December 17 Senate Republicans block Schiff effort to force release of Caribbean strike footage Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff's legislation would have required that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth release the footage first to Congress, then to the public.
December 17 Four House GOP lawmakers join Dems to push ACA vote Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the GOP lawmakers who joined Democrats to force a House vote on expiring Obamacare tax subsidies on ‘America Reports.’
December 17 Senate sends $901B defense bill to Trump after clashes over boat strike, DC airspace Despite possible hiccups, the Senate coalesced around the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026, marking one of the final legislative hurdles the upper chamber had to overcome for the year.
December 17 Maryland to study slavery reparations after lawmakers override Dem governor's veto Maryland legislature overrides Gov. Wes Moore's veto to create reparations commission studying slavery's legacy and racial discrimination impacts.
December 17 Trump's push to 'knock out' filibuster gains new GOP traction as funding deadline nears Some Senate Republicans are beginning to shift their position on getting rid of the filibuster after President Donald Trump again called on lawmakers to "knock out" the longstanding procedural safeguard.
December 16 Sen Ted Cruz, Sen John Fetterman double down on supporting Trump's 'single most important' foreign policy decision Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, discuss the rise of antisemitism nationwide and worldwide and more in a bipartisan joint interview on 'Hannity.'
December 16 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to where we stand with a healthcare package: Christmas or Groundhog Day? Congress faces year-end crunch on health care as premium spikes loom for 24 million Americans, with Republicans and Democrats divided on solutions.
December 16 Senate Republican 'targeted by Communist China' in $50 billion lawsuit Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., sued China in 2020 when he served as Missouri's attorney general. He accused the country and research facilities of mishandling information related to COVID-19.
December 16 Trump admin’s boat strikes based on ‘exquisitely good’ intelligence: Sen. John Kennedy Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., gives his take on the Trump administration’s brief about boat strikes against alleged narcoterrorists as the White House faces pressure to release the full video on 'The Story.'
December 16 Graham BLASTS Australian prime minister for recognizing Palestine: ‘Put Jews in harm’s way’ Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., joins ‘Hannity’ to criticize the Australian government for their Palestine rhetoric and sounds the alarm on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s earlier warning about the issue.
