After a flash of Democratic opposition, lawmakers could be headed toward a deal on an appropriations floor package. Senate appropriators mark up the Defense and Labor-HHS-Education spending bills. Republicans have process concerns over a USDA plan to disperse its workforce. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 31, 2025.

The Senate resolves some holds on a three-bill appropriations minibus. The Senate Agriculture Committee digs into the planned USDA reorganization. The U.S. attorney appointment process is becoming a political battleground. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

The Senate looks to address some holdups to a planned three-bill appropriations package. The Senate holds a grain standards reauthorization hearing. Lawmakers raise concerns about cuts to the Pentagon's weapons-testing office. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

Senate appropriators look to mark up their two largest spending bills before going on break. Senate NDAA floor action is likely to be pushed to after the August recess. The Department of Agriculture looks to relocate more than half of its Washington-based workforce. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, July 25, 2025.

Senate appropriators want to tie three additional spending bills to a Military Construction-VA measure. Trump's former defense attorney nears a key floor vote for an appellate court seat. Farm bill talks are coming up – and some lawmakers are already launching attacks against a California animal welfare law. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 24, 2025.

The Senate makes progress on its first fiscal 2026 spending measure to hit the floor — even as Democrats remain dubious about bipartisanship. The House finishes up floor action ahead of the August recess. The House and Senate NDAAs look to address flight safety. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 23, 2025.

The House floor schedule has become lighter than planned, while House appropriators mark up another bill. Potential Senate appropriations floor work nears a procedural hurdle as Democratic support remains unclear. The House and Senate draft NDAAs would cover fertility treatments for active-duty military families. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Appropriators take efforts to advance more spending bills before lawmakers leave town for the summer break. The House prepares for a vote on a Coast Guard reauthorization bill. Both the House and Senate NDAAs propose a key nuclear policy change. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, July 21, 2025.

House Republicans look to get back on track for floor work on cryptocurrency and Defense spending bills. A rescissions package heads to Senate floor debate and a vote-a-rama after narrowly advancing past procedural hurdles. Key negotiators in reconciliation are already looking to make tweaks to the new law. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

The House Armed Services Committee tackles its fiscal 2026 NDAA, with hundreds of amendments proposed. As the House readies to take up a Defense spending bill, three House Appropriations subcommittees mark up other fiscal 2026 bills. The Senate could vote today on a procedural motion related to the rescissions package.