Leaders of the House Progressive Caucus announced Wednesday that the group will oppose any more funding for the Iran war. Behind Chairman Greg Casar (D-Texas), the CPC is attacking President Trump’s expected $200 billion request for more war funding as an “outrageous” waste of taxpayer dollars that would be better spent at home. “We must…
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said that supplemental funding for the Pentagon due to strikes in Iran would “probably” be part of a second Republican-only reconciliation bill, and that he is “glad” the Senate is moving forward on such a measure. Johnson in a press conference said that using the special reconciliation process —…
The U.S. Capitol on March 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate Budget Committee will move forward with drafting a second budget reconciliation bill focused on homeland security, defense, and election integrity, Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced on March 25. Graham said the effort follows discussions with President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader
The U.S. Capitol building on March 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate Budget Committee will move forward with drafting a second budget reconciliation bill focused on homeland security, defense, and election integrity, Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced on March 25. Graham said the effort follows discussions with President Donald Trump and Senate Majority
Supreme Court Justice Alito challenges whether migrants stopped at the border have “arrived" in the U.S., a question that could reshape asylum eligibility.
The majority leader said it was an “open question” whether the Senate would leave for a two-week recess.
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that she would oppose any new funding for the U.S. war with Iran if it involved putting troops on the ground, becoming the latest Republican to show hesitation over the Pentagon’s $200 billion request. “I’ll be voting against the funding if we’re putting troops on the ground. I’m not…