Capitol Hill in Overdrive: Fed Oversight, Immigration Vote-Rama, and High-Stakes Policy Fights
A sprawling live update from Politico paints a hectic Capitol Hill: Senate leaders signal widened oversight of the Federal Reserve to help move Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh amid a DOJ probe, while both chambers gear up for a marathon budget/vote-a-rama focused on immigration funding. The week also features Iran war powers debates, AI-tool expansions for Senate operations, discussions about potential pardons in the Epstein-Maxwell case, scrutiny of Kennedy’s vaccine policy, and a Sanders amendment to codify drug-price deals, all set against House-FISA tensions, Virginia redistricting fallout, a vanished New Jersey lawmaker, a death in Congress, and a stark public disapproval rating for Congress. The bundle of stories highlights partisan brinkmanship, procedural wrangling, and the wide array of clashes shaping the 2026 agenda.
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