House Republicans are grappling with a major unanswered question as they gather in Florida to plot their 2026 legislative agenda: should they attempt to ram through another party-line tax and spending bill?
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Scoop: Kevin Warsh will meet with senators this week as he seeks their approval to become chairman of the Federal Reserve, according to three people familiar with the plans. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
Airports in the US are reporting longer-than-normal wait times in security lines, as Transportation Security Administration agents are poised to miss their first full paycheck this week.
The Defense Department awarded $18.4 billion in unclassified spending for missile defense systems in fiscal 2025, with procurement for guided missiles within that market increasing by 52% from the previous year's levels, according to a Bloomberg Government analysis.
A federal judge in DC rules that Kari Lake was not lawfully appointed and that actions she took as the claimed head of USAGM "shall have no force or effect," including last August's RIFs at the Voice of America.
Congress should bolster its in-house think tank's access to artificial intelligence that helps prepare briefings for lawmakers and their staff, leadership of the Capitol's research arm said.
Congress is going on the record today on the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with Senate Democrats showing they're not ready to fund the agency yet.
House Republican leaders are urging Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales to drop his reelection bid after he admitted to having an affair with a late staff member, they said in a statement Thursday.
FY27 watch: The Trump administration plans to submit its request to Congress for the federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year by the week of March 30, according to two people familiar with the planning. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
The House Ethics Committee will establish a subcommittee to investigate Rep. Tony Gonzales as the Texas Republican heads toward a competitive runoff election to hold his seat.
House Republicans pressured Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz before an oversight panel Wednesday over what they called widespread fraud in his state—and the governor fired back that the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and move to cut Medicaid funding amounts to "political retribution."
A Department of Homeland Security watchdog told congressional appropriators the agency has been blocking access to records needed for oversight investigations, according to a letter sent to lawmakers and reviewed by Bloomberg Law.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to press harder on his pitch to President Donald Trump to endorse John Cornyn as he moves to a competitive and expensive runoff.
The Department of Defense is preparing to ask Congress for additional funding following attacks by the US and Israel on Iran, according to a top lawmaker overseeing the federal budget.
The stalemate over funding the Department of Homeland Security has left a pot of money for ongoing disaster response at risk of running dry, raising the stakes for talks to end the partial government shutdown.
NEW: GOP senators want Treas. Sec. Scott Bessent to provide additional tax relief on capital gains without Congress.
Sens. Ted Cruz and Tim Scott argue that Bessent has the authority to define cost basis, and say it would help boost housing supply.
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The House is set to vote this week on a long-shot constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget.
As the Trump administration batters Iran, the amendment would exclude spending increases during times of war from its super-majority threshold. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
Scoop: The Trump administration will tap last year's GOP tax-and-spending law to keep paying the Coast Guard’s military personnel and DHS's sworn law enforcement officers, blunting the effects of the ongoing partial government shutdown. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
House Democrats are fine-tuning an affordability-focused agenda for 2027 that could include legislation ending President Donald Trump's tariffs, passing an enhanced child tax credit, and making health care subsidies permanent.
The next crop of presidential candidates will need to address the looming insolvency of US entitlement programs, one of those potential contenders acknowledged Thursday.
Former Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who led House Democrats to a majority in 2006, said his party should get more aggressive and run on a "power wash" for government in the midterm campaigns.
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Congress’ Joint Economic Committee is set to hold a hearing March 4 on the feasibility and design of a border-adjusted tax, after the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs.
Senate Democrats asked Congress' nonpartisan scorekeeper for an accounting of the $152 billion the Department of Homeland Security got from Republicans' tax-and-spending law last year.
House members can seek money for more projects in their districts in the next round of funding bills, and can request earmarks in the Labor-HHS-Education bill, the chair of the House's spending panel announced Wednesday.
The head of House Republicans' campaign arm touted President Donald Trump's tariffs and said the administration's trade agenda will be a "net plus" for their party in the midterm elections.
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