Congress Pivots to Summer Agenda The House and Senate return to Washington this week following President Trump’s release of his FY26 budget request last Friday, which largely calls for non-defense spending cuts while boosting defense and homeland security funding. Members have already begun soliciting local appropriations requests for the FY26 […]
100 Days Later President Trump marks the first 100 days of his second term this week as lawmakers return to Washington following a two-week recess. House Republicans will resume consideration of their budget reconciliation measure to advance President Trump’s tax, immigration, and defense priorities. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has indicated […]
Tariffs Come to Town Congress is in session today as Washington reacts to President Trump’s global reciprocal tariffs announced last week. Over the weekend, the Senate passed a repeal of certain Canada-focused tariffs. Still, its future in the House remains uncertain, especially as lawmakers leave town Friday for a two-week […]
Congress Springs Into Action Lawmakers return to Washington this week as they embrace their Spring agenda and potentially a larger House Republican conference. While House Republicans currently hold a slim majority, this week Florida will hold two special elections to fill two Republican-favored seats vacated by former Representatives Matt Gaetz […]
Washington’s March Madness Congress returns to Washington this week following its week-long recess after lawmakers voted to avert a government shutdown. However, the House will briefly depart town this Wednesday so Members can attend the funeral of the late Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), who passed away earlier this month. With […]
