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Capitol Watch is The Investigative Journal’s daily digest tracking floor votes, committee hearings, oversight actions, and budget developments on Capitol Hill. Today’s edition covers Senate floor action on April 28,…
Capitol Watch is The Investigative Journal’s daily digest of legislative, oversight and budget activity on Capitol Hill, drawn from Congress.gov, committee filings and on-the-record statements. Senate clears reconciliation runway with…
Senate moves on ATF nominee Cekada; House takes up FISA Section 702 rewrite, the Farm Bill, and the FY26 budget resolution; King Charles III addresses Joint Meeting Tuesday.
Kevin Warsh's Fed confirmation hearing fractures Senate Republicans, House appropriators advance two FY27 bills, Oversight standoff with Pam Bondi deepens, and CBO flags widening deficit risk.
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…