Tag: Congress

Republicans brave rowdy town halls to sell Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ law

Ramsey Touchberry · August 7, 2025 6:30 am

Sen. Sherrod Brown speaks during a watch party on election night.

Sherrod Brown eyes 2026 Senate bid, giving Democrats glimmer of hope in Ohio

Samantha-Jo Roth · August 7, 2025 6:00 am

Blackburn’s governor run kicks off jockeying for Tennessee Senate seat

Samantha-Jo Roth, Marisa Schultz · August 7, 2025 5:00 am

Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaks with Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., left, and Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., right, before a House Education and Workforce hearing, Thursday, June 5, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

GOP mocks House Democrats’ request for a hearing on why Trump fired the BLS commissioner

Rachel Schilke · August 6, 2025 5:24 pm

White House border czar Tom Homan speaks with reporters at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington.

Tom Homan blasts Democrat for proclaiming to be ‘proud Guatemalan’

Jenny Goldsberry · August 6, 2025 5:00 pm

Joe Concha laments ‘zero media coverage’ on gerrymandering in blue states

Jenny Goldsberry · August 6, 2025 12:15 pm

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks during a news conference at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Patrick will oversee the Senate trial on whether to remove impeached Texas Attorney General Paxton from office.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick defends redistricting: ‘We deserve more representation’

Jenny Goldsberry · August 6, 2025 11:57 am

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris delivering a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election

Fairness and Justice

Why it’s time to ban stock trading for DC politicians

Steve Cortes · August 6, 2025 6:00 am

Congress forges ahead to prevent Trump from making recess appointments

Ramsey Touchberry · August 5, 2025 5:43 pm

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., Friday , Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Cornyn and Paxton seek punishments for Texas Democrats skipping redistricting session

Rachel Schilke · August 5, 2025 4:59 pm

Trump violated law by canceling NIH grants, government watchdog says

Gabrielle M. Etzel · August 5, 2025 3:26 pm

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and former President Donald Trump

Jasmine Crockett calls Trump ‘Temu Hitler’

Jenny Goldsberry · August 5, 2025 3:24 pm