In Congress
Keeping up with legislation, congressional investigations, member actions and the general goings-on in the halls of Congress.
Rep Thomas Massie Blocks Disaster Aid Bill
Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie blocked a disaster aid bill in the House by objecting to a unanimous consent vote…
Read More »Tlaib Says House Democrats To ‘Demand’ Move Towards Impeachment
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said on Sunday that Democrats are going to move towards demanding President Donald Trump be…
Read More »Chip Roy Responds After Ted Lieu Attacks Him Over Disaster Vote: ‘We Think You Suck’
Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy responded to Democratic California Rep. Ted Lieu on Friday after Lieu accused the Texas congressman…
Read More »Chip Roy Blocks Disaster Aide Package In The House
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy blocked the disaster aid bill in the House by objecting to a unanimous consent vote…
Read More »Joni Ernst Bestows Wasteful Government Spending Award To The Department Of Defense |
Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst awarded her monthly “Squeal Award” to the Pentagon on Thursday for wasteful government spending. Ernst…
Read More »Senate Republicans Ban Earmarks — Permanently
Senate Republicans adopted a permanent ban on earmarks Thursday, signaling to Democrats that the oft-criticized practice won’t be tolerated so…
Read More »Kamala Harris Won’t Question This Trump Nominee. Her Explanation Is Confusing
Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris refused to question a nominee for one of California’s seats on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court…
Read More »House Democrats Are Coming For Hope Hicks and a Former Top White House Lawyer
The House Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas to former White House aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson for documents and testimony…
Read More »Sen Hawley Proposes Bill Allowing People To Block Tech Companies From Constantly Tracking Their Location
Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley announced a bill Monday that allows Americans to block tech companies from tracking people’s locations…
Read More »Democrats Agree To Billions In Humanitarian Assistance For US-Mexico Border – With Limitations
Top Democrats in Congress have acquiesced to some of the administration’s request for billions in southern border aid, but the…
Read More »Cornyn, Feinstein Bill To Help Fight Rape Kit Backlog Passes Senate
The United States Senate unanimously passed a bill to help reduce the backlog of untested rape kits in the Senate…
Read More »Democrats Unanimous As House Passes Bill Forcing Schools To Let Male Athletes Compete In Girls’ Sports
The Democratically controlled House of Representatives voted Friday 236-173 in favor of the Equality Act, which would require schools to…
Read More »Don Jr To Testify In Front Of Senate Intelligence Committee
President Donald Trump’s eldest son will give private testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee in mid-June, as a…
Read More »House Democrats Move To Block Any Additional Spending For the Border Wall
House Democrats introduced legislation that would block the Pentagon from reallocating money to border wall construction, an attempt to undercut…
Read More »Chip Roy Slams Mitch McConnell Over Proposal To Bust Spending Caps
Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday for proposing to President Donald Trump…
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