Welcome to ThePolitibase’s Congressional Snapshot for the week of May 10 – May 16. Here’s everything that moved in Washington this week — bills voted on, legislation introduced, committee actions, and news from Capitol Hill. All data is sourced directly from Congress.gov and the Federal Election Commission.
📰 Member News & Headlines
Here’s a roundup of recent news about members of Congress from major outlets:
• US Senate vote fails to rein in Trump war powers on Iran — BBC
• The House Votes to Rein in Trump’s Canada Tariffs — Council on Foreign Relations
• WATCH: Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution, bowing to Trump pressure — PBS
• Congress Challenges Trump on Vetoes, Health, War and Spending — The New York Times
• House Passes Spending Package Over Democratic Revolt on ICE — The New York Times
• Epstein files: Congress votes to send bill to Trump — BBC
• Clay Higgins: The lone lawmaker to vote against releasing the Epstein files — BBC
• Trump signs spending bill to end longest shutdown in US history — BBC
• US Senate passes funding bill as historic shutdown nears likely end — BBC
• With an upcoming vote in the House, an end to the shutdown is in sight — NPR
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Data sourced from Congress.gov, senate.gov, and the Federal Election Commission. Updated regularly on ThePolitibase.