Tag: Capitol Hill

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) is among nine senators not seeking reelection in November 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

This senator offered a refreshingly candid explanation for her retirement plans

David Mark · March 20, 2026 6:13 am

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) speaks outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center.

Forty House Republicans stage revolt against Senate over SAVE America Act

Hailey Bullis · March 17, 2026 4:22 pm

Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) delivers his State of the State address Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Oklahoma City.

Kevin Stitt promises ‘swift decision’ on Mullin Senate seat after meeting with Trump

Lauren Green · March 12, 2026 5:53 pm

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference about school safety enhancements.

Gonzales reelection exit skirts disciplinary headache for Mike Johnson’s thin majority

Hailey Bullis · March 6, 2026 6:00 pm

A detail view of cans of Celsius, a sparkling energy drink, on ice before a game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Nebraska Cornhuskers at SECU Stadium on October 11, 2025 in College Park, Maryland.

Capitol Hill staffers suffer their own affordability crisis as Celsius prices rise 10 cents

Lauren Green · February 7, 2026 6:00 am

Healthcare, Congress prescriptions, Affordable Care Act collage going through the Capitol building.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

The U.S. Treasury should not be a piggy bank for health insurers

Elaine Parker · February 4, 2026 6:00 am

Angie Katsanevas testifies before the House Small Business Committee.

Real Housewives star Angie K testifies in Congress to support American Franchise Act

Sydney Topf · January 22, 2026 6:42 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Paris Hilton share a moment during a bipartisan press conference in support of the DEFIANCE Act at the Capitol.

Paris Hilton teams up with AOC to push House to pass stalled AI deepfake porn bill

Lauren Green · January 22, 2026 4:55 pm

People leaving congress in 2025

These members of Congress will leave their jobs (mostly) voluntarily

David Mark · December 19, 2025 6:05 am

The American flag flies atop the Capitol Building.

Barbara Rose Johns statue to go up on Capitol Hill in place of former Robert E. Lee statue

Molly Parks · December 16, 2025 2:04 pm

U.S. Navy Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, center, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, are escorted to a classified briefing for top congressional lawmakers overseeing national security as they investigate how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth handled a military strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat and its crew in the Caribbean near Venezuela Sept. 2, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress split after briefing from Adm. Mitch Bradley on notorious boat strike

Mike Brest, Hailey Bullis · December 4, 2025 2:22 pm

A collage of Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-IL).

Twenty-three House Democrats vote to rebuke Chuy García over succession plan

Hailey Bullis, Rachel Schilke · November 18, 2025 5:26 pm