Tag: Congress

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a rally to end the use of fossil fuels, in New York, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.

How AOC ‘alienated’ key Democrats and tried to ‘occupy’ Nancy Pelosi’s office

Jack Birle · December 4, 2023 11:53 pm

‘Squad’ member Jamaal Bowman attracts primary challenger

Cami Mondeaux · December 4, 2023 6:54 pm

Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Democrats accuse Johnson of flip-flopping on Biden impeachment inquiry to appease Trump

Cami Mondeaux · December 4, 2023 6:32 pm

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) speaks to media about Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate border talks come down to the wire amid Schumer deadline

Emily Jacobs · December 4, 2023 5:17 pm

President Joe Biden meets with Angola's President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco in the Oval office of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Washington.

How Republicans could pump the brakes on Biden’s ‘radical’ EV push this week

Julia Johnson · December 4, 2023 1:31 pm

Activists with the advocacy group MoveOn display a 15-foot inflatable of Rep. George Santos (R-NY) on the National Mall on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. A House Ethics report in Santos found substantial evidence of fraud and ethics violations. On Friday the House voted to expel Santos from Congress. He is the sixth lawmaker ever to be expelled from the House.

House frees itself from George Santos: Washington Photos of the Week

Graeme Jennings · December 2, 2023 10:30 am

Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa, speaks at a campaign event held for Pennsylvania judicial candidates at Snipes Farm in Morrisville, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

Fetterman claims Menendez’s crimes are ‘more sinister’ than George Santos’s

Misty Severi · December 2, 2023 4:32 am

US appeals court upholds Florida congressional map, reversing lower court ruling

Misty Severi · December 2, 2023 3:48 am

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), center, speaks with reporters.

National Security

Another senator holds up a key national security nominee, and it’s not Tuberville

Samantha-Jo Roth · December 1, 2023 9:40 pm

Byron Donalds expresses concern over Santos expulsion: ‘Goes against the principles of our institutions’

Eden Villalovas · December 1, 2023 8:16 pm

Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) arrives for a House Republican Caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.

House GOP spending bill votes unleash fresh abortion attack from Democrats

Cami Mondeaux · December 1, 2023 8:14 pm

FILE - Residents wearing face masks line up behind barricaded tapes for COVID mass testing near a residential area on May 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

GOP senators want Biden to issue China travel ban in wake of respiratory illness

Barnini Chakraborty · December 1, 2023 7:13 pm