Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is leading a push for ‘stablecoin’ crypto legislation ow.ly/JAc850WjHsQ

President Trump meets with House Freedom Caucus members and moderates, pushing "growth" from "big, beautiful bill." ow.ly/NWrU50WjSum

Former Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Texas, who lost a bid to unseat GOP Sen. Ted Cruz last fall, is running for the Senate again, this time for the seat held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn. ow.ly/ormj50WjSFf

Capitol Ink RJ Matson | Liftoff! ow.ly/b2QN50WjWeh

Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter, a Georgia Republican who is challenging presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Jon Ossoff for Senate in 2026, will step down as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, he announced Wednesday. ow.ly/QuQh50WjZ2X

NEW: Republicans were scrambling Wednesday to salvage their “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill amid a revolt from conservatives over the measure’s growing price tag. ow.ly/o3YB50Wk1Hk

Intern for Rep. Ron Estes killed in Northwest D.C. shooting ow.ly/BFYE50Wk3S0

Judge orders halt to Trump push to shut down border crossings ow.ly/sY7u50Wk3SQ

Vibe shift in House as Trump, GOP leaders begin to flip votes ow.ly/E2sf50Wk6fr

Republican leaders pressure holdouts on budget rule vote ow.ly/Otux50Wk9mQ

House Republicans pushed their sweeping tax and spending package across the finish line Thursday, handing Trump a major legislative victory. ow.ly/uUb850WkCPW

Supreme Court to decide legality of transgender sports bans — ow.ly/vmEg50WkEnf

Listen: The ‘rock and roll poetry’ of Joe Iconis’ Hunter S. Thompson musical — ow.ly/yf4150WkEu4

Capitol Lens: Bringing Fourth — ow.ly/Az9t50WkEOY

Trump worked the phones on his "big beautiful bill," but left some arm-twisting to others — ow.ly/aUvI50WkK91

Law enforcement groups oppose proposed anti-drug program cuts — ow.ly/Ar1650WkKa4

Sweeping tax and spending bill hands both parties a midterm message ow.ly/3PKm50WkOfF

President Trump was “heavily engaged” in Republicans’ budget reconciliation process at every step and a big player in an endgame “full-court press,” according to sources. But he left it to GOP leaders and his VP to twist the arm of one key Senate holdout. ow.ly/2SyX50WkRvM

Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott is leading the charge on legislation to establish regulations for the sale and transfer of digital assets known as stablecoins, saying he believed Congress has a “mandate” to send it to the president’s desk quickly. ow.ly/280U50WkRx4

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority continued to march American law toward the right during its term that just ended, with a steady stream of 6-3 decisions in major cases along with a flood of emergency appeals sparked by the Trump administration. ow.ly/ClTq50WkRAN