What has Phoebe Bridgers banned from her upcoming tour? Phoebe Bridgers has banned phones from her new tour, which will take in venues in North America, the UK and Europe. BANG Premier · Jun 6
“Wife Hasn’t Eaten Eggs Since”: 83 Oddly Terrifying Images That Are Not For The Weak (New Pics) Creepy. Unsettling. Strange. Eerie. Human beings are intrinsically drawn to the mysterious and bizarre, as well as horror and terror. And if you love these things, there is no reason to be ashamed—we are huge fans of weirdness, too. One of the most legendary niches for this type of content… Bored Panda · Jun 4
A decade after Standing Rock protests, contentious segment of Dakota Access oil pipeline gets OK Federal officials have given final approval for a controversial segment of the Dakota Access oil pipeline that crosses the Missouri River AAP · May 21
Photos of the week | May 5-14, 2026 A visit from the Artemis II astronauts, Police Week, the ACLI race and a new courtyard for a House office building highlight this week on and around Capitol Hill. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week, plus a few from last week’s recess. Roll Call · May 15
Capitol Lens | Space time From left, Sens. John Hoeven, R-N.D., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., meet with Artemis II crewmembers in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Tuesday. The Artemis II crew are, from left, Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman and Pilot Victor Glover. Roll Call · May 12
Senate ‘slipping further down the slope’ As senators headed Wednesday into their latest “vote-a-rama,” one thing was clear: Not many of them were happy. The procedural hallmark involves a series of unlimited amendment votes and is often bemoaned because of its marathon pace, twilight-hour votes and embarrassingly large pizza deliveries to the U.S. Capitol. But Republicans’… Roll Call · Apr 22
Future for voter ID bill unclear in Senate Five weeks ago, Senate Republicans said they were bracing for an extended fight as they kicked off debate on their marquee election overhaul bill. Now, they have quietly set aside what’s known as the SAVE America Act. The question is: For how long? And is there an appetite to return… Roll Call · Apr 22
Budget resolution for immigration funds expected next week Senate Republicans plan to release a budget resolution next week that would kick-start the process for a reconciliation bill on immigration enforcement funding and help end a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, lawmakers said Thursday. The party is aiming to provide about $70 billion in funding for… Roll Call · Apr 16
Theological squabble distracts from Tax Day messaging On a day when they had hoped to focus messaging on last year’s tax cut law, congressional Republicans spent Tax Day focusing on theology. A dayslong spat between the Trump administration and the Vatican left lawmakers urging the White House to stay in its lane on matters of liturgy and… Roll Call · Apr 15
Who’s the shutdown scapegoat now? As Senate Majority Leader John Thune hashed out a deal aimed at ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, he may have thought Democrats were its biggest threat. Instead, his fellow Republicans across the Capitol were the ones to tank it. Now, instead of blaming Democrats for prolonging the shutdown,… Roll Call · Mar 31
Trump intervenes to pay airport security workers amid standoff President Donald Trump announced Thursday night he would immediately begin paying Transportation Security Administration workers through an emergency executive order. The order promised to end long delays at the nation’s airports and allow TSA workers to get paychecks they have been denied during a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland… Roll Call · Mar 26
‘Byrd rule’ poses challenge for voter ID bill in reconciliation Republicans have started talking seriously about using the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to get the GOP voter ID bill — a top priority of President Donald Trump — through the narrowly divided Senate. But budget experts say the effort faces long odds due to the complexities of the Senate’s “Byrd rule.” The House-passed bill… Roll Call · Mar 25
Deal to fund DHS falters amid bipartisan pushback Democrats immediately shot the latest proposal down — and some Republicans framed it as a capitulation to Democrats. Axios · Mar 24
White House details immigration offer; Democrats tight-lipped The White House fleshed out its latest offer on immigration enforcement practices Friday night at a bipartisan meeting with senators, as lawmakers scramble to find a compromise that would end a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. After a roughly one-hour meeting with White House “border czar” Tom… Roll Call · Mar 23
Sports Illustrated · Mar 2 Forde Minutes: Big East Bubble Burst and Small-Conference Tournament Previews The feared Big East takeover never came in the revenue-sharing era, plus Championship Week begins as we march toward Selection Sunday.
The Independent UK · Feb 2 Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow forecasting 6 more weeks of winter The news was greeted with a mix of cheers and boos from the tens of thousands who braved temperatures in the single-digits Fahrenheit to await the annual prognostication
Roll Call · Jan 16 Senate Republicans detail farm aid package components Key GOP senators released more details Friday on a farm aid package they’re pushing to be included in upcoming government funding legislation.
Roll Call · Jan 15 Six fiscal 2026 spending bills done, six more to go The Senate cleared a three-bill spending package Thursday, marking a halfway point in completing long-delayed fiscal 2026 appropriations.
Roll Call · Jan 14 House passes second spending package with more bills in pipeline The package moves now to the Senate, which isn’t expected to take it up until the final week of January after a week-long recess.
Roll Call · Jan 12 GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction Some Republican lawmakers on Monday criticized the Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
International Business Times · Nov 24, 2025 Walmart, Costco May Need Old-School Cash Lanes Under New Legislation Ohio may require Walmart, Costco, and Target to offer cash lanes for purchases under $500 under a new bill.
Roll Call · Nov 19, 2025 Top four appropriators set to meet on spending package - Roll Call The top four leaders of the House and Senate spending panels plan to huddle Thursday to try to make headway on a major spending package.
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025 Senate votes to reopen the government as the future of health care subsidies remains uncertain Republicans are split about whether to vote to extend enhanced tax credits for the health care marketplace while Democrats do not trust GOP to follow through
Reason · Nov 4, 2025 No Injunction in Defamation and Copyright Case Stemming from "Africatown International Design Competition" From Magistrate Judge Gray Borden's opinion Friday in Studiorotan LLC v. Howell (N.D. Ala.): A team of researchers discovered the… The post No Injunction in Defamation and Copyright Case Stemming from "Africatown International Design Competition" appeared first on Reason.com.
Axios · Oct 28, 2025 Republicans flirt with hardball offer on ending shutdown If Democrats want "to pay SNAP recipients, open the government," Thune said.