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GOP Faces Tight Calendar as Midterm Clock Ticks
politics5 hours ago

GOP Faces Tight Calendar as Midterm Clock Ticks

Republicans are racing a shrinking legislative window before the midterms, with key fights over an immigration-enforcement bill and funding for the Trump administration’s anti-weaponization fund, plus the need to extend expiring surveillance authorities by June 12, avoid a October government shutdown, and address Iran war powers. Lawmakers must also reconcile crypto and housing bills, push insulin-price relief, resolve college sports NIL rules, and renew surface transportation and farm bills before deadlines in August and September, all while the House sits for about ten weeks and the Senate only eight before the election.

via Semafor|
#congress#immigration#legislation
Trump’s Trading Surge Outsizes Congress, Sparked Tax-Theory Debate
business18 hours ago

Trump’s Trading Surge Outsizes Congress, Sparked Tax-Theory Debate

Slate Money reports that President Trump’s trading volume jumped roughly 10x quarter over quarter, with dollar terms exceeding all trading by Congress combined. One theory floated by host Felix Salmon is that changes in personal capital-gains tax exposure under the 2026 tax code could have unlocked more aggressive trading. The piece notes the STOCK Act requires disclosure but does not ban presidential or congressional stock trades, and it highlights headline risk, disclosure lag, and the market-moving potential of public statements as key takeaways while more data and policy reforms remain undecided.

via Yahoo Finance|
#business#congress#stocks
politics2 days ago

Warren–Waters Rift Tests Democratic Housing Push

Elizabeth Warren and Maxine Waters, longtime Democratic allies on economics, are clashing over how to frame the biggest housing reform in decades: Warren backs a Senate bill restricting Wall Street’s housing investments, while Waters cut a more industry-friendly deal in the House. The House bill passed; the Senate’s path is uncertain as leadership on both sides push different versions, with White House backing the House after last-minute changes. The dispute centers on private equity rules and built-to-rent provisions, illustrating a broader Capitol Hill rift as lawmakers seek to boost housing affordability.

via Politico|
#congress#elizabeth-warren#housing-bill
technology2 days ago

Congress Demands Answers as CISA Struggles to Contain Contractor-Linked Data Leak

Lawmakers from both parties pressed CISA for answers after KrebsOnSecurity reported a contractor publicly posted plaintext credentials and AWS GovCloud keys to a GitHub account, triggering ongoing credential rotation and breach containment. Experts warn that exposed keys could enable access to code, CI/CD pipelines, and sensitive systems. CISA says it is rotating leaked credentials and coordinating with vendors, while lawmakers demand answers about internal policies amid leadership turnover and broader concerns about the agency’s security culture.

via Krebs on Security|
#cisa#congress#cybersecurity
GOP balks at Trump's demands, stalling funding and war powers drama
politics3 days ago

GOP balks at Trump's demands, stalling funding and war powers drama

Senate Republicans pushed back against Trump's nearly $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund and a broader budget for immigration/deportation, delaying the package and signaling rare GOP defiance; in the House, some Republicans backed a war powers resolution to curb Iran action, showing fractures as Trump-backed candidates win primaries and his influence faces new tests with a lower approval rating.

via PBS|
#congress#iran-war-powers#jan-6
House Republicans pull Iran war powers vote as defections loom
politics4 days ago

House Republicans pull Iran war powers vote as defections loom

House GOP leaders canceled a planned Thursday vote to curb President Trump’s Iran military campaign due to insufficient support, likely delaying the measure until after the Memorial Day recess. The resolution would rebuke the administration’s actions but is largely symbolic since Trump can veto. Some Republicans who had supported it (including four who previously voted yes) faced absences that could have tipped the outcome, while a Democrat (Rep. Jared Golden) planned to switch to yes. The drama underscores growing GOP unease with the war and questions about congressional authorization, even as the White House argues the War Powers Act deadline no longer applies after a ceasefire with Iran.

via Axios|
#congress#house-republicans#iran
politics4 days ago

Rail safety push wins committee approval with two-person crew mandate

The House Transportation Committee advanced the White House–backed Railway Safety Act amendment 54-11, mandating two people in freight-train cabs, plus hazmat and inspection enhancements and expanded wayside detectors, despite railroads’ opposition, as part of broader debates over a surface transportation bill and Trump’s push for the policy; the digest also covers NIH funding cuts pushback by Sen. Collins, GOP delays on an immigration enforcement bill, efforts to block a DOJ “anti-weaponization” fund, and other Capitol Hill updates including an Epstein interview.

via Politico|
#congress#east-palestine#politics
politics4 days ago

Congress Delays Immigration Bill as Trump Deadline Looms Ahead of Memorial Day

House Republicans are delaying a vote on their immigration-enforcement bill until after the Memorial Day recess, risking missing President Trump's June 1 deadline as the Senate has not released final text; leadership says they’ll resume after the break, while intra-GOP tensions over an $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund and related spending complicate the process, with Democrats planning floor amendments tied to budget reconciliation.

via Politico|
#anti-weaponization-fund#budget-reconciliation#congress
Barney Frank’s 1989 Near-Ouster Reminds Congress: Pause, Investigate, Let Voters Decide
politics5 days ago

Barney Frank’s 1989 Near-Ouster Reminds Congress: Pause, Investigate, Let Voters Decide

An op-ed argues that Barney Frank’s near-ouster in 1989 over his involvement with a male sex worker shows why Congress should pause, adjudicate, and let voters decide rather than rush to force resignations; it contrasts Frank with later cases like Franken, Hill, Studds, Crane, and the Swalwell situation to argue that due process and voter accountability, though imperfect, are a healthier guardrail for ethics in Congress.

via Washington Monthly|
#barney-frank#congress#due-process
Congress Questions DOJ's $1.8B 'Lawfare' Fund as Pushback Grows
politics5 days ago

Congress Questions DOJ's $1.8B 'Lawfare' Fund as Pushback Grows

Acting A.G. Todd Blanche is meeting with Republican senators to defend the DOJ’s new $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate people who allege DOJ overreach during the Biden era, a plan Republicans condemn as a 'slush fund' that could pay those who attacked police on Jan. 6; Democrats have proposed measures like a 100% tax on payments and other constraints, while Blanche will appoint all five commissioners to administer the fund, keeping the controversy in Congress.

via CNBC|
#congress#democrats#doj
Congress inches toward symbolic Iran war powers rebuke as GOP splits
politics5 days ago

Congress inches toward symbolic Iran war powers rebuke as GOP splits

Democrats in the House are pursuing a largely symbolic Iran war powers resolution; Rep. Jared Golden plans to vote yes after a previously tied vote and attendance gaps dampened momentum, while some Republicans remain divided on granting more authority to the president. If it passes, Trump would veto, but the vote would still serve as a congressional rebuke of the ongoing conflict under the War Powers Act.

via Axios|
#congress#house-of-representatives#iran