Punchbowl News: “The 118th Congress is the least productive in decades. And everyone left town mad as they do the bare minimum legislatively with the November election looming…” “Things are so bad that members are just quitting Congress without even telling party leaders. House Republicans will be

“Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting from the GOP,” CNN reports. “The veteran Alaska Republican, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial amid the aftermath of January 6, 2021, is

The Senate is unlikely to reach an agreement to vote on the $1.2 trillion funding package before the midnight deadline, triggering a lapse in appropriations for 70% of the government, Punchbowl News reports. The GOP is demanding votes on amendments related to immigration and other contentious

“Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), a top vice-presidential prospect for Donald Trump, has planned an early August wedding to his fiancée, Mindy Noce, just weeks after the Republican National Convention during a traditional lull in the campaign season,” the Washington Post reports.

Angela Chao, a shipping industry CEO and sister-in-law to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, was intoxicated when she drove into a pond and died last month in Texas, the AP reports.