In Congress
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
Mike Johnson Narrowly Wins Speaker Vote After Two GOP Reps Flip
Speaker Mike Johnson reclaimed the speakership for the 119th Congress after two Republican holdouts flipped their votes during a vote…
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Meet The Purple-Haired ‘Swamp Creature’ With Massive Sway Over The Federal Purse Strings
Democratic Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a purple-haired member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, is one of the most powerful lawmakers…
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Senate Dems Move To Abolish ‘Undemocratic’ Electoral College After Crushing November Losses
Senate Democrats are moving to try to abolish the Electoral College after their party suffered defeats up and down the…
Read More » Record Slim House Majority Faces New Problems As GOP Lawmaker Announces Exit From Republican Conference
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s record slim majority could face greater division following a GOP lawmaker’s announcement that she…
Read More »House Republicans Finally Putting The Squeeze On Bloated Pentagon Budget
This week the House of Representatives slammed the door on bigger defense budgets without more accountability. The fissure opened at…
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Joni Ernst Introduces Bill To Ship A Chunk Of One Agency’s Employees Out Of DC
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced legislation to move 30% of the Small Business Administration (SBA) workforce outside of…
Read More » Ernst Signals Support For Hegseth After ‘Encouraging Conversations’
Pete Hegseth appears to have won over a prominent holdout in his quest to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s Department…
Read More »GOP Rep Looks To Thwart Potential Trump Resistance In Department Of Labor
Republican North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx wrote to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su Monday to ensure the agency continues…
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Trump Endorses Florida CFO To Replace Gaetz
President-elect Donald Trump took to social media Monday to endorse Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis for the congressional seat…
Read More » House Ethics Committee Decides Not To Release Gaetz Investigation Findings
The House Ethics Committee decided not to release its investigation into former Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Wednesday. Gaetz resigned…
Read More »Teamsters President Says Pelosi, Schumer Should ‘Step Aside’ Like Biden
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien suggested that Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California and Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York…
Read More »Dem Senator Introduces Bill That Would Add Six Supreme Court Seats, Expand Federal Judiciary
Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden introduced a bill that would add six seats to the Supreme Court and radically transform…
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House Judiciary Committee Unable To Locate Nathan Wade To Testify In Fani Willis Investigation
The House Judiciary Committee has so far been unable to locate Nathan Wade in order to serve him a subpoena,…
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House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill, Setting Stage For Possible Pre-Holiday Fight
The House passed a three-month funding bill on Wednesday to keep the government open through Dec. 20, which would force lawmakers…
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Republican Lawmakers Frustrated With Mike Johnson’s New Funding Bill
Several Republican lawmakers are disappointed with Speaker Mike Johnson’s latest funding bill, arguing that it will continue levels of spending…
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