Niels Lesniewski

All eyes will be on the House this week as the Republican majority seeks to bring a quick end to the partial government shutdown that began on Friday. The House Rules Committee meets Monday afternoon to work on a rule for floor consideration of the package of five fiscal 2026 spending bills, in addition to […]

Top Democrats in the House and Senate outlined their demands Wednesday for negotiations on full-year DHS funding ahead of a Feb. 13 deadline.

The House and Senate called off Monday evening votes as another snowstorm hit the Northeast, but President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address remains on track for Tuesday evening. And as Trump prepares to deliver the first official State of the Union address of his second term, the Department of Homeland Security remains shut […]

War Powers votes loom for Congress after U.S. strikes Iran - Defense

President Donald Trump on Sunday declared that he would not sign other legislation until a sweeping election operations overhaul headlined by new voter ID requirements reaches his desk – even as there’s no sign the bill can get the votes needed to pass the Senate. “It must be done immediately. It supersedes everything else,” Trump […]

As Congress returns from recess, Democrats in both the House and Senate plan to force votes regarding the U.S. military’s campaign against Iran this week, just as President Donald Trump is announcing a new naval blockade amid a two-week ceasefire. “Upon our return, we will force another vote on the House floor around the War […]

Gunshots prompted security officials to evacuate President Donald Trump, top administration officials and some members of Congress from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. The incident occurred shortly after the start of dinner, which was the first that Trump had attended in his second term. The annual dinner honors the First Amendment and routinely […]

In a more normal week, a reauthorization of surveillance powers, a budget resolution or the farm bill might take center stage on the House floor. This week, the House is scheduled to do all that as well as host a joint meeting of Congress to hear from King Charles III. The British monarch, who will […]

The top priority for Senate Republicans this week will be to confirm Kevin Warsh to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, but much of the week’s work in the Senate will be off the floor, setting the stage for upcoming votes on the budget reconciliation bill. The filibuster-proof reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement is expected […]

Former Rep. Barney Frank, the first member of Congress to voluntarily announce he was gay, who rose to lead the House Financial Services Committee at a seminal moment in American economic history, died Tuesday night. He was 86. The progressive Frank had among the sharpest wits of members of the House and was known at […]