Category: Congress
March 06, 2025
Congress
Al Green censured for joint session outburst
The House voted 224-198 Thursday to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress this week. Green shouted at Trump during the Tuesday night...
March 06, 2025
Congress
Capitol agenda: Government funding frenzy
The government-funding frenzy is in full swing on Capitol Hill with nine days to go before a potential shutdown, and the state of play is simple enough: It’s appropriators...
March 06, 2025
Congress
House Democrats add Latino-heavy districts to most vulnerable list for 2026
The DCCC released its "frontline list" to shape the midterm map on where they’ll play defense.
March 06, 2025
Congress
Musk to House Republicans: DOGE ‘can’t bat a thousand all the time’
Elon Musk defended himself to a room full of House Republicans on Wednesday night, saying that he “can’t bat a thousand all the time,” according to four people present...
March 05, 2025
Congress
Sanctuary city mayors struggle to counter GOP’s ‘pro-criminal’ attacks
Republicans put Democrats in the hot seat as they continue to try and win the messaging wars on immigration policy.
March 05, 2025
Congress
Fellow Democrats tear into Eric Adams on Capitol Hill
The New York mayor faced attacks from the left and center — and praise from Republicans.
March 05, 2025
Congress
Top Johnson aide arrested for DUI
Speaker Mike Johnson's top staffer, Hayden Haynes, was arrested for driving under the influence shortly after Tuesday's joint session of Congress, the speaker's office and Capitol Police said. “A...
March 05, 2025
Congress
Top appropriators near government funding deal ahead of shutdown cliff
Congress’ top appropriators are finalizing a bipartisan agreement on overall government funding totals as House Republican leaders forge ahead with a different plan President Donald Trump has endorsed to...
March 05, 2025
Congress
GOP holdout comes around on funding patch
President Donald Trump made progress Wednesday in convincing GOP holdouts to back a government funding extension ahead of a March 14 shutdown deadline. Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) said in...
March 05, 2025
Congress
Collins crosses the Capitol to woo House Republicans on shutdown strategy
GOP Sen. Susan Collins received a warm welcome across the Capitol Wednesday at the House Republican Study Committee’s weekly lunch, where the moderate from Maine talked with staunch conservatives...