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Both parties also are looking to cast a wider net and expand their target lists of competitive districts next year as they compete for control of the House, where Republicans have a tiny majority. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Tax Law Boosts Trump’s Military Plans But Funding Work Remains news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Network for Hope CEO Barry Massa is expected to contest allegations of wrongdoing on the part of his organization at a House Energy and Commerce Oversight Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) notched an initial victory in his bid to lead the House Homeland Security Committee after winning support from a key group of GOP lawmakers. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Simmering Republican tensions over the Epstein files are blowing up the floor schedule for the second week in a row and could force the House to leave early for its summer recess. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Democrats must be more proactive in their messaging efforts against Republicans’ tax and spending bill ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, House Democrats’ freshman class president said. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Democrat Says ICE Blocked Her From Meeting Detained Immigrants news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The US Department of Labor quietly ended its only nationwide job training program for low-income seniors just as tens of thousands must meet new work requirements to tap into Medicaid and food assistance. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

This week brings another dress-this-way day, organized by Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and Wesley Hunt (R-Texas). What are lawmakers and staffers being asked to wear for a group photoshoot on the Capitol steps Wednesday? Read Starting Line here: bit.ly/3Ulv66G

House Republicans plan to cut funding for the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for federal property, releasing a funding bill Sunday that Democrats promised to oppose. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Social media exposure and opposition to President Donald Trump helped boost some younger and lesser known House members into money raising powerhouses, according to the latest quarterly fundraising reports. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

House members from politically competitive districts are replenishing their campaign coffers as they steel for next year’s battle for control of the tightly divided chamber. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Companies would have to curtail their use of software that sets pricing in industries ranging from real estate to health care under bills advanced by California lawmakers this week. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Republicans contend they did not target older Americans and people with disabilities as a means to pay for their tax cuts and spending package, but advocates and trade groups warn the law’s $1-trillion cut to Medicaid could do just that. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The “ePermit Act,” sponsored by Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.), would create federal standards and a digital framework to house permitting data from across the government in a unified web portal. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Texas AG Ken Paxton threatened to arrest state Democrats who obstruct plans to draw new congressional maps, raising the stakes for a controversial effort backed by President Trump as a way of protecting the GOP majority in the House. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s top political official will testify before Congress next week as concerns mount about the Trump administration’s response to devastating floods in Texas earlier this month. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

House Republicans backed President Donald Trump’s national security priorities in a $831.5 billion funding bill for the Defense Department that would largely keep military spending flat. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

House appropriators began debate Thursday on a fiscal 2026 spending measure that would boost funding for nuclear energy and national security while slashing many clean energy programs. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Transit and housing funds would be slashed in favor of more spending for aviation under a Republican spending bill headed to the House floor. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…