Category: Congress
July 16, 2025
Congress
Daniel Cameron struggles to raise money in Kentucky Senate GOP primary
Kentucky Senate candidate Daniel Cameron was once seen as the heir apparent to succeed retiring former GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, but he’s not raising money like a frontrunner....
July 16, 2025
Congress
Democrats raked in money in the Michigan and Illinois Senate races
Democrats are set to duke it out in expensive open-seat primaries in Michigan and Illinois. In the race to succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters in Michigan, State Sen. Mallory...
July 16, 2025
Congress
Cornyn outraises Paxton by $1 million
Texas Sen. John Cornyn maintained a financial edge over challenger Ken Paxton last quarter, helping him grow his cash advantage ahead of a tough primary fight. Cornyn’s political operation...
July 15, 2025
Congress
Rep. Thomas Massie launched a long-shot attempt to force a vote on releasing Epstein files
Rep. Thomas Massie announced Tuesday he’d kickstart a long-shot procedural maneuver to force a vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein-related files. The Kentucky Republican, alongside Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), is...
July 15, 2025
Congress
Johnson eyes Wednesday re-vote to take up crypto, Defense spending bills
Speaker Mike Johnson said he hopes to try again Wednesday on a procedural vote that would allow the House to take up a slate of cryptocurrency bills after GOP...
July 15, 2025
Congress
Johnson breaks with Trump, calls for DOJ to release Epstein files
Speaker Mike Johnson is calling for the Department of Justice to release all of its information on Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in jail after being charged...
July 15, 2025
Congress
Waltz vows to take Trump’s chainsaw to the United Nations
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz portrayed the international body as bloated and rife with antisemitism during his confirmation hearing.
July 15, 2025
Congress
House Judiciary Dems call for DOJ leaders to testify on Epstein fallout
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are calling on Republicans to compel Justice Department leaders to testify about their handling of matters related to the disgraced financier and convicted...
July 15, 2025
Congress
Senate confirms official who called Obama ‘a terrorist leader’ for Pentagon personnel chief
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Anthony Tata to serve as the Pentagon’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness, approving a nominee whose incendiary political commentary made him unconfirmable during President...
July 15, 2025
Congress
Comer subpoenas another former Biden aide in probe of autopen use, mental fitness
House Oversight Chair James Comer issued another subpoena to a former Joe Biden aide in an effort to compel testimony as part of his investigation into the former president's...