The Washington Report

Senate passes a budget resolution and sends it over to the House for action this week … President Trump reveals worldwide, across-the-board tariffs on “Liberation Day” — what are they? … Can President Trump really serve a third term? Some smart lawyers around him seem to think so … TikTok gets another 75-day lease on life … Proxy voting? Paired voting? What are they, and what happened in the House last week? … All this and more.

House and Senate are in, with the House slated to vote on the SAVE Act and the Senate maybe considering its budget resolution … Iran says no to direct negotiations with the US over Iran's nuclear program … President Trump signs a new executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote … Speaker Johnson will get two more members of Congress this week — will they both be Republicans? … the Signal chat thread read around the world … all this and more.

Congress is back for a three-week work period before heading out for the Easter Recess … a district court judge is unhappy with the Trump administration’s actions to remove criminal illegal aliens from Venezuela, and is unhappy with the administration’s response to his unhappiness, and now a three-judge panel will hear oral arguments today on just what’s going on … the Trump administration decided to shut down the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the Institute of Peace didn’t want to go peacefully … Trump signs EO dismantling Dept of Education to the greatest extent possible … all this and more.

House and Senate pass a government funding bill over Democrats’ objections, then go into recess … Trump asks Supreme Court for help on birthright citizenship rulings, and Supremes appear to consider his request … Senate confirms Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Secretary of Labor, and that means every one of Trump’s cabinet nominees has been confirmed … SAVE Act coming back to House floor in a few weeks … EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announces he’s reconsidering the 2009 “Endangerment Finding” that declared greenhouse gases harmful pollutants that could be regulated by EPA — this is BIG STUFF … all this and more.

House and Sedate have to pass a government funding bill by Friday or else — what, exactly? … Trump speaks to a joint session of Congress while Dems still cannot organize a two-car parade … is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Musk calls it one. Is he right? … … all this and more.

President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tomorrow night at 9 PM … the House passes a budget resolution, moving a key action item on the Trump agenda — now it’s time to make a deal with the Senate to prevent the biggest tax increase in American history! … government funding runs out next week — will Congress avoid a government shutdown? … Joy Reid out at MSNBC, as WaPo owner declares that henceforth, the editorial line will favor “personal liberties and free markets,” to the outrage of longtime liberal staffers … all this and more.

Senate passes a budget resolution, now it’s the House’s turn … more cabinet confirmations, including Kash Patel as FBI Director … Musk orders government employees to email him back five things they did last week, Dominant Media/Democrat freakout ensues … government shutdown watch: 18 days and counting … all this and more.

House and Senate Budget Committees both pass budget resolutions to open the door to reconciliation — but they don’t match. Which one will win out? Is it time finally for President Trump to step in make the call? … More cabinet appointees confirmed, including Tulsi Gabbard and RFK, Jr. … DOGE starts making significant cuts in employee workforces … all this and more.

House and Senate are both in session, but still can’t come to agreement on reconciliation strategy to pass One Big, Beautiful Bill … USAID under the gun as Musk’s DOGE crew finds outrageous spending going on … Senate grinds its way through Trump cabinet nominees … Vought confirmed to OMB Director, takes over CFPB and shuts it down — temporarily, or permanently? … Trump tariffs are back, and Mexico and Canada immediately cave … Trump remakes US Middle East policy in one press conference … all this and more.

President Trump is back, and so are tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China … House Republicans mull a new reconciliation strategy, with hardliners demanding more savings … the Senate continues to plow through cabinet confirmations, but the Big Three are coming up for showdown votes … a new U.S. Attorney in DC turns the tables and launches a new J6 investigation — of THE PROSECUTORS … all this and more.