Category: Congress

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...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday she’ll vote against the Senate’s first batch of government funding bills, signaling early hardball by Democrats ahead of a shutdown deadline 10 weeks away....

House lawmakers are getting a boost to funds they can use for their own security, including at their homes. Speaker Mike Johnson and House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil...

House Republicans intend to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, according to an aide for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. A House Oversight subcommittee Tuesday morning advanced...

House Republicans have lost control of the floor over their Jeffrey Epstein blow-up, and they’re struggling to chart a path out of the crisis. GOP leaders are talking with...

Summer break might come early for the House, as Speaker Mike Johnson faces a Jeffrey Epstein problem that just won’t quit. Republican leaders are considering sending the House home...