Tag: Congress

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kristi Noem baggage bleeds into Markwayne Mullin confirmation fight

David Sivak, Hailey Bullis, Ramsey Touchberry · March 6, 2026 5:00 am

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

Tony Gonzales drops 2026 bid after admitting affair with late staffer

Rachel Schilke · March 5, 2026 11:48 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office

Trump targets men in women’s sports and trans surgeries in new SAVE America Act checklist

David Zimmermann · March 5, 2026 9:05 pm

Markwayne Mullin.

Roundup of Markwayne Mullin’s greatest arguments and clashes in Congress

Asher Notheis · March 5, 2026 5:27 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at a secure facility in the basement of the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2026

Kristi Noem’s ouster ‘changes nothing’ for Democrats blocking DHS funding

Ramsey Touchberry, David Sivak · March 5, 2026 5:19 pm

Donald Trump.

Centrist House Democrats bail Trump out on push to rein in war powers over Iran

Rachel Schilke · March 5, 2026 4:49 pm

Markwayne Mullin.

What happens to Mullin’s Senate seat if confirmed as DHS head

Claire Carter · March 5, 2026 4:20 pm

Reps. Stephanie Bice and Kevin Hern are considering runs for the Senate after Sen. Markwayne Mullin was tapped to become the new Secretary of Homeland Security.

Stephanie Bice and Kevin Hern eye Oklahoma Senate seat if Mullin heads to DHS

Rachel Schilke · March 5, 2026 3:51 pm

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Paxton offers to drop primary challenge to Cornyn if Senate passes SAVE America Act

Hailey Bullis · March 5, 2026 2:11 pm

House Republican leadership has asked Rep. Tony Gonzales to suspend his 2026 reelection campaign

House GOP leadership calls on scandal-ridden Tony Gonzales to suspend reelection bid

Rachel Schilke · March 5, 2026 1:12 pm

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

Rand Paul excoriates Congress for failure to pass War Powers Resolution: ‘Should be ashamed’

Claire Carter · March 5, 2026 11:15 am

Dr. Casey Means testifies during a Senate Health, Education Labor and Pension Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Surgeon General on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

The ‘woo-woo’ philosophy of Trump’s surgeon general pick

Gabrielle M. Etzel · March 5, 2026 7:00 am