Tag: Congress

Jennifer Condon, executive vice president of America250, displays the front of a commemorative ornament released by America250 as part of events leading up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

America 250 launches volunteer effort to ‘galvanize our country’

Jenny Goldsberry · January 8, 2026 4:50 pm

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., arrives at the U.S. Capitol.

Liberal nonprofits could make millions from earmarks in GOP-backed spending bill

Robert Schmad · January 8, 2026 4:02 pm

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago.

Trump’s second-term vetoes stay intact after House fails to override

Rachel Schilke · January 8, 2026 3:30 pm

Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) speaks to reporters as he leaves a House Republican Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

House passes three spending bills in latest effort to avoid shutdown

Rachel Schilke · January 8, 2026 3:23 pm

Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), upper left, Josh Hawley (R-MO), upper right, Susan Collins (R-ME), lower left, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), lower middle, and Todd Young (R-IN), lower right.

The five Senate Republicans who broke rank with Trump on Venezuela war powers

Ramsey Touchberry · January 8, 2026 1:13 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate advances Venezuela war powers resolution in rare rebuke of Trump

Ramsey Touchberry · January 8, 2026 11:43 am

President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat.

House GOP weighs rare Trump rebuke over first vetoes of second term

Rachel Schilke · January 8, 2026 7:00 am

A runner jogs past the Capitol.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Maduro gone, Congress missing

Jason E. Thompson · January 8, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., from left, Vice Chairman Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, are seated during a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting

GOP faces test on Trump’s Venezuela military action after Maduro capture

Ramsey Touchberry · January 8, 2026 6:00 am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the U.S. Capitol Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, for a closed-door briefing with top lawmakers after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and bring him to New York to face federal drug trafficking charges. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rubio pressed over detained American after House Venezuela briefing

David Sivak · January 7, 2026 7:32 pm

Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, left, speaks as other senators are spread out at desks on the Senate floor and into an upper gallery Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Washington state's Legislature convened Monday under a large security presence because of concerns about efforts by armed groups who might try to disrupt the proceedings or occupy the Capitol, which is closed to the public due to the ongoing pandemic.

WA Democrats push for mid-decade redraw of congressional maps

Center Square · January 7, 2026 7:05 pm

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX).

House overcomes earmark dispute to advance next slate of spending bills

Rachel Schilke · January 7, 2026 5:56 pm