Tag: Congress

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.

Largest House GOP caucus endorses McCarthy plan for short-term spending bill

Cami Mondeaux · September 14, 2023 8:11 pm

A Tesla vehicle is charged by a EV charging station on the campus of North Central College in Naperville, Illinois on Thursday, July 20, 2023. On Sept. 14, the House of Representatives passed the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act to block state attempts to eliminate the sale of gas-powered cars.

Energy and Environment

House passes bill that would ban state limits on selling gas-powered vehicles

Cami Mondeaux · September 14, 2023 8:11 pm

McCarthy hits reporter over impeachment question: ‘Do you believe the president lied?’

Julia Johnson · September 14, 2023 8:03 pm

FILE - Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks at a hearing Oct. 28, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Democratic congressman from California is calling on U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein to step down because of health problems. Rep. Ro Khanna says in a tweet, "We need to put the country ahead of personal loyalty.

Ro Khanna unveils political reform blueprint with term limits and stock trading ban

Cami Mondeaux · September 14, 2023 6:39 pm

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Obnoxious’ charity that occupied McCarthy’s office heavily bankrolled by taxpayers

Gabe Kaminsky · September 14, 2023 5:55 pm

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus hold a news event outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government spending fight is House GOP’s ‘only leverage point,’ Chip Roy says

Cami Mondeaux · September 14, 2023 3:32 pm

Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) are calling on PayPal to stop working with Black Lives Matter Chicago. Oct. 17, 2023.

House Republicans push to ban DHS from establishing another ‘Disinformation Governance Board’

Gabe Kaminsky · September 14, 2023 10:00 am

Senate Republicans fret over impeachment inquiry vote at House-led briefing

David Sivak · September 13, 2023 10:14 pm

Crisis at border one of top terror threats facing US today, GOP lawmaker says

Cami Mondeaux · September 13, 2023 9:11 pm

A migrant child cries to get the attention of his father while the family waits in the southern bank of the Rio Grande to cross into El Paso, Texas, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022.

Republicans accuse ACLU of hypocrisy for immigration legal fights under Trump, not Biden

Anna Giaritelli · September 13, 2023 8:07 pm

The film "Sound of Freedom," which is distributed by Angel Studios, details the true story of how Time Ballard quit his Homeland Security job and risked his life to journey into the jungles of Colombia in an effort to save children from sex slavery. Actor Jim Caviezel plays the role of Ballard in the film.

Sound of Freedom’s Tim Ballard demands Biden find 85,000 migrant children lost

Anna Giaritelli · September 13, 2023 5:51 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a news conference by the Congressional Progressive Caucus on the threat of default on May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AOC denies being married despite listing her fiancé as ‘spouse’ on disclosures

Gabe Kaminsky · September 13, 2023 5:00 pm