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June 4, 2026

SENS JAMES LANKFORD, MAGGIE HASSAN: Congress should suffer shutdown pain, not the American people

Senators propose the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026, requiring Congress to stay in D.C. voting seven days a week until budget bills pass.

June 3, 2026

Rep. Al Green tells Homeland Security Sec. Mullin to 'shut up' after calling him a racist at hearing

Rep. Al Green called Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin a racist during a House committee meeting on funding and repeatedly told him to shut up.

June 3, 2026

Republicans defy Johnson to advance Democrat-backed Ukraine aid

House Democrats scored a rare win as lawmakers voted to advance a bipartisan Ukraine aid package with new military assistance and Russia sanctions.

June 3, 2026

Trump suffers rare House defeat as bipartisan vote moves to withdraw troops from Iran conflict

The House voted to curb Trump's war powers in Iran after Democrats and several Republicans bucked the president in a rare bipartisan rebuke of his policy.

June 3, 2026

Reporter's Notebook: Rebels threaten to upend GOP agenda amid growing frustrations with Trump

Republican frustrations with President Trump over war, economy and primaries create a disaffected caucus that could stymie GOP legislation.

June 3, 2026

Nick Saban urges Senate to pass legislation to fix college sports, but coaching contracts glossed over

Senate Commerce committee members heard testimony on NIL spending, transfer portal problems, and conference revenue disparities in college athletics.

June 3, 2026

House Republican says staffer 'reprimanded' over 'hurtful' post slamming homosexuality during Pride Month

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee says a communications staffer was reprimanded for making a "stupid" and "hurtful" post on social media.

June 3, 2026

JONATHAN TURLEY: Kennedy Center ruling gets Trump's name right but repairs badly wrong

Legal analysis explores why Judge Cooper's ruling on the Kennedy Center closure lacks a clear standard for federal courts to override board decisions.

June 2, 2026

FIRST ON FOX: ActBlue board members in hot seat as GOP probes 'serious' misconduct allegations

Congressional investigators expanded their ActBlue probe, requesting transcribed interviews with board members over foreign donation fraud concerns.

June 2, 2026

GOP urges SCOTUS to reject 'war on American energy' they say would hit families' wallets

More than 70 House Republicans pushed the Supreme Court to reject Boulder County's lawsuit seeking to hold oil companies liable for climate damages.