Tag: Congress

Rep. Ilhan Omar listens as Office of Management and Budget acting Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, during a hearing on the fiscal 2020 budget.

Ilhan Omar launches new foreign affairs group as GOP seeks to oust her from committee

Cami Mondeaux · January 31, 2023 1:36 pm

Beltway Confidential

What Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Black Card’ can teach lawmakers about the debt limit

Rachel Greszler · January 31, 2023 12:55 pm

This Tuesday, June 8, 2021, photo shows a group of Brazilian immigrants making their way around a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border in Yuma, Arizona, seeking asylum in the United States after crossing over from Mexico.

Fairness and Justice

House announces first hearing on ‘Biden Border Crisis’ as GOP kick-starts investigations

Cami Mondeaux · January 31, 2023 9:35 am

Licensed vocational nurse Caren Williams, left, collects a nasal swab sample from a traveler at a COVID-19 testing site at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

House to vote on ‘Pandemic Is Over’ bill one day after Biden announces end to COVID-19 emergency

Cami Mondeaux · January 31, 2023 8:06 am

Beltway Confidential

Democrats and Republicans: Unite around abundance

Joshua Bandoch and Richard Morrison · January 31, 2023 6:51 am

Matt Gaetz confirms deal was struck between McCarthy and hard-line Republicans during speaker vote

Ryan King · January 31, 2023 3:30 am

Tyre Nichols death sparks long-shot push for police reform

Juliegrace Brufke, Samantha-Jo Roth · January 30, 2023 10:23 pm

The cartel member was picked up by a U.S.-Mexico task force on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Senators target cartels’ online recruitment of teenage smugglers

Samantha-Jo Roth · January 30, 2023 8:14 pm

Sara Fitzgerald, left, and Michael Martin, both with the group One Virginia, protest gerrymandering in front of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Washington where the court will hear arguments on a gerrymandering case. The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain.

Lingering redistricting lawsuits in 15 states could reshape 2024 political battlefield

Cami Mondeaux · January 30, 2023 5:13 pm

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Chip Roy (R-TX), and Ralph Norman (R-SC).

What these Freedom Caucus conservatives plan to do on House Rules Committee

Cami Mondeaux · January 30, 2023 2:23 pm

Rep. Ilhan Omar listens as Office of Management and Budget acting Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, during a hearing on the fiscal 2020 budget.

Ilhan Omar on previous antisemitic comments: ‘Wasn’t aware there are tropes about Jews and money’

Cami Mondeaux · January 30, 2023 12:48 pm

Manchin positions himself as bridge between Democrats and Republicans in new Congress

Cami Mondeaux · January 30, 2023 12:24 pm