Tag: Congress

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani greet the crowd during a town hall

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Gen Z and millennials would seize ‘excess wealth’ for themselves

Paul Bedard · September 9, 2025 3:09 pm

Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico speaks.

James Talarico jumps into Texas Senate race setting up clash with Colin Allred

Samantha-Jo Roth · September 9, 2025 11:08 am

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks next to Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA).

Johnson’s GOP margin to shrink with Virginia special election favoring Democrats

Rachel Schilke · September 9, 2025 7:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., flanked by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., left, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks to reporters at the Capitol, in Washington, Friday, April 4, 2025

GOP forges ahead with Senate rule change once pushed by Democrats

Ramsey Touchberry · September 9, 2025 6:00 am

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, September 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Capitol Tea: Thomas Massie’s makeover

David Sivak · September 9, 2025 5:00 am

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center left, and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., talk to reporters after a closed-door meeting with victims in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025.

House Oversight nears the end of its investigation into Biden’s autopen usage

Lauren Green · September 8, 2025 9:38 pm

President Donald Trump speaks as he hands a signed executive order to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington.

Congress left in the dark as Trump defends blowing up Venezuelan drug boat

Samantha-Jo Roth · September 8, 2025 7:53 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks reporters on government funding and the Jeffrey Epstein investigation at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.

Thune launches ‘nuclear’ Senate rules change to fast-track Trump nominees

Ramsey Touchberry · September 8, 2025 7:36 pm

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Washington.

Eric Swalwell tapped to lead Democrats on new Jan. 6 select committee

Rachel Schilke · September 8, 2025 6:43 pm

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) leaves a meeting.

Randy Fine pushes legislation to hold judges accountable after murder of Iryna Zarutska

Samantha-Jo Roth · September 8, 2025 4:46 pm

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks with businessman H.O. Woltz III.

Pence group tells GOP not to ‘settle for the Biden spending levels’ in budget fight

Ramsey Touchberry · September 8, 2025 2:41 pm

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) speaks.

Ashley Hinson snags key Senate endorsement from Winning for Women PAC

Rachel Schilke · September 8, 2025 11:34 am