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House appropriators advanced a draft fiscal 2027 Legislative Branch spending bill that would slash the budget for the Government Accountability Office by nearly one-quarter and give a boost to Capitol Police. rollcall.com/2026/05/21/app…

A judge ruled Wednesday that a group of current and former lawmakers are not barred from recovering damages in a case regarding whether members of Congress are owed back pay for cost-of-living increases. rollcall.com/2026/05/21/jud…

New questions have emerged about whether President Trump has lost sway with some Republican senators as they mull action related to a number of thorny foreign policy matters. rollcall.com/2026/05/21/tru…

Congressional leaders are closing up shop for the week without voting on their long-sought immigration budget bill, as Senate Republicans struggled to agree on legislative text amid an 11th-hour fight over a new Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund. rollcall.com/2026/05/21/rec…

Judge rules that Trump cannot ignore Presidential Records Act ow.ly/baBR50Z2BXR

ANALYSIS — The recent crop of primary losses says more about Trump’s influence within the GOP than about anti-incumbent sentiment, writes Nathan L. Gonzales. ow.ly/Hfz350Z2BWz

A range of lawmakers are moving to change their internal office policies to limit what staffers can do on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. ow.ly/RG4z50Z2BSW

‘Anti-weaponization fund’ mobilizes resistance among Democrats ow.ly/yVCV50Z2BPF

Appropriators approve Legislative Branch spending bill with GAO cuts ow.ly/LSn150Z2BOL

These are the 10 most vulnerable House members, less than 6 months from Election Day: ow.ly/EMF950Z2BMR

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The relationship between some Republicans and President Trump could be taking a “pretty sour” turn. That bodes poorly for Republicans’ efforts to unify and maintain their thin majority in Congress in the months to come. rollcall.com/2026/05/20/tru…

Democrats are mounting a multi-pronged resistance against the Justice Department’s new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” saying the money amounts to a slush fund. rollcall.com/2026/05/20/ant…

ANALYSIS — Even with the potential of three incumbents losing primaries over the course of 10 days, please don’t call this an anti-incumbent election. rollcall.com/2026/05/20/no-…

The House passed housing legislation Wednesday, but two key senators said that version of the bill would need work to pass the Senate. rollcall.com/2026/05/20/hou…

A Washington federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration cannot ignore the Presidential Records Act, and held the law is likely constitutional. rollcall.com/2026/05/20/jud…

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday he would not recommend a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell ow.ly/36wn50Z27Qq

Former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., co-author of landmark 2010 financial regulatory law, has died at age 86: ow.ly/XIfs50Z2hmk