Capitol BriefArchive
Brief archive
Every published brief, daily and weekly. Daily briefs run Tuesday through Saturday evenings. Weekly briefs publish Thursday night, covering the seven-day Senate work cycle (Friday previous through Thursday this week).
April 2026
- Thu, Apr 30weeklyIran war's 60-day clock forced a Senate reckoning — and split Republicans
The War Powers deadline drove five days of escalating pressure, while voting rights and the Fed nominee added to a week of constitutional confrontations.
- Thu, Apr 23weeklySenate passes ICE reconciliation as Iran war, RFK Jr. hearings define a fractured week
A 50-48 party-line vote unlocked $70B for border enforcement while Democrats forced five Iran war powers votes and two days of Kennedy hearings exposed public health fault lines.