Tag: Congress

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) talks with reporters.

Tim Burchett treated for broken rib after horse-kicking incident

David Sivak · July 29, 2025 12:33 pm

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Hochul demands national military-style weapons ban after New York City shooting

Ally Goelz · July 29, 2025 11:51 am

GOP shows little appetite for relitigating John Brennan’s Russiagate claims

Ramsey Touchberry, Rachel Schilke · July 29, 2025 5:00 am

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, departs the chamber as the Senate holds a procedural vote on the nomination of Emil Bove, who served on President Donald Trump's criminal defense team, to be a U.S. Circuit Court judge for the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 24, 2025.

Senate GOP’s spending bill plan runs into bipartisan opposition

David Sivak · July 28, 2025 8:41 pm

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) holds a skateboard with his name on it at the U.S. Capitol July 15, 2025.

Capitol Tea: Tim Burchett’s skateboarding dream

David Sivak · July 28, 2025 1:08 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), right, and other members as the House of Representatives meet to elect a speaker and convene the new 119th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.

Mike Johnson’s rule problem: Republicans lament ‘anarchy’ in House as precedent erodes

Rachel Schilke, David Sivak · July 28, 2025 8:00 am

A DEI sign

Equality, Not Elitism

Congress must scrutinize universities that are rebranding DEI policies

Tudor Dixon · July 28, 2025 5:00 am

Sununu warns redistricting a ‘huge mistake’ for both parties

Asher Notheis · July 27, 2025 5:47 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) watches after a joint session of Congress confirmed the Electoral College votes, affirming President Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Mike Johnson defends decision to adjourn House rather than vote on Epstein petition

Annabella Rosciglione · July 27, 2025 4:07 pm

Massie says DOJ hiding behind ‘strawman’ Epstein victims argument in refusal to release files

Annabella Rosciglione · July 27, 2025 12:11 pm

This March 28, 2017 photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department’s watchdog said Tuesday that “a combination of negligence and misconduct” enabled Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City.

House members face Epstein heat as they return home for August recess

Lauren Green · July 26, 2025 7:00 am

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., listens during a joint subcommittee hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, April 1, 2025, in Washington.

Rabble-rouser Thomas Massie questions why GOP leaders won’t allow recess appointments

Ramsey Touchberry · July 25, 2025 4:39 pm