Tag: Congress

RFK Jr. to testify before Senate in wake of ousting CDC director

Ramsey Touchberry · August 28, 2025 2:05 pm

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order with White House AI adviser David Sacks, right, at an AI summit.

Beltway Confidential

The high price of regulating AI

Sebastien Laye · August 28, 2025 11:49 am

Washington Metropolitan Police near the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 19, 2022, in Washington.

We need more than police to solve the DC crime problem

Bob Woodson · August 28, 2025 8:00 am

Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY).

Andy Barr flexes MAGA credentials as he vies for Trump backing to replace McConnell

Ramsey Touchberry · August 28, 2025 7:00 am

Catelin Drey, Democratic candidate for Iowa Senate District 1, speaks during an interview Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. She beat Republican candidate Christopher Prosch in a special election held Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, to fill the unexpired term of Republican Senator Rocky De Witt who died in June after battling pancreatic cancer. (Tim Hynds/Sioux City Journal via AP)

Fluke or foreshadowing? What Democrats’ special election wins mean for 2026

Rachel Schilke · August 28, 2025 6:00 am

Trump pitches ‘comprehensive’ crime bill while Congress readies DC measures

Samantha-Jo Roth, Christian Datoc · August 28, 2025 5:00 am

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) speaks to the press ahead of former White House Counsel Ian Sams's interview over former President Joe Biden's cognitive decline.

House Oversight prepares tranche of DC crime bills as Trump cracks down on district

Rachel Schilke · August 27, 2025 5:11 pm

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., arrives for a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Washington.

Barrasso vows Senate rule changes to break ‘egregious’ nominee delays

Ramsey Touchberry · August 27, 2025 12:31 pm

Sterling Heights, Michigan, Republican candidate Robert Lulgjuraj began his campaign for Michigan’s 10th congressional district last week. The former prosecutor quickly earned the support of Republican grassroots activist Brian Pannebecker.

GOP scores a quality candidate for Michigan’s 10th District

Salena Zito · August 27, 2025 11:28 am

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and other Republican members of the committee hold a news conference to present preliminary findings into their investigation into President Joe Biden's family on May 10, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The committee presented bank records they claim are examples of influence peddling by members of the Biden family. Committee member Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said that the Department of Justice "needs to get off its ass" and investigate the Biden family.

Congress opens investigation into Wikipedia over foreign efforts to ‘manipulate’ information

Robert Schmad · August 27, 2025 11:00 am

In this Oct. 14, 2019, file photo photo a Bank of America flag waves in front of the Bank of America Financial Center building, in Boston.

Energy and Environment

Green banking group suspends work amid client exodus

Maydeen Merino · August 27, 2025 10:57 am

White House asks Supreme Court to allow pause on Congress-approved foreign aid

Brady Knox · August 27, 2025 10:09 am