Tag: Congress

Pro-life and anti-abortion advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court early Monday.

Beltway Confidential

âOff-the-wall abortion policiesâ are actually common sense, widely supported

Connor Semelsberger · November 13, 2023 1:44 pm

Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), incumbent candidate for New York's 26th Congressional District, speaks during a House Committee on Oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on June 8, 2022.

Democratic NY Rep. Brian Higgins says he won’t finish his term: ‘Time for change’

Kaelan Deese · November 12, 2023 8:59 pm

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks to reporters as she leaves the chamber after a failed third round of voting to choose the speaker of the House on the opening day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Washington.

MTG takes swipe at Speaker Johnson over slowed pace of Biden impeachment proceedings

Cami Mondeaux · November 11, 2023 6:54 pm

Democrats negotiate with their GOP captors in Ukraine-border fight

David Sivak · November 10, 2023 4:33 pm

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks with reporters outside the newly renovated Amtrak train station in Charleston, West Virginia, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.

Who’s in and who’s out: Here’s the Senate state of play for 2024

Cami Mondeaux · November 10, 2023 3:06 pm

U.S. Capitol Building, Thursday, August 8th, 2013

Beltway Confidential

Congress must end federal handouts to radicalized academia

David Ditch · November 10, 2023 11:41 am

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WA), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, speaks during a committee hearing, on May 2, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Quitting time: Here are the four people who announced exits from Congress on Thursday

Eden Villalovas · November 10, 2023 8:40 am

Brad Wenstrup becomes latest lawmaker to forgo reelection in 2024

Rachel Schilke · November 10, 2023 3:31 am

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters after a weekly caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Schumer criticized House Republicans, especially hard-right conservatives, for failing to pass appropriations bills due to GOP infighting.

Schumer tees up funding fight with Johnson as government shutdown looms

David Sivak · November 9, 2023 10:26 pm

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, talks to reporters as he arrives at the Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.

Texas House Republicans push against Senate GOP proposal to tie border security to Ukraine funding

Cami Mondeaux · November 9, 2023 9:33 pm

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) speaks during a demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza near the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

Cori Bush joins veterans in calling for ceasefire in Israel: ‘Take the path of love’

Cami Mondeaux · November 9, 2023 8:30 pm

Manchin won’t seek Senate reelection as he promises to ‘fight to unite the middle’

Emily Jacobs, Jack Birle · November 9, 2023 7:44 pm