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July 15, 2026
Vance pitch does little to quell House GOP angst over reconciliation 3.0
Vice President Vance's pitch to House Republicans on Wednesday did little to ease concerns over Speaker Mike Johnson's $95 billion reconciliation package, leaving GOP leaders with work to do ahead ...
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July 14, 2026
House GOP's reconciliation 3.0 push hits early road bumps
House Speaker Mike Johnson is in an uncomfortably familiar spot: under pressure from President Trump, under fire from members and under the gun to advance a reconciliation bill in just a few days.W...
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July 10, 2026
Inside Mike Johnson's déjà vu cycle of failed rule votes
Speaker Mike Johnson will face the same problem next week that he faced last week: a bloc of Republicans willing to shut down the House floor over the GOP's signature election bill, the SAVE Act.Wh...
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June 30, 2026
House GOP agenda stuck over SAVE Act, again
More than a dozen House Republicans tanked a procedural vote for the must-pass defense bill — once again over the GOP's signature election bill, the SAVE Act.Why it matters: The SAVE Act has become...
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June 30, 2026
Rep. Tom Kean discloses depression diagnosis upon return from months-long absence
Rep. Tom Kean (R-N.J.) on Tuesday said he missed nearly four months of House votes because of "a diagnosis of depression," ending speculation over an absence that became one of the longest by a si...
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June 25, 2026
Trump throws Mike Johnson a lifeline on the SAVE Act
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) emerged from a White House meeting Thursday with two much-needed wins: President Trump publicly urged House Republicans to stop tanking procedural votes, which could he...
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June 22, 2026
Scoop: Bobby Pulido headlined school benefit with registered sex offender
Democratic congressional candidate and musician Bobby Pulido performed onstage alongside a registered sex offender at a Texas middle school benefit concert in 2018, Axios has learned.Why it matters...
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June 11, 2026
House rejects last-ditch FISA extension ahead of Friday deadline
The House rejected a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday, putting the government's foreign surveillance authority on track to expire.Why it ...
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June 11, 2026
America's spy powers are in deep trouble
One of America's most powerful spy authorities is nearing an unprecedented lapse, threatening to plunge intelligence agencies and telecommunications companies into legal uncertainty if allowed to g...
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June 3, 2026
House rebukes Trump over war in Iran
The House on Wednesday passed a resolution to rein in President Trump's military campaign in Iran.Why it matters: It's Congress' first successful rebuke of Trump's Iran war effort after multiple De...
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May 29, 2026
Mike Johnson faces brutal June as deadlines come due
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring down a brutal stretch of deadlines and uncomfortable votes when the House returns from recess next week.Why it matters: Johnson bought himself time thi...
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May 21, 2026
House Republicans scrap vote to rein in Trump's war in Iran
House GOP leadership pulled a scheduled vote Thursday to rein in President Trump's military campaign in Iran after it became clear they did not have the votes to defeat it. Why it matters: It would...
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May 19, 2026
Massie loses primary challenge in victory for Trump
Rep. Thomas Massie lost his primary Tuesday against Ed Gallrein, a huge win for President Trump's unprecedented campaign to oust the Kentucky Republican.Why it matters: Massie's loss sends another ...
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May 19, 2026
Trump's revenge tour comes for Massie
Today's Kentucky primary is President Trump's biggest test yet of whether his iron grip on the Republican base can hold even as war and inflation batter his national standing.Why it matters: Trump ...
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May 15, 2026
House Ethics wants reinforcements as misconduct probes pile up
The House Ethics Committee is facing one of its busiest stretches in years as lawmakers confront a growing pileup of misconduct allegations."He has had a great challenge, the chairman of Ethics Com...
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May 14, 2026
House Ethics panel announces sexual harassment investigation into Rep. Edwards
The House Ethics Committee said it is investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over allegations of sexual harassment and creating a "hostile work environment" in a statement Thursday.Why it matters: Axios ...
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May 13, 2026
Independent Rep. Kiley moves to force vote to ban midcycle redistricting
Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.) introduced a discharge petition Tuesday to force a House vote on his bill banning midcycle redistricting, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Discharge petitions are one ...
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May 13, 2026
Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards aide feared retaliation over unwanted attention
Rep. Chuck Edwards told a 20-something female staffer it was "disappointing to feel something that used to be easy has gotten complicated" after she did not want to have dinner with him in May 2025...
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May 11, 2026
Johnson to address Senate Republicans amid escalating tensions
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will seek to heal growing friction with his Senate counterparts in remarks emphasizing unity during Senate Republicans' weekly lunch Tuesday, Axios has learned.Wh...
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May 10, 2026
Congress' biggest reckoning since #MeToo
Congress is going through its biggest reckoning over sexual misconduct since the #MeToo movement rocked Capitol Hill in 2017 and 2018.Why it matters: Nearly a decade after lawmakers instituted refo...
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May 4, 2026
Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards singled out young female aides for special attention
Rep. Chuck Edwards told a young female staffer that she had "written a complex chapter in my heart" shortly before she was set to leave his office, according to a handwritten letter he sent her tha...
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April 30, 2026
Congress passes short-term FISA extension
The House passed a 45-day clean extension of Section 702 of FISA — the government's warrantless surveillance authority — after the Senate failed to accept the House's long-term extension of the pr...
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April 30, 2026
Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards under investigation by House Ethics
The House Ethics Committee has begun investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards over unspecified allegations against the North Carolina Republican, Axios has learned from three sources familiar with the prob...
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April 29, 2026
House passes FISA reauthorization, Senate roadblock awaits
The House on Wednesday passed a three-year extension of Section 702 of FISA — the government's warrantless surveillance authority — after weeks of internal GOP negotiations.But the bill is unlikely...
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April 29, 2026
GOP revolt leaves House agenda in limbo
An internal GOP revolt ground the House to a halt Wednesday morning, with the chamber stuck on a procedural vote to begin debate. Why it matters: House GOP leadership doesn't have the votes to adva...
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April 28, 2026
Mike Johnson's "hell week" collides with GOP infighting
House Speaker Mike Johnson's "hell week" is already veering off course, with GOP infighting derailing his packed agenda.Why it matters: Another GOP revolt is colliding with imminent deadlines to pr...
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April 27, 2026
Elon Musk sits out Thomas Massie's primary
Rep. Thomas Massie has stopped counting on help from Elon Musk, despite a vow of support last year from the world's richest man.Why it matters: Musk has cut huge checks to Republicans and GOP super...
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April 24, 2026
Mike Johnson faces "hell week" as Republicans defy Trump
House Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a brutal pre-recess session next week as he tries to cram three high-stakes votes through a fractured conference.Why it matters: Johnson (R-La.) has built...
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April 23, 2026
"I wish none of this had happened": GOP's buyer's remorse on redistricting
Buyer's remorse is hitting House Republicans over their mid-cycle redistricting war — a strategy meant to protect their majority that's now deeply in danger of backfiring.Why it matters: What began...
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April 21, 2026
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress
Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) has resigned from Congress, she said in a statement on Tuesday. Why it matters: Lawmakers were preparing to vote to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress ...
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