Category: Congress

Senator Elizabeth Warren is turning a procedural breach into a broader indictment of President Donald Trump’s stewardship of the economy, arguing that his early disclosure of confidential jobs data is part of a pattern of disregard for rules meant to protect ordinary investors. In a series of public remarks, she has framed the leak as…

The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis has collided with a fragile budget process, turning a single operation into a test of how far Congress is willing to go to remake the nation’s immigration enforcement machinery. As the next funding deadline approaches, lawmakers are openly weighing…

The latest Republican push to restrict dual nationality is not just an abstract immigration fight, it is a proposal that could reach directly into the Trump family. A new citizenship bill from a MAGA-aligned senator is written broadly enough that it could force First Lady Melania Trump and her son Barron to make a stark…

Congress has moved aggressively to dismantle a signature Biden-era limit on drilling, turning a once-technical regulatory fight into a clear test of how far lawmakers are willing to go to expand fossil fuel production. The latest vote does more than scrap a single rule, it caps a months-long campaign to roll back environmental safeguards across…

Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas is stepping away from Capitol Hill, removing one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal House allies from the next Congress and opening a rare vacancy in a deep-red district. His decision to retire at the end of his current term adds another name to a growing list of Republicans opting…

Senator Lindsey Graham’s latest vow to take his critics to court is not just a sound bite, it is a window into how legal threats have become a central weapon in the country’s political fights. When a senior lawmaker promises a sweeping lawsuit, the stakes reach beyond one dispute and into questions about free speech,…

Congress has moved to shut down most of the hemp-derived THC economy almost overnight, turning what had become a $28 billion experiment in quasi-legal cannabis into a regulatory dead end. By tying a sweeping new cap on intoxicating compounds to a must-pass funding deal, lawmakers effectively erased what industry advocates say is 95% of the…

Mike Johnson built his reputation in Congress arguing that lawmakers, not the White House, should control the nation’s trade weapons. His past push to claw back tariff authority from the executive branch now sits awkwardly beside his role as House speaker, where he is under pressure to protect President Donald Trump’s expansive use of those…

President Trump is promising every household a $2,000 “tariff dividend” check, casting it as a simple way to return trade-war proceeds to the working class. Senate Republicans are instead signaling that the plan is going nowhere fast, treating it as a political gamble that collides with their stated concerns about debt, inflation, and the basic…

Texas Republicans are mounting a coordinated push to claw back more than $10 billion they say the state has fronted for border security, arguing that Washington should reimburse what they frame as federal responsibilities. Their demand, led in Washington by Senator Ted Cruz and backed by a bloc of Texas GOP lawmakers, turns a long…