In Congress
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
Sen. Hawley Moves To Prevent China From Infiltrating American Universities
Sen. Josh Hawley introduced legislation Tuesday morning preventing American research projects from using technologies developed by Chinese big tech companies.…
Read More »Pelosi Says House Intends To Block Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the House plans to block President Donald Trump’s emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia. “There…
Read More »Joe Manchin Is Reportedly Eyeing A New Job Amid Senate Frustration
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is reportedly considering vacating his Senate seat before his term ends and launching another…
Read More »Rep Justin Amash Joined Democrats In Vote To Hold Barr And Ross In Contempt
Republican Michigan Rep. Justin Amash joined with Democrats on the House Oversight Committee to hold Attorney General William Barr and…
Read More »Democrats Move To Make Gunmakers Liable For Gun Crimes
Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday to hold gun manufacturers liable for crimes committed with their products. The measure, introduced in…
Read More »House Intelligence Committee To Hold Hearing On Mueller Probe
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have scheduled a hearing next Wednesday to explore the counterintelligence implications from the special…
Read More »GOP Divided On Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat
Republicans in the House and Senate appear divided in their reaction to President Donald Trump’s threats to slap Mexico with…
Read More »GOP Reportedly Considers Defying Trump On Mexico Tariffs
Republicans uncomfortable with the idea of a tariff war are reportedly mulling whether to vote against the president’s proposed tariff…
Read More »House Democrats Pass A Disaster Relief Bill After Republicans Blocked Legislation
House Democrats passed a disaster relief bill Monday after Republicans worked to block the measure. The bill passed 354 to…
Read More »House Schedules First Hearing On Mueller’s Findings
The House Judiciary Committee scheduled its first hearings focused on former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into interference between Russia…
Read More »Third Congressman Stalls GOP Disaster Relief — Demands The House Votes
Tennessee Republican Rep. John Rose temporarily blocked a disaster relief bill in the House by objecting to a unanimous consent…
Read More »Nadler Responds To Mueller: ‘Falls To Congress To Respond To The Crimes’
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler responded to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s first public remarks since his report was released, hinting…
Read More »Schumer Rails On GOP For Stalling Disaster Relief Vote Shortly After He Convinced Feinstein To Vote ‘No’ On Disaster Relief
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed Republicans on Tuesday for stalling a disaster relief package less than two months after…
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