Tag: Congress
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President Trump formally notified members of Congress that the United States had resumed military action against Iran, in a letter sent July 10, 2026 and reported publicly around July 13. The notice, consistent with the...
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law without President Trump's signature after the constitutional 10-day window expired at 11:59 p.m. ET on July 10, 2026. Congress passed the bill in June with broad bipartisan...
At a June 30, 2026 House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said the administration has "no plans to do kind of a closing DOGE report," responding to a request...
On December 10, 2025, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 312-112, authorizing $900.6 billion in defense spending and sending the bill to the Senate. The legislation codifies more than a...
In late November 2025, the Defense Department announced it was investigating Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, a retired Navy captain and former astronaut, over a video he and other Democratic lawmakers recorded urging...
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on November 21, 2025 that she would resign from Congress, with her last day set for January 5, 2026, following weeks of public conflict with President Trump and Republican...
The federal government shut down just after midnight on October 1, 2025, after Congress failed to pass appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2026. Senate Democrats repeatedly blocked a Republican continuing...