Congress rejected such a plan as committees put together fiscal 2026 spending bills that have yet to become law.
Congress · 119th Congress
No quick fix for Head Start funding as programs start to close
↵↵Senate Democrats also ran a "hotline" last week to gauge support for a package of funding bills that included the chamber's fiscal 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations measure, which covers dollars
Lawmakers’ health care, government shutdown claims
Bernie Sanders said, "This government shut down is all about whether Republicans will get away with raising health care premiums by 75 percent for 20 million Americans and throwing 15 million people off
Inspector general websites disappear as government shuts down
Inspector general websites for the Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Education all featured the same message.
Bipartisan talks to end shutdown percolate in Senate
"I was throwing out some ideas that would give them room and give us room, and we all agreed that we’ll continue talking," said Sen.
Hill added $100 billion-plus since 2022 on unrequested weapons
But this year, as usual, most of the items, 75 percent in the fiscal 2026 proposals, weren’t requested at all.Â
Senate appropriators to weigh in on Justice Department revamp
The administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request seeks to end the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as a separate component, wipe away the Office on Violence Against Women’s status as
House appropriators approve Legislative Branch bill with GAO cuts
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a draft fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch spending bill on Thursday that would slash the budget for the Government Accountability Office by nearly half and take
Senators air concerns about DOJ budget proposal
Unfortunately, it’s currently failing on all these fronts," said Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the top Democrat on the subcommittee.
House subcommittee advances Legislative Branch spending bill
The cut is part of the GOP’s fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, which the subcommittee reported favorably on a party-line, 6-4 vote.
White House seeks to diminish Office on Violence Against Women
The White House, in the fine print of its fiscal 2026 budget request appendix released last week, proposed a 29 percent cut to appropriated OVW program funding, writing that it and other department grantmaking
Time and voters will determine who is right in current Medicaid fight
Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rand Paul of Kentucky all agree that the bill would add to the federal deficit.
Trump doesn’t satisfy GOP holdouts as budget bill talks drag on
"I think we’re going to be explaining that these are all very blue states." In the room, Trump urged the SALT Caucus to accept the $30,000 cap included in the package, lawmakers said.