Lindsey McPherson

House passes updated housing bill, sending changes back to Senate

The House on Wednesday passed an amended bipartisan housing package, kicking the bill back to the Senate.

May 20, 2026

Trump blasts Republicans for not firing the Senate parliamentarian

President Trump is fuming at Senate Republicans' "soft game" as they side-step the hardball legislative tactics he says are needed to push his priorities through Congress.

May 20, 2026

House Democrats drop support for women’s history museum after GOP limits focus to biological women

House Democrats plan to oppose a bill to establish terms for building a Smithsonian women's history museum on the National Mall because Republicans added language to exclude transgender women.

May 20, 2026

Trump touts security upgrades for presidential ballroom as congressional funding remains in doubt

Congressional Republicans are navigating tricky political and procedural obstacles to funding security components at the new White House ballroom in a spending package for immigration enforcement that is moving through the Senate this week.

May 19, 2026

Senate Democrats advance war powers measure with ousted GOP Sen. Cassidy’s help

Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Louisiana Republican who lost his primary Saturday because President Trump endorsed his opponent, got a little revenge on Tuesday by helping Democrats advance a resolution to end the president's conflict with Iran.

May 19, 2026

Senate committee advances immigration enforcement funding for filibuster-proof package

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved its portion of a multiyear immigration enforcement funding package that Republicans hope to send to President Trump's desk by week's end.

May 19, 2026

Ousted senator has no regrets about voting to convict Trump

Sen. Bill Cassidy said his 2021 vote to convict President Trump on a House impeachment charge of inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol may have ended his political career, but he has no regrets.

May 18, 2026

Senate GOP leader declines to endorse in Louisiana runoff after Cassidy’s loss

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is not going to endorse one of the two Louisiana Republicans vying in a runoff to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy, who was ousted from the race Saturday.

May 18, 2026

Trump claims revenge over impeachment vote after Cassidy loses primary

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, who found himself on President Trump's revenge list for voting to convict him in his 2021 impeachment trial, lost his bid for a third term Saturday after placing third in the Republican primary.

May 16, 2026

Georgia GOP Senate primary: Five candidates, zero Trump endorsements and a runoff looms

Georgia Republicans head to the polls on Tuesday to pick a candidate to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November, but they aren't getting direction from President Trump on who to choose.

May 16, 2026

Sen. Grassley to hold June hearing with Big Tech CEOs on child online safety

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley is planning to haul four CEOs of major technology companies before his panel next month to press them on efforts to make their platforms safer for children.

May 15, 2026

Senate parliamentarian pushes GOP to rework immigration funding bill after initial rules review

Senate Republicans will need to rewrite portions of their $72 billion immigration-enforcement funding package to preserve its filibuster-proof status.

May 14, 2026

House Democrats narrowly lose vote to end Iran war as GOP support ticks up

House Democrats on Thursday nearly won a vote to end President Trump's war with Iran, though one of their own helped defeat it on a technicality.

May 14, 2026

Cassidy heads into Saturday primary without support from Trump, or from polls

Sen. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Republican, is holding what appears to be a losing political hand heading into his primary election on Saturday.

May 14, 2026

House passes bill to expand biofuel blend E15 despite GOP divide

House Republicans spent weeks sparring internally over a bill to expand production and sales of the biofuel blend E15, pitting lawmakers from corn-producing states against conservatives concerned about expanding an expensive government mandate.

May 13, 2026

Senators unanimously back measure to suspend their pay during government shutdowns

Senators unanimously voted Wednesday to advance a measure to suspend their pay in any future government shutdown, after two record funding lapses in the span of a year.

May 13, 2026

Third Senate Republican joins Democratic bid to constrain Trump’s war powers

Another Senate Republican joined Democrats' quest Wednesday to end the U.S. war with Iran, as Congress grappled with its role in authorizing military force and leaders in both nations confronted mounting economic woes from the standoff.

May 13, 2026

Parents’ rally for kids online safety legislation prompts key senator to promise committee action

Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz told parents and advocacy groups who rallied at the Capitol on Tuesday for passage of the Kids Online Safety Act that his committee would advance that bill and others designed to protect children in the digital space.

May 12, 2026

Secret Service says Trump ballroom would get $220 million, not $1 billion, for ‘hardening’ security

The Secret Service wants Congress to give it $1 billion for security but says $220 million of it, rather than the full amount, will be spent on the White House ballroom project.

May 12, 2026

‘Openly racist and vile remarks’: Dems demand apology from Kiggans for agreeing with radio host

House Democrats are attacking Virginia GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans after she agreed with a radio host who said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries should get his "cotton-picking hands off of Virginia."

May 11, 2026