Senate eyes AI expansion for congressional business
The Senate’s top cybersecurity official is requesting a $2.8 million funding boost to support AI expansion.
Vote-a-Rama starts tonight
The Senate will kick off a marathon amendment voting session Wednesday night as Republicans aim to adopt a budget blueprint for immigration enforcement funding. The chamber is expected to start the vote-a-rama free-for-all around 8 p.m., according to three people granted anonymity to disclose private scheduling. Senate Republicans need to adopt the budget resolution in
New Jersey’s most vulnerable GOP incumbent is MIA
Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s team said the absence is due to unspecified health issues.
Judge blocks Virginia from using new House maps, 1 day after redistricting vote
A state court judge on Wednesday blocked Virginia from moving forward with a redistricting effort that passed in a referendum a day earlier, a roadblock in Democrats’ efforts to redraw the state’s congressional maps and tilt as many as four House districts away from the GOP. The order from Judge Jack Hurley of Tazewell
Hospice CEO asks Congress how a provider can operate ‘out of a burrito stand in California’ with no oversight
California hospice advocacy CEO Sheila Clark told Congress that fraudulent hospice providers are flourishing in the state despite regulatory oversight.
“A breaking point”: Inside the 68-day DHS shutdown
Over the past several weeks, CBS News has spoken with roughly two dozen Department of Homeland Security personnel spanning career civil servants, uniformed personnel and frontline staff about the institutional strain caused by the partial government shutdown, now in its 68th day. Their roles differ, but the sentiment is strikingly consistent: They feel forgotten, not
DeSantis says he’s taking up Jeffries’ invitation to ‘F around and find out’ on Florida redistricting effort
Gov. Ron DeSantis fires back at Hakeem Jeffries over Florida redistricting, inviting the Democratic leader to campaign in the state ahead of 2026 midterms.