1+ week, 3+ day ago  (116+ words) The state'of American politics'today is ugly and dysfunctional. Unless, of course, you're talking about Congress and its approach to financial policy. Political polarization'is at its'highest level'since the American Civil War and it's'been that way a while.'President'Donald Trump'is'historically unpopular.'Congress…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (148+ words) Punchbowl News Dems coalesce around Villegas After Democrat Randy Villegas advanced to the general election against Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) on Tuesday, the party establishment is now uniting to support the progressive candidate they initially shunned. The DCCC at first…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (125+ words) Punchbowl News Defense: Calvert, Kim poised for general election battle California has plenty more ballots to count, but Rep. Ken Calvert With 69% of the vote tallied, it appears Calvert, the chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, is most likely to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (157+ words) Punchbowl News Vault: Prediction markets don't have a Congress problem " yet Prediction markets have attracted a whole lot of scrutiny and angst since exploding in popularity under the Trump administration. For now, Republicans in Congress are keeping a distant eye…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (107+ words) Punchbowl News Status check: California's pending races The Golden State is known to take longer in reporting its election results, especially because so many voters vote by mail. That's left a plethora of races uncalled days after Tuesday's primary. You're…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (100+ words) Punchbowl News GOP wins La Malfa special outright Republican James Gallagher sailed through a Tuesday special election to replace the late Rep. Doug La Malfa (R-Calif.), winning by a margin large enough to avoid an August runoff. You're seeing a…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (79+ words) Punchbowl News Tech: Altman visits Washington Open AI CEO Sam Altman visited the Hill on Wednesday as his company called on Congress to subject the most powerful artificial intelligence models to mandatory risk evaluations. Altman's visit comes a day after…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (153+ words) Punchbowl News Pulte pick sets up clash with Hill President Donald Trump's controversial choice of Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence is yet another huge provocation to Senate Republicans, deepening the rift between GOP lawmakers and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (168+ words) Punchbowl News Vault: Gallego targets "buy, borrow, die" tax maneuver First in the Vault. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) will introduce a bill this week that"s aimed at cracking down on what Democrats call the "buy, borrow, die" approach to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (107+ words) Punchbowl News Trump's shocking admission about 2026 President Donald Trump made a startling admission on Wednesday while meeting with his Cabinet. "I don't care about the midterms," Trump told reporters when asked about the Iran war. Punchbowl News Reporters Brendan Pedersen…...