Lindsey McPherson

‘I now dread the prospect of winning’: Congress faces exodus ahead of 2026 midterms

One in 10 lawmakers will leave Congress at the end of the year, the most retirements in more than three decades.

February 19, 2026

Police arrest person with ‘what appears to be a gun’ near Capitol

Police said they arrested "a person with what appears to be a gun" on Tuesday near the west front of the U.S. Capitol building.

February 17, 2026

Democrats send counteroffer on immigration enforcement as DHS shutdown continues

Democratic congressional leaders sent Republicans and the White House a counteroffer on immigration enforcement provisions they want in exchange for their votes to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

February 17, 2026

Senate GOP considers forcing Democrats to keep talking if they want to filibuster voter ID bill

Senate Republicans have enough support in their ranks to pass a voter ID bill, but to do it, they likely need to resort to an old-fashioned talking filibuster to break Democrats' blockade.

February 16, 2026

Homeland Security Dept. to shut down this weekend as Senate Democrats block funds

Senate Democrats blocked two separate Department of Homeland Security funding bills on Thursday, saying they will not give immigration enforcement agencies another penny without an overhaul of the methods agents are using to carry out the administration's deportation agenda.

February 12, 2026

Six House Republicans join Democrats in symbolic vote to end Trump’s tariffs on Canada

Six House Republicans sent a message to President Trump and their constituents on Wednesday as they sided with Democrats in voting to overturn U.S. tariffs on Canada.

February 11, 2026

DHS shutdown to affect unpaid workers more than public; most operations deemed essential

The public may not notice the impacts of a likely Department of Homeland Security shutdown, but it would harm the essential employees who must work without pay to secure airports, respond to natural disasters, protect U.S. coasts and thwart cybersecurity attacks, administration officials told lawmakers Wednesday.

February 11, 2026

McConnell discharged after weeklong hospital stay

Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former majority leader, was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday after a weeklong stay for an unspecified illness.

February 11, 2026

Three Republicans side with Democrats to restore House ability to overturn Trump tariffs

House lawmakers, for the first time since President Trump implemented sweeping tariffs, now can use their authority to end the emergency declarations he used to justify the import levies on a whole slew of countries.

February 10, 2026

Federal prosecutors fail to secure grand jury indictment for ‘seditious six’ Democrats

Federal prosecutors from the District of Columbia reportedly tried and failed Tuesday to convince a grand jury to indict six Democratic lawmakers who created a video last year to urge members of the U.S. military and intelligence community to defy unlawful orders.

February 10, 2026

DHS shutdown all but inevitable after Democrats reject offer to postpone the Friday deadline

Democrats are refusing to extend the latest deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security, all but guaranteeing the department will shut down at midnight Friday.

February 10, 2026

Democrats slam White House counteroffer on immigration enforcement as ‘insufficient’

Democratic congressional leaders called the White House's counteroffer to their immigration enforcement demands "incomplete and insufficient."

February 10, 2026

House passes bills to create 250th anniversary commemorative coins, congressional time capsule

The House on Monday passed a pair of bills in honor of America's 250th anniversary that would create a commemorative coin and a congressional time capsule.

February 9, 2026

White House sends counteroffer to Democrats’ immigration enforcement demands

The White House on Monday sent a counteroffer to Democrats' 10-point list of immigration enforcement demands, as the two parties negotiate a Department of Homeland Security spending bill.

February 9, 2026

No Noem or no deal: Democrats vow to oppose any funding bill if DHS chief remains in charge

House and Senate Democrats already have a long list of demands for keeping the Department of Homeland Security funded past Friday, but some have an extra caveat.

February 8, 2026

Democrats float breaking up DHS bill: Funding TSA, FEMA, other agencies except ICE and border patrol

Democrats refusing to pass a Department of Homeland Security spending bill without changes to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations want to split up the bill to fund other essential agencies while negotiations continue.

February 6, 2026

GOP rejects Democrats’ new proposed rules for ICE as ‘radical,’ unrealistic

Republicans on Thursday resoundingly rejected Democrats' new proposals to reel in ICE, saying the 10-point list of reforms, including barring arrests near schools and courts and giving localities a veto over operations, was the stuff of "fantasy land."

February 5, 2026

Republicans reject Dems’ immigration enforcement demands, prepare to extend stopgap DHS funding

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said most of Democrats' 10-point list of demands for curtailing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations are "very unrealistic and unserious."

February 5, 2026

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins senators’ push to repeal Section 230, the Big Tech shield law

Actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt says he has a "certain kind of love for the internet," but his love does not extend to "amoral" social media companies that put profits over the well-being of their users.

February 4, 2026

DHS funding fight: Democrats preparing list of demands for reining in Trump’s deportation force

House and Senate Democrats plan to release a detailed list by Thursday of the immigration enforcement guardrails they want added to a full-year Department of Homeland Security spending bill.

February 4, 2026