Tag: Congress

President Donald Trump speaks at an event about maternal healthcare on May 11, 2026.

Energy and Environment

Trump calls to pause federal gas tax in bid to ease prices at the pump

Maydeen Merino · May 11, 2026 12:20 pm

Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., addresses Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

James Comer targets federal payouts amid concerns over taxpayer-funded employee claims

Kaelan Deese · May 11, 2026 11:38 am

With the U.S. Capitol in the background, a demonstrator waves an upside down American flag before a rally in Washington, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The rally was planned by allies of former President Donald Trump and aimed at supporting the so-called "political prisoners" of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Our republic is falling gradually. Total collapse will be sudden

Ron MacCammon · May 11, 2026 11:00 am

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones (D) protests outside the House chamber.

The Left’s voting rights outrage is about power, not people

Melik Abdul · May 11, 2026 10:00 am

Boats frozen in the harbor in Ilulissat, Greenland, May 2025.

If Congress doesn’t act now, Europe could freeze next winter

Grant Dever · May 11, 2026 9:00 am

Storms roll over the U.S. Capitol.

Congress confronts uncomfortable truths in its TMZ era: ‘I’m not afraid of anybody’

Lauren Green · May 11, 2026 7:00 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., arrive to hear Britain's King Charles III speak to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Senate GOP insurgents campaign against Washington, but not John Thune

Ramsey Touchberry · May 11, 2026 7:00 am

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, D-Mo., talks about the Missouri legislature's effort to divide his district among three districts in an effort to flip his seat to Republican, at St. James Church Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Mullin name-drops Emanuel Cleaver while blasting Democrats for DHS funding opposition

David Zimmermann · May 9, 2026 4:20 pm

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol

WATCH LIVE: Mullin urges comprehensive ICE and CBP funding from Kansas City airport

Washington Examiner Staff · May 9, 2026 2:00 pm

U.S. national debt tracker.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Somali fraud is serious. Our national debt is even more dangerous

Ian Haworth · May 8, 2026 3:22 pm

coal mining

Southern Indiana mining is powering American prosperity

Rep. Mark Messmer · May 8, 2026 2:37 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

Jeffries pledges to fight Virginia Supreme Court’s striking down of new House map

Hailey Bullis · May 8, 2026 12:50 pm