Category: Congress

House Oversight Chair James Comer sent a subpoena to Jeffrey Epstein associate and convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, compelling her testimony before Congress on Aug. 11. The Kentucky...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Wednesday that GOP leadership will work on advancing long-awaited permitting reform legislation this fall. The current "approach" is a standalone bill that, ideally,...

Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Wednesday that House Republicans will address remaining issues around the Jeffrey Epstein case after lawmakers return from recess in September, if more information doesn’t...

Speaker Mike Johnson is on the defensive as he prepares to let the House leave early for August recess rather than allow his conference be hammered further by agitation...

Democrats are hoping to jam Republicans with Jeffrey Epstein-related amendments ahead of a Thursday Appropriations subpanel markup, according to two senior Democratic aides granted anonymity. The Epstein issue had...

A memo obtained by POLITICO finds state Democrats are urging the party to flip state legislatures — or pay the price in 2030 redistricting.

Speaker Mike Johnson is managing a delicate balance between appeasing antsy Republicans over the Jeffrey Epstein files and buying President Donald Trump time by shutting down the House early...

After months of the base complaining Democratic leadership couldn’t land a blow on Donald Trump, House Democrats have seized on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Senate Republicans cleared a key procedural hurdle to advance Emil Bove’s confirmation to a seat on the Third Circuit. The Senate voted 50-48 Tuesday afternoon to proceed with Bove’s...

House Republicans are moving to rename the opera house in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after first lady Melania Trump. House appropriators voted 33-25 on...