Stef W. Kight

3 days ago | axios.com | Stephen Neukam |Stef W. Kight

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer at the U.S. Capitol on June 17. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of obstructing Congress's access to critical information about the U.S. attack on Iran. Why it matters: The administration postponed a Tuesday afternoon classified briefing about Iran for senators, heightening tensions between the White House and Democrats over war powers.

4 days ago | axios.com | Stephen Neukam |Stef W. Kight

Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on June 17. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesSenate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough dealt big-time blows to GOP priorities this weekend when she ruled that chunks of President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" violate the chamber's rules.

1 week ago | axios.com | Stephen Neukam |Stef W. Kight

Tulsi Gabbard, director of National Intelligence, at the U.S. Capitol earlier this week. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesDirector of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard cancelled a scheduled briefing with the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East, multiple sources told Axios. Why it matters: Democrats are demanding more information from the White House as President Trump considers joining the Israeli offensive against Iran.

1 week ago | axios.com | Stephen Neukam |Stef W. Kight |Hans Nichols

Israeli air defenses intercept Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv. Photo: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty ImagesSenate leaders are avoiding direct answers on whether President Trump needs approval from Congress before taking any military action against Iran. Why it matters: Congress is reluctant to second-guess the commander-in-chief before he actually authorizes strikes. But Democrats have a visceral distrust of Trump, and a growing GOP faction is deeply suspicious of foreign military interventions.

1 week ago | axios.com | Hans Nichols |Stef W. Kight |Stephen Neukam

Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the Capitol on Monday. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesSenate Finance Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) has picked a big intra-GOP fight on SALT, Medicaid and clean energy β€” all but ignoring some of the House's most delicate budget compromises. πŸ₯Š Why it matters: Neither the House nor the Senate wants to go to a formal conference, but the Senate text released Monday afternoon showed just how extensive, and contentious, the conference-like negotiations will be.