Congress

WASHINGTON — Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., said Thursday morning he plans to file a “slew of complaints” today and Friday to “make sure … we keep the playing field even” as his colleagues consider tossing him out of Congress. The... Read More

WASHINGTON — A congressional committee took a cautious step Wednesday into the prospects for artificial intelligence to improve health care. The benefits could be great but so could the risks to privacy, according to medical personnel who testified before a... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., who has represented a significant portion of Silicon Valley for more than three decades, announced Tuesday she will not seek reelection in 2024. Eshoo’s announcement comes just a day after Rep. Tony Cárdenas,... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap spending bill that will avert a government shutdown before the holidays, handing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., a big bipartisan win in the first true test of his leadership. In the... Read More

WASHINGTON — With the “laddered” continuing resolution proposed by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., set to go before the House Rules Committee in a matter of hours, Democrats on Capitol Hill and in the White House are taking a wait-and-see... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., unveiled a two-step short-term continuing resolution on Saturday that would keep federal departments and agencies funded into early next year and stave off a partial government shutdown later this week.  But the proposal,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., who has worked tirelessly during his years in the House to make Capitol Hill a better functioning place for members and staff alike, announced Thursday that he will not be seeking reelection in 2024.... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., did not mince words Thursday when it came to a House GOP plan to pass a so-called “laddered” continuing resolution to keep the government open past Nov. 17. “Most members of the... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., has released the House calendar for the 2024 election year, a plan that calls for lawmakers to spend 28 workweeks in Washington, and optimistically has them breaking for the election season on... Read More

WASHINGTON — A divided House approved a $14.5 billion aid package for Israel on Thursday night, paving the way for a clash with Senate Democrats and the White House by excluding Ukraine funds from consideration and cutting money sought for... Read More

WASHINGTON — After three weeks of what even newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., concedes was a time of “tumult,” the House is once again working on legislation to fund the government, support U.S. allies abroad and, not least,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., survived a floor vote to expel him from Congress on Wednesday, but his legal and political troubles are far from over. In the next two weeks, the House Ethics Committee is expected to... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, and Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., announced in rapid fire fashion Wednesday that they’ve each decided to retire rather than run for reelection next year. Granger’s announcement came first and was first reported... Read More

WASHINGTON — As House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., begins his first full week at the helm of the Republican Conference, a group of colleagues are urging him to quickly move on passing the next farm bill. The previous farm bill,... Read More

WASHINGTON — Newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has ambitions that include passing all eight remaining fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills by mid-November, passing the House version of the farm bill two weeks later, and laying the groundwork in... Read More

WASHINGTON — Americans’ Approval of Congress plummeted to a six-year low this past month, as a prolonged search for a new House speaker effectively froze the chamber in its tracks, the Gallup company revealed on Friday. Gallup has been measuring... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., said Thursday he’s decided not to run for reelection in 2024. Sarbanes, who has represented Maryland’s deeply blue 3rd Congressional District for the past 18 years, said he is retiring from government work because... Read More

WASHINGTON — Imagine vaulting from kit manager, or clubhouse attendant, to coach. Okay, the writers of the hit Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” have already done that. But it’s not too far a stretch from what newly minted House Speaker... Read More

WASHINGTON — A congressional panel speculated Thursday on whether more terrorist attacks like the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel are coming soon now that Iran’s financial resources to fund them are growing. With the easing of international sanctions against Iran... Read More

WASHINGTON — A time honored slogan on pizza boxes throughout the northeast and elsewhere in the country is “you’ve tried the rest, now try the best.” And that’s what the House Republican Conference will be asked to do as of... Read More

IOWA CITY, Iowa — They surely would rather be attacking the Biden administration, talking of their unwavering support for Israel and offering up the policy prescriptions they plan to enact in the White House. But as this year’s slate of... Read More

WASHINGTON — Nine candidates have entered the race for speaker of the House, possibly, just possibly, opening the final chapter of a saga that has left the chamber paralyzed for the past three weeks. As previously reported by The Well... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, failed for a third time to secure enough Republican votes to become the speaker of the House on Friday, as even more members of his party appeared to abandon him. In the end the... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden sent a supplemental funding request to Congress Friday morning, seeking more than $75 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, while also asking for a significant, multibillion-dollar investment in security at the southern border... Read More

WASHINGTON — A determined Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, vowed Friday to continue his quest to be the next House speaker, telling reporters gathered in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol Friday morning that a third vote was imminent and... Read More

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the combative co-founder of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, failed to garner the 217 votes he needed to become the next House speaker Tuesday, after 20 members of his conference broke ranks and voted... Read More

WASHINGTON — The House Republican conference nominated Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be the next speaker on Friday, but he now faces the same question that ultimately pushed Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., out of the race. Can he garner... Read More

WASHINGTON – Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., a member of Congress since 2011, has announced that he is challenging Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio to be the next House speaker. Scott, whose Georgia district runs down the middle of the state, from... Read More

WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., withdrew from the race to be the next speaker of the House Thursday night, a stunning development that appears to have left his Republican conference in a state of absolute dysfunction. Scalise... Read More

WASHINGTON — A congressional panel cast doubt on the District of Columbia’s ability to control its own problems Thursday as violent crime surges in the nation’s capital while it drops in most other U.S. cities. The victims have included members... Read More