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Russia sanctions bill passes House Rules Committee
The House Rules Committee cleared a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russia on Monday, advancing legislation that would grant President Trump expan…
Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after fall that led to an extended medical absence
Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, returned to the Capitol this week after an extended absence following a fall that hospitalized him and …
Texas Rep. Greg Casar discusses bill to temporarily pause advanced AI development
# Texas Democrat Pushes Bill to Pause Advanced AI Development U.S. Representative Greg Casar, D-Texas, is advancing legislation designed to impose a …
White House agrees to new ethics language in crypto bill
The White House has signaled support for revised ethics provisions in the Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act, a major cryptocurrency regulation bill …
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval
# House Speaker Johnson Demands Congressional Approval for Trump's $5,000 Dividend Proposal House Speaker Mike Johnson inserted a constitutional guar…
Gallego on AI leaders backing slowdown: ‘Akin to Dr. Frankenstein telling us "The monster is loose"’
Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona used sharp rhetoric to challenge tech industry leaders who have called for slowing artificial intelligence developmen…
Top Republicans didn’t expect Trump’s dividends. Now they’re scrambling.
Republican lawmakers huddled at their winter retreat in Dallas found themselves in an awkward position this week. President Donald Trump has promised …
The House must act to cut Putin's Arctic gas lifeline
# Senate Passes Graham's Russia Sanctions Bill Targeting Arctic Gas Exports The Senate passed the bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and…
A more perfect union? Congress has been the place where America tries to resolve its problems
Congress has historically served as America's primary forum for resolving national disputes and forging policy consensus, yet the institution faces mo…
Congress punts on big issues
# Congress Postpones Major Battles Until Post-Election Lame Duck Congress passed a stopgap funding measure that extends government operations through…
The veteran community cannot wait: Pass the take care of America’s Veterans Act now
Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly, president of the Military Officers Association of America, has called on Congress to act quickly on legislation designed to e…
Leon Black defies subpoena to testify in Epstein inquiry and sues House panel
Billionaire investor Leon Black has refused to comply with two subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee investigating financier Jeffrey Epstein's …
Democrats demand Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of midterms
Congressional Democrats have escalated pressure on the Department of Homeland Security to expedite federal funding for election security measures as t…
Trump signs stopgap funding bill into law, temporarily avoiding shutdown
President Donald Trump signed a stopgap government funding bill Wednesday, extending federal operations through December 11 and preventing an imminent…
House passes short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown before the election
# House Passes Short-Term Spending Bill, Punts Budget Fight Past Election The House of Representatives passed a short-term government funding bill th…
House censures GOP Rep. Edwards of North Carolina for conduct toward female staffers
# House Censures North Carolina Republican Edwards for Staff Misconduct The House of Representatives voted to censure Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx o…
North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards is formally censured over harassment allegations
North Carolina Republican Representative Chuck Edwards faces formal censure from the House of Representatives following a bipartisan-backed investigat…
Live updates: House faction aims to freeze Johnson's agenda; US strikes Iran targets
The House Republican caucus moved Tuesday to block Speaker Mike Johnson's legislative priorities, even as the U.S. military launched strikes against I…
Massie names Epstein 'coconspirators,' discusses new Epstein files legislation
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky escalated his push to expose alleged associates of Jeffrey Epstein by naming more than a dozen individuals he character…
Frost: Biden should have released Epstein files
Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida, a Democrat and vocal critic of the Trump administration, argues that President Biden missed an opportunity to release f…
Badenoch appoints Andrew Griffith shadow chancellor in sweeping reshuffle
Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative Party leader, overhauled her shadow cabinet on Monday, removing two senior figures and installing new personnel in cri…
Group of Democratic senators calls on ICE to cancel plan to buy electric shock gloves
A coalition of Democratic senators, led by Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, has demanded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement cancel its procurem…
North Carolina congressman Edwards asks House colleagues not to censure him
Republican North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards mounted a last-ditch effort to avoid censure by requesting that his House colleagues reject an Eth…
Charlamagne knocks Jeffries over Kushner meeting: 'Yo Hakeem, we don't believe you'
Radio personality Charlamagne Tha God publicly rebuked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries over a private meeting with Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in…
The impact of the trade war between the U.S. and Canada
# Trade War Between U.S. and Canada Escalates as Michigan Democrats Sound Alarm Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell of Michigan has raised concer…
Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn't up for removal
# Congresswoman Questions ICE Operation That Led to Fatal Maine Shooting Democratic Congresswoman Jared Golden has challenged the justification for a…
Collins asks White House to consider 'negative impact' of Canada trade war
Senator Susan Collins of Maine broke ranks with the Trump administration on Saturday over escalating trade tensions with Canada, urging the White Hous…
Republicans revive false miscarriage statistic, twist Fauci’s texts about COVID-19 shots
Republican Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin revived a debunked claim about COVID-19 vaccines causing miscarriages, presenti…
Swedish MP intervenes in ‘damaging’ Brexit row over elderly Britons ordered to leave
A Swedish MP has challenged his government's migration minister over the deportation of elderly British citizens, warning that the removals damage UK-…
Crypto bill in limbo as stakeholders ramp up recess efforts
# Crypto Bill in Limbo as Stakeholders Ramp Up Recess Efforts A major Senate cryptocurrency bill sits in legislative limbo as the chamber takes its s…
New Poll: Voters Oppose Integrating Israeli Military into Pentagon
A new poll released Tuesday by Demand Progress and the IMEU Policy Project shows that most American voters oppose a controversial provision in the Nat…
Dasha Burns presses Mike Johnson on the economy, Iran and Trump's agenda
NBC News correspondent Dasha Burns interviewed House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday, pressing the Kentucky Republican on three fronts: the state of t…
Ethics Committee announces inquiry into California Rep. Jimmy Gomez
The House Ethics Committee opened a formal investigation Monday into California Democrat Rep. Jimmy Gomez following sexual misconduct allegations. The…
Ossoff: 'Something uniquely despicable about lying a nation into war'
Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia leveled sharp criticism at President Trump on Sunday, accusing him of lying the nation into war with Iran. Speaking at a…
Fauci Hearing Was Painful To Watch, But We Need Answers
# Summary Dr. Anthony Fauci faced aggressive questioning from House Republicans during a congressional hearing that exposed deep partisan divides ove…
Democrats grapple with Trump's push to limit transparency within the executive branch
President Trump is advancing aggressive executive actions designed to restrict transparency across federal agencies, forcing Democrats in Congress to …