Overdue Jan. 6 plaque to get a temporary home After years of delay over a plaque honoring police officers, senators sidestep the House, telling the Architect of the Capitol to hang it on their side. Roll Call · Jan 8
Date set for Trump to give State of the Union address to Congress House Speaker Mike Johnson has invited the president to give the annual address to Congress on Tuesday February 24 The Independent UK · Jan 7
Even Republicans aren’t onboard with Trump’s Greenland saber rattling Analysis: Mike Johnson says nobody in Congress is talking about military action. Thom Tillis is calling Stephen Miller’s comments ‘amateur hour,’ Eric Garcia reports from Capitol Hill The Independent UK · Jan 7
Mike Johnson says ‘nobody’ is talking about military action in Greenland - despite Trump saying it was an option Trump has repeatedly talked about the United States taking over Greenland despite criticisms from Denmark The Independent UK · Jan 7
Trump’s State of the Union to happen in February - Roll Call President Donald Trump is expected to address Congress for his first official State of the Union Address of his second term sometime in February. Roll Call · Jan 7
Trump-Greenland latest: Rubio to meet Danish officials next week after refusing to rule out military action The US said Trump ‘retains the option’ to use the military to take over Danish territory The Independent UK · Jan 7
Trump puts Mike Johnson in a bind on health care Many Republicans see health care as a losing issue for the party. Axios · Jan 7
Republicans silent and Democrats incensed on fifth anniversary of US Capitol attack Democrats hold hearing to examine impact of January 6, while protesters commemorate attack on Capitol grounds The Guardian - US · Jan 6
Lawmakers Split After Classified Briefing on U.S. Military Role in Maduro's Capture: 'The Plan for Running Venezuela Is Vague' Senior members of Congress emerged sharply divided from a classified briefing on the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Latin Times · Jan 6
Furious Congressman Claims Trump Team Lied Straight To Congress Over Venezuela Plot Senior US lawmakers say Trump officials misled Congress before a surprise Venezuela operation captured Maduro, sparking constitutional and geopolitical controversy. International Business Times UK · Jan 6
Five years after Jan. 6 riot, few repercussions and even less agreement The history of the day itself is being called into question, and President Trump's blanket pardons for nearly 1,600 people erased most of the legal impact. Axios · Jan 6
‘Their heroism will never be forgotten’: Congress created a plaque for Jan. 6 police, but visitors to the Capitol won’t find it anywhere Erased in plain sight. We Got This Covered · Jan 6
Fifth anniversary of Jan 6 Capitol riot brings fresh division to DC There is no official event planned to memorialize what happened that day The Independent UK · Jan 6
Classified Venezuela briefings precede likely war powers vote - Roll Call Congressional leaders, emerging Monday from a classified briefing on Venezuela, offered sharply contrasting takes on Congress' role. Roll Call · Jan 6
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Venezuela live updates: US may intercept fleeing oil tanker off UK coastline days after Maduro capture President Trump said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela after U.S. stealth operation to capture autocratic leader Nicolas Maduro
The Independent UK · Jan 6 Trump officials brief top lawmakers on Venezuela as the UN and key American allies criticize military operation Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the classified briefing ‘posed far more questions than it ever answered’
The Guardian - US · Jan 6 US ‘not at war’ in Venezuela, Johnson says after briefing with top officials Speaker says Trump not looking to take control militarily as Democrats say briefing raises more questions than answers
Axios · Jan 6 Inside Congress' deep split after marathon Venezuela briefing Democrats say Trump started a war that will have dire — and perhaps widespread — outcomes.
The Independent UK · Jan 5 What exactly can Congress do about Venezuela? And will it do anything? ANALYSIS: Only Congress has the power to declare war. But, Eric Garcia writes, Republicans show no signs of trying to rein in Trump and Democrats are not prepared to shut down the government over the president’s move
Axios · Jan 5 Congress makes first move to avert Jan. 30 shutdown The government will shut down Jan. 30 if Congress doesn't pass full-year spending bills or a short-term extension.
The Independent UK · Jan 5 Mystery of missing plaque made to honor police who defended the Capitol during Jan 6 attack Visitors pass through the Capitol without any formal reminder of what happened that day
The Independent UK · Jan 3 Trump ran as the ‘Peace President’ — now MAGA shrugs at White House’s new foreign military action Republicans largely praise Trump as one of Trump’s last critics leaves Congress
Roll Call · Jan 3 US capture of Maduro rests on criminal case - Roll Call Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife will face criminal charges in the United States after a military raid to secure his arrest.
The Independent UK · Jan 1 Newsom trolls Trump’s lavish NYE at Mar-a-Lago as ‘17 million Americans begin to get kicked off their health care this year’ Pandemic-era subsidies, put in place by the Biden administration, expired at midnight on December 31 – despite months of back and forth between Republicans and Democrats
The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025 A Happy MAGA New Year! Trump and allies party down at Mar-a-Lago as polls plummet and he wishes misery on Republican colleagues The president and MAGA influencers will gather for joyous bash as Republican power splinters and recedes in Washington