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Senate adopts FY2026 budget resolution 50-48, kicking off reconciliation 2.0 for $70B in ICE/CBP funding. Plus FISA Title VII, CBO scores, FY27 markups, MATCH Act, and state AI laws.
Washington — April 22, 2026. Capitol Hill entered the midweek stretch with two parallel storylines dominating the calendar: Senate Republicans moving a $70 billion immigration-funding package through the reconciliation fast…
Senate Republicans move to unlock $70 billion for immigration enforcement via reconciliation as the DHS shutdown enters its 10th week; Armed Services Seapower probes unmanned vessels; Oversight subpoena standoff with…
A 224–204 House vote forces Haiti TPS extension; Senate clears Boundary Waters mining 50-49; FISA 702 revolt forces 10-day extension.
Daily congressional digest: House passes revised SAVE Act tightening voter-registration proof-of-citizenship requirements; Senate invokes cloture 49-48 on Judge Andrew B. Davis; House Oversight advances fraud-prevention bill amid Bondi deposition dispute;…
Congress returned from its two-week spring recess this week to confront an unusually crowded legislative calendar, with deadlines converging on multiple fronts. From a record-setting partial government shutdown to expiring…
Thursday on Capitol Hill brought a packed schedule of consequential hearings across both chambers, with OMB Director Russell Vought defending President Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget before the Senate Budget…
Daily congressional digest: Senate confirms Judge Shepherd 53-44, Commerce sets FTC oversight, Chairman Cole releases FY2027 markup schedule, and CBO flags a $1.9 trillion deficit path.
By Eduardo Bacci — The Investigative Journal Capitol Hill entered the middle of April with a crowded agenda that blended high-stakes oversight, judicial confirmations, and the tail end of a…
The Senate moves on the Shepherd judicial nomination while the House returns for a week of FTC oversight, budget hearings, and continuing Epstein-related document releases.