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rollcall.com > 04/06/2026 > capitol-lens-spring-roll

Capitol Lens | Spring roll

2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (101+ words) President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump conduct the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on Monday. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump conduct the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn…...

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rollcall.com > podcasts > cq-budget-podcast > new-budget-same-problems

New budget, same problems

2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (151+ words) President Donald Trump's fiscal 2027 spending request sets the stage for another partisan clash over guns versus butter, while calling for at least one more reconciliation bill that would test Republican unity. CQ Roll Call's Aidan Quigley, Paul M. Krawzak and David…...

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rollcall.com > 04/06/2026 > supreme-court-returns-bannon-contempt-of-congress-case-to-lower-court

Supreme Court returns Bannon contempt of Congress case to lower court

8+ hour, 36+ min ago  (396+ words) The Supreme Court sent Stephen Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction back to lower courts Monday to address the Trump administration's attempt to wipe out the case against the president's former adviser. Bannon had appealed his conviction to the justices after…...

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rollcall.com > 04/06/2026 > trumps-budget-proposal-for-interior-seeks-to-make-dc-beautiful-again

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14+ hour, 17+ min ago  (489+ words) Trump's budget proposal for Interior seeks to make DC beautiful again'Roll Call President Donald Trump's desire to make the nation's capital "beautiful again" is a central focus of the White House's fiscal 2027 budget request for the Interior Department. The budget,…...

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rollcall.com > 04/03/2026 > defense-focused-trump-budget-seeks-to-cut-democratic-priorities

Defense-focused Trump budget seeks to cut Democratic priorities

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1345+ words) President Donald Trump unveiled a nearly $2.2 trillion spending request for fiscal 2027 Friday that features an enormous defense boost, posing a major challenge to GOP leaders as they seek an election-year spending deal with Democrats. National security spending would soar to…...

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rollcall.com > 04/03/2026 > trumps-budget-would-boost-defense-and-slash-domestic-programs

Trump’s budget would boost defense and slash domestic programs

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (781+ words) President Donald Trump unveiled on Friday'a nearly $2.2 trillion discretionary spending request for the coming fiscal year, a nearly 21 percent increase over the current year's level because of a dramatic proposed boost in defense funding. The election-year spending blueprint doubles down…...

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rollcall.com > 04/02/2026 > courts-likely-to-block-trumps-effort-to-curtail-mail-in-voting

Courts likely to block Trump’s effort to curtail mail-in voting

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1049+ words) President Donald Trump's effort to curtail mail voting through executive order will likely be ruled illegal in at least one of several lawsuits filed this week, experts said, the latest in the president's long-running effort to assert federal control of…...

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rollcall.com > 04/02/2026 > at-the-races-operation-republican-rescue

At the Races: Operation Republican rescue

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1069+ words) Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who'd like to get this newsletter? They'can'subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari Republican leaders have…...

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rollcall.com > 04/02/2026 > pamela-bondi-staunch-trump-ally-out-as-attorney-general

Pamela Bondi, staunch Trump ally, out as attorney general

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (812+ words) President Donald Trump ousted Pamela Bondi as attorney general Thursday, closing out a tumultuous tenure punctuated by rolling controversies and attacks against the Justice Department's traditional independence from the White House. Trump, who made the announcement in a social media…...

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rollcall.com > podcasts > equal-time > mixing-religion-politics-what-makes-today-different

Mixing religion and politics in America. That isn’t new. What makes today different?

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (177+ words) If the line separating church and state in America has not yet disappeared, it is certainly fading fast. The evidence? A Supreme Court willing to rule in favor of faith-based lawsuits; a secretary of Defense framing the war in Iran…...