Lindsey McPherson

Foreign central bankers back Fed Chair Powell during DOJ controversy

The controversy around Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has gone global.

January 13, 2026

Senate advances spending package as lawmakers tee up another ahead of Jan. 30 deadline

The Senate on Monday advanced a House-passed, three-bill spending package. Lawmakers are readying action on another two appropriations bills as they race to meet a Jan. 30 deadline for funding the government.

January 12, 2026

House Republicans ready bill to limit congressional stock trading

House Republicans have scheduled a committee markup for Wednesday on a bill to restrict congressional stock trading, an issue they've vowed to address this year.

January 12, 2026

House Republicans ready for battle over cost of living in midterm elections

They're not calling it "affordability," but House Republicans admit the 2026 midterms will be a referendum on what their party did or did not do to lower the cost of living.

January 12, 2026

House rebukes GOP leaders with passage of Obamacare subsidies extension

House Democrats on Thursday secured an unlikely win with the passage of a bill to re-up their COVID-era expansion of Obamacare subsidies for three years.

January 8, 2026

House passes three-bill spending package, beginning effort to avoid another shutdown

The House started a January congressional sprint to avoid another government shutdown on Thursday as it passed a three-bill spending package.

January 8, 2026

Trump shames 5 Republicans who want to restrict him from more military action against Venezuela

President Trump blasted the five Republican senators who voted Thursday to advance a war powers resolution that would prevent him from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional approval.

January 8, 2026

Senate advances war powers measure to rein in Trump’s military actions in Venezuela

The Senate on Thursday narrowly advanced a war powers resolution to block President Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela without congressional approval.

January 8, 2026

Senate to vote on Russia sanctions bill after Trump gives them a green light

The Senate could vote as soon as next week on a bipartisan Russian sanctions bill to give President Trump more tools to use against the Kremlin as he seeks to broker a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.

January 7, 2026

House to vote Thursday on Democrat-led bill to renew expired Obamacare subsidies

The House on Wednesday advanced a Democrat-led discharge petition on a bill for a three-year renewal of enhanced Obamacare subsidies that expired last week.

January 7, 2026

Speaker Johnson says U.S. pursuing ‘diplomatic channels’ to acquire Greenland, not military force

House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Trump administration is not seriously considering military action to acquire Greenland but is pursuing "diplomatic channels."

January 7, 2026

Trump’s State of the Union address likely Feb. 24, Speaker Johnson says

President Trump is expected to deliver his first second-term State of the Union address to Congress on Feb. 24.

January 7, 2026

Trump wants GOP to ‘own’ health care issue but show ‘flexibility’ on abortion coverage restrictions

President Trump told House Republicans on Tuesday that they need to "own" health care as an issue ahead of the 2026 midterms by passing legislation that gives government subsidies directly to consumers instead of health insurance companies.

January 6, 2026

Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate running on ousting Chuck Schumer as party leader

Senate Democratic primaries this year are turning into proxy wars over Charles E. Schumer's leadership amid a growing desire for wholesale change within the party.

January 6, 2026

Lawmakers reach deal on three-bill spending package, House to vote this week

The House will vote this week on a bipartisan three-bill spending package negotiated by top appropriators in both chambers.

January 5, 2026

Congress returns with unfinished business amid debate over U.S. intervention in Venezuela

Congress returns to Washington in the first full week of the year with a pile of unfinished business on its plate and decisions to make on U.S. involvement in the regime change President Trump has started in Venezuela.

January 4, 2026

Democrats to force war powers vote to prevent escalation in Venezuela without congressional approval

Senate Democrats will force a vote this week on a war powers resolution directing President Trump to terminate the use of U.S. armed forces for hostilities against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.

January 3, 2026

Senators fume as child safety measures collect dust; lawmakers blame Big Tech influence, leadership

Lawmakers are tired of teaming up on bipartisan bills to protect kids online, only to have the broadly supported measures languish.

January 1, 2026

Joe Rogan shocked by Trump’s White House plaque disparaging Biden: ‘It’s all crazy’

Joe Rogan, a popular podcaster, is questioning President Trump's recent decisions to post plaques in the White House criticizing his predecessors, replace former President Joseph R. Biden's portrait with an autopen and blame Hollywood director Rob Reiner's murder on his anti-Trump views.

December 26, 2025

Stalled spending bills put Congress in catch-up mode when lawmakers return in January

Congress has not passed any spending bills since the 43-day government shutdown ended, and lawmakers won't have much time left to act when they return to session in January.

December 26, 2025