1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (231+ words) Punchbowl News Portal: Capitol architect needs a better sales pitch Lawmakers aren't sold yet on the $9 billion Rayburn House Office Building renovation project that the Architect of the Capitol has been pitching. The House Appropriations Committee will markup the FY2027 Legislative…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (665+ words) Senate GOP leaders'plan to pass their $72 billion ICE and CBP funding package this week. But first,'they've got to settle a'brutal procedural and political battle'over $1 billion in the reconciliation bill for the Secret Service to help fund security for President'Donald…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (544+ words) President Donald Trump'is slumping in the polls, hitting his'all-time worst approval rating'as the Iran war drags on and gas prices soar. Yet Trump's stranglehold'on the already red South is growing ever tighter. Just look at what's unfolded during the last…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (896+ words) MILLINOCKET, Maine "In a state that could end up deciding which party controls the Senate next year, GOP Sen. Susan Collins(Maine) is touting hermasteryof Washington's system of power and influence tobring home the doughfor her constituents. The presumptive Democratic…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (359+ words) For years, Democrats have fixated on flipping Nebraska's 2nd District blue. Despite the Omaha-area seat voting for Democrats at the presidential level, Rep. Don Bacon(R-Neb.) has consistently beat back Democratic challengers with a moderate brand. But now Baconis retiring, and…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago  (168+ words) President Donald Trump'was pretty cheerful coming back from his short stay in China. But what did'the trip mean for tech policy? We wanted to'unpack some of the key takeaways from Trump's China trip and what they mean for the tech…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago  (213+ words) House defense hawks'are weeks away from marking up their annual Pentagon policy bill. And Rep.'Rob Wittman'(R-Va.) has a host of ideas he's pitching for the plan, ranging from placing data centers at military bases to changing DOD's'sustainment enterprise....

14+ hour, 41+ min ago  (189+ words) Punchbowl News Defense: Who's pushing the Hill on Ukraine With congressional movement at long last on Ukraine, we thought we'd take a quick look at which organizations have been actively pushing lawmakers amid the ongoing war with Russia. You're seeing…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago  (165+ words) Reflection AI is'hoping Washington opens a seat at the table for open-source models. The Nvidia-backed'startup is a leading open-source U. S. company even though its model has not been released. In recent months, it has also started a Washington operation. The 340 B…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago  (213+ words) Punchbowl News Vault: House gets industry bump in housing push The House has received a lot of support from the housing industry in its push to remake the Senate's bill to make housing more affordable and easier to build. One…...