Tag: Congress

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) leaves the Capitol after being expelled from the House of Representatives on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Washington. The House voted to expel Santos following a critical ethics report on his conduct that included converting campaign donations for his own use, making him just the sixth member in the chamberâs history to be ousted by his colleagues.

All eyes on New York as process to replace Santos gets underway

Cami Mondeaux · December 1, 2023 6:52 pm

Drones are displayed during a counter-unmanned aircraft systems demonstration on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the Department of Homeland Security's St. Elizabeths Campus in Washington.

Two Homeland Security programs tied to government shutdown in danger of disappearing

Rachel Schilke · December 1, 2023 5:53 pm

Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Santos faces the most serious threat yet to his short and tumultuous tenure in Congress, as two competing resolutions to oust him from the House of Representations got put on a fast track Tuesday.

Santos expulsion up in the air after GOP leadership comes out against effort

Cami Mondeaux, Reese Gorman · December 1, 2023 3:07 pm

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks during a press conference with House Republicans and families of hostages being held in Gaza at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

Steve Scalise’s cryptic message to GOP rivals who tanked his speaker bid: ‘There are no secrets’

Julia Johnson · December 1, 2023 1:52 pm

Sens. Lindsey Graham and Chris Murphy.

Senate border deal negotiators say they’re ‘stuck’ amid asylum and parole disputes

Emily Jacobs · December 1, 2023 3:45 am

Dave Chappelle makes surprise visit to the Capitol ahead of evening show at Capital One Arena

Emily Jacobs · December 1, 2023 12:20 am

White House officials expressed support Wednesday for the "clean reauthorization" of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a law that establishes procedures on how the government can collect electronic communications.

Battle over surveillance program extension unites conservatives and progressives in Congress

Brady Knox · November 30, 2023 11:46 pm

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), joined at left by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), speaks to reporters on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington.

Lawmakers accuse intelligence community of stonewalling on UFOs

Julia Johnson · November 30, 2023 11:06 pm

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas looks on during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Nov. 8, 2023, on Capitol Hill.

MTG backs off accelerated impeachment of Mayorkas after guarantee from Speaker Johnson

Cami Mondeaux · November 30, 2023 10:29 pm

Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Santos faces the most serious threat yet to his short and tumultuous tenure in Congress, as two competing resolutions to oust him from the House of Representations got put on a fast track Tuesday.

Santos expulsion effort opens debate on use of historically rare punishment

Cami Mondeaux · November 30, 2023 9:47 pm

President Donald Trump hugs House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

How Trump put the final nail in McCarthy’s speakership coffin

Julia Johnson · November 30, 2023 3:02 pm

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) speaks to reporters outside the Capitol in Washington, May 17, 2023.

George Santos to file resolution to expel Jamaal Bowman from Congress

Reese Gorman · November 30, 2023 1:35 pm