The Washington Report

Congress has 22 days left before government funding expires — what are the odds of a shutdown? … the Senate GOP plans to invoke the “nuclear option” to end Democrats’ obstruction on confirming Trump nominees … Congress has a sneaky way of getting back pay, and you’re not going to like it … all this and more.

A New York appeals court tosses the $515 million civil judgment against President Trump as a violation of the 8th Amendment’s protection against excessive fines … the FBI raids former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton’s home, looking for — what else? — classified documents … President Trump hosts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at the White House, along with a whole bunch of European leaders, but Russia’s Putin isn’t budging on peace talks … all this and more.

House and Senate are still in recess, so your wallets are still safe for a little while longer … President Trump takes over DC Police and cracks down on crime in the nation’s capital … FBI Director Kash Patel releases documents revealing that a whistleblower told the FBI in 2017 that then-Congressman Adam Schiff was deliberately leaking classified intel to make Trump look bad, and the FBI hid it from key congressional committees … Trump meets with Putin in Alaska, and plans to meet with Zelenskyy today … all this and more.

House and Senate are still out … a deeper dive on the announcement by the EPA that it would seek to rescind the “Endangerment Finding” … a closer look at the hypocrisy of Democrat governors in CA, IL, and NY crying foul over gerrymandering … all this and more.

The Senate processes nominations at a breakneck pace, and still leaves town with more than 100 nominees in limbo, awaiting Senate floor action so they can go to work … Senate GOP is determined to move noms in September, even if means going nuclear … new document dump in Russia collusion hoax story reveals a Soros connection … President Trump shortens Russia’s 50 day timeline to just 10-12 days … all this and more.

The Epstein Files bring the House screeching to a halt, even as the media drives the narrative forward and a House committee votes to subpoena the DOJ for the files … Trump announces new blockbuster trade deals with Japan and the EU, but says his patience with Russian dictator Putin is wearing thin and he’s cutting the 50-day timeline substantially … the Senate has 144 Trump nominees waiting to be confirmed — will Majority Leader Thune cancel the August recess and make them stay to confirm nominees one vote at a time? … All this and more.

House and Senate are back in session, trying to clean up before getting out of town for the loooong August recess … the Senate passed the rescissions package and sent it back to the House amended, and the House passed the amended version and sent it to the president, and he signed it, and we saved $9 billion … the White House Counsel’s Office is investigating former President Biden’s use of the autopen, while DNI Gabbard says former President Obama’s administration “manipulated intelligence” in a “treasonous conspiracy” to create the Russia collusion hoax … the Jeffrey Epstein story won’t go away … all this and more.

House and Senate return, with Senate focused on rescissions package — will it pass, and will it pass in time? The House awaits … funding government for FY 2026 doesn’t look good — a government shutdown looms… FBI and DOJ say there is no Epstein “client list,” and he wasn’t murdered, and top officials aren’t happy with each other … Trump decides he’s had enough with Putin and agrees to send more weaponry to Ukraine — with the Europeans paying for them! … all this and more.

After BIG DOINGS last week passing the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act through the Senate and then back through the House again (!), the House takes an unexpected break as the Senate returns to work … will the Senate pass the rescissions package? … and lots is going on in the tariff arena, with President Trump’s 90-day “pause” expiring tomorrow … all this and more.

The Senate spent the weekend working on the reconciliation bill, and the House will come back from its recess for a special one-day session to try to pass the One Big, Beautiful Bill and get it to President Trump’s desk by July 4 — will they succeed? We’ll see … SCOTUS gives the President a big WIN on stopping liberal judges from imposing nationwide injunctions … all this and more.