Senators accelerate confirmations, challenge trade chaos, and reignite bipartisan battles over tariffs, budgets, and surveillance. From confirming a new top military chief to pushing urgent reforms on daylight saving time and weather forecasting, today’s activity reveals intensifying divisions—and fragile cooperation—within the upper chamber of Congress.
GOP leaders accelerate budget talks while sidelining divisive agenda items, reshaping the path for Trump’s legislative priorities. Thune urges earlier reconciliation deadlines, signaling urgency amid deepening partisan divides over fiscal strategy. Meanwhile, Republicans unite behind a filibuster-proof debt ceiling bill, sidestepping Democratic input in a high-stakes legislative maneuver.
House Republicans accelerate research-driven legislation while grappling with internal chaos threatening Trump’s agenda. Progressive Democrats challenge party leadership, urging stronger resistance. Meanwhile, budget brinkmanship intensifies, exposing deep partisan divides and raising the stakes for upcoming fiscal deadlines.