Tag: Congress

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks with reporters.

Senate Democrats ripped for holding luxury fundraising retreat during shutdown

Ramsey Touchberry · October 13, 2025 2:40 pm

Work requirements have proven to be a highly effective way to move adults out of dependency. When states implemented work requirements in other welfare programs, they saw able-bodied adults leave welfare in record numbers and find work in more than 600 different industries. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s work-based welfare reforms are just the first step

Nic Dunn, Aimee Winder Newton, Tyler Clancy · October 13, 2025 1:19 pm

DC Councilmember Robert White, center, joins elected officials in a call to end the presence of National Guard troops in the District of Columbia at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.

Robert White looks to bring fire to DC House seat as Norton ‘can’t fight the way she did’

Rachel Schilke · October 13, 2025 7:00 am

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to reporters on AI during a news conference at the Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Democrats credit Trump for ending Israel’s war in Gaza: ‘This was his deal’

Samantha-Jo Roth · October 12, 2025 2:46 pm

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks during a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington.

Education Department guts special ed office as part of shutdown layoffs

Samantha-Jo Roth · October 12, 2025 11:47 am

From left, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, speak with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Fiscal hawks wince at looming Obamacare subsidies price tag

Ramsey Touchberry, Hailey Bullis · October 12, 2025 7:00 am

Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., speaks to reporters.

Military veterans in Congress sound alarm on troop shutdown hardship

Rachel Schilke, Lauren Green · October 12, 2025 6:00 am

President Joe Biden speaks, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Rehoboth Beach, Del., addressing news that gunshots rang out at Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump's Pennsylvania campaign rally. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden begins new phase of cancer care with radiation and hormone therapy

Samantha-Jo Roth · October 11, 2025 10:37 am

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn after arriving on Marine One at the White House, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump mass layoffs show he isn’t bluffing on shutdown threats

Samantha-Jo Roth · October 11, 2025 7:00 am

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) sits down for an interview.

House GOP won’t whip against bill to release the Jeffrey Epstein files: Emmer

Rachel Schilke · October 10, 2025 8:48 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), accompanied by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), speaks during a press conference following a Senate Caucus Luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.

Trump administration dials up heat on Democrats as government shutdown set to enter third week

Emily Hallas · October 10, 2025 8:31 pm

Sen. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif, is seen in the Senate subway on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Schiff denounces charges against Letitia James as ‘vindictive prosecution’ from Trump’s enemies list

Samantha-Jo Roth · October 10, 2025 2:55 pm