Lindsey McPherson

Congress poised to send major housing package to Trump’s desk

Congress will soon send President Trump bipartisan legislation designed to increase housing supply and lower the costs of homeownership, one of the many affordability challenges Americans are facing.

June 20, 2026

Senate panel advances bill to protect against unauthorized AI copies of voice or likeness

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced a bipartisan bill to protect against unauthorized digital copies of a person's voice or likeness amid a rise in AI copycats.

June 18, 2026

Trump, Vance defend U.S.-Iran pact as 60-day negotiation period starts

President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance staunchly defended the recently signed U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding on Thursday, insisting the deal will be better for regional security even as critics say it rewards Tehran.

June 18, 2026

Trump’s Iran deal hit with fierce bipartisan backlash in Congress

Congressional lawmakers are criticizing the Trump administration for striking a lopsided peace deal with Iran that falls short of its objectives.

June 18, 2026

Senate confirmation hearing for DNI nominee Clayton postponed as Trump seeks to squeeze Democrats

President Trump bigfooted Senate Republicans into postponing Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing Wednesday in a convoluted effort to push his stalled election integrity bill.

June 17, 2026

Senate Republican defies Trump’s demand to delay confirmation hearing for DNI nominee

President Trump sought to cancel Wednesday's confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence, but Senate leaders said they will proceed this afternoon as planned unless the president directs Mr. Clayton not to appear or withdraws his nomination.

June 17, 2026

Senate rejects another Democrat-led effort to end Iran war despite peace deal

Senate Democrats, not confident President Trump's first-stage peace deal with Iran will hold, are continuing their push for Congress to formally end the war.

June 16, 2026

GOP leaders nix Trump plan to pair SAVE America Act with spy law extension

GOP congressional leaders will not attach the SAVE America Act to legislation reauthorizing an expired foreign surveillance authority, as President Trump demanded.

June 15, 2026

Push by Trump, Johnson for third filibuster-proof bill runs into Senate skepticism

President Trump is throwing his weight behind a House Republican-led push to enact a third filibuster-proof bill of GOP priorities ahead of the midterm elections this fall.

June 12, 2026

How GOP’s immigration enforcement bill came to include major funding to combat child exploitation

Former NFL player Tim Tebow has been lobbying Congress for over two years to allocate more resources to a Homeland Security Investigations unit that focuses on child exploitation cases.

June 12, 2026

Foreign surveillance law set to expire as Congress leaves town after rejecting extension

Congress left Washington this week without renewing a foreign surveillance law that expires Friday, meaning America's spy network will lose some of its powers used to thwart terrorist plots.

June 11, 2026

Trump taps U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead national intelligence

President Trump on Thursday nominated U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, teeing up the Senate confirmation process to permanently replace departing DNI Tulsi Gabbard amid bipartisan uproar over his temporary pick.

June 11, 2026

House rejects 3-week extension of foreign surveillance law used to thwart terrorists

The House rejected a three-week extension of a foreign surveillance law that expires Friday as Democrats protest President Trump's pick to temporarily lead the U.S. intelligence community.

June 11, 2026

Trump signs $70 billion immigration enforcement package

President Trump signed a Republican-backed $70 billion immigration enforcement package Wednesday to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection through the duration of his presidency.

June 10, 2026

House sends $70 billion immigration enforcement package to Trump’s desk

House Republicans on Tuesday passed the party's $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package, sending it to President Trump for his signature.

June 9, 2026

GOP’s $70 billion immigration package remove Democrats’ leverage to reform enforcement

Democrats are set to lose their leverage for reining in President Trump's deportation force as Republicans prepare to send him a bill this week funding immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of his term.

June 7, 2026

Senate Dems block reauthorization of foreign surveillance law over objections to Trump’s acting DNI

A foreign surveillance law could expire Friday as Democrats block a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the key spy authority over their concerns about President Trump's pick to temporarily lead the U.S. intelligence community.

June 5, 2026

Senate passes $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package after overnight voting session

The Senate early Friday passed a $70 billion package to fund immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of President Trump's term, after pulling an all-nighter.

June 5, 2026

Anti-Weaponization Fund, ballroom, DNI chief: Trump plans trip up immigration package’s passage

Republicans expected their filibuster-proof effort to fund immigration enforcement agencies through President Trump's remaining time in office to be an easy lift, but the $70 billion bill has stalled multiple times over unrelated, politically charged issues.

June 4, 2026

Senate rejects Trump-backed SAVE America Act amendment to immigration enforcement funding bill

President Trump pushed Senate Republicans to vote Thursday on an election integrity bill that would largely ban mail-in ballots, as such votes are delaying calls in key California primary races.

June 4, 2026