Tag: Congress

Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) speaks during a news conference after the House approved an annual defense bill, Friday, July 14, 2023, on Capitol Hill.

House Republican introduces bill to continue pay for military members during government shutdown

Cami Mondeaux · September 22, 2023 3:53 pm

Zelensky returns to Capitol Hill in plea for continued assistance amid funding fight

Cami Mondeaux, Emily Jacobs · September 22, 2023 12:00 am

David McCormick jumps into Pennsylvania Senate race against Bob Casey

Samantha-Jo Roth · September 21, 2023 11:59 pm

House GOP plots path forward on government spending deal: ‘May get worse before it gets better’

Cami Mondeaux, Reese Gorman · September 21, 2023 11:12 pm

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy walks past reporters after a resolution to debate the defense bill failed 212-214, as five Republicans bucked the party to sink it, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

House cancels weekend votes, putting members on ‘standby’ as spending talks drag on

Cami Mondeaux, Reese Gorman · September 21, 2023 7:27 pm

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) walks to his office after a resolution to debate the defense bill failed 212-214, as five Republicans bucked the party to sink it, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. House Republican leaders have still been unable to pass next year's appropriations bills on the floor due to GOP infighting.

House progress stalls as Republicans appear to walk back stopgap spending deal

Cami Mondeaux, Reese Gorman · September 21, 2023 6:49 pm

National Security

Senate confirms leader of Marines, the third nominee to escape Tuberville’s blockade

Samantha-Jo Roth · September 21, 2023 6:28 pm

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) strides to a closed-door Republican Conference meeting on how to agree on a path to funding the government at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

House GOP defectors shoot down defense spending bill for second time

Cami Mondeaux · September 21, 2023 3:46 pm

Beltway Confidential

The tacky public behavior of politicians is our own fault

Jay Caruso · September 21, 2023 3:27 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed to the Capitol in Washington by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), left, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. It was Zelensky's second visit to Washington since Russia invaded.

Republicans pen letter rejecting Biden’s request for additional Ukraine aid

Cami Mondeaux · September 21, 2023 3:14 pm

Rep. Darrell Issa, (R-CA), asks a question during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the oversight of the ATF, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

FBI and Treasury must investigate ActBlue over anti-Israel fundraising, Issa says

Gabe Kaminsky · September 21, 2023 1:00 pm

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters about avoiding a government shutdown and launching an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, following a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.

House GOP leaders signal possible funding breakthrough with conservative holdouts

Cami Mondeaux, Reese Gorman · September 20, 2023 11:59 pm