Category: Congress
January 28, 2026
Congress
Rubio digs in on cooperation with Venezuela’s Rodríguez, lack of immediate elections
Democrats lashed Rubio for the administration’s lack of transparency about the Jan. 3 operation to capture ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
January 28, 2026
Congress
Capitol police report spike in threats made toward lawmakers in 2025
Threats toward members of Congress, their families, staff and the Capitol complex surged in 2025, according to the U.S. Capitol Police, with over 5,000 more incidents reported than the...
January 28, 2026
Congress
Trump dings Murkowski, Tillis after their Noem criticism, calls them ‘losers’
President Donald Trump took a swing at Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) after they called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be fired, dismissing both...
January 28, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Shutdown threat weighs on Senate lunches
Senate Republicans and Democrats will head into separate lunches Wednesday for their first in-person conference meetings on how to avoid a partial shutdown at the end of the week....
January 28, 2026
Congress
Top Hunt aide charged taxpayers $44,000 in hotel expenses
The Texas Republican’s top aide, James Kyrkanides, racked up the tab over three years, with an average nightly stay costing four times the federal benchmark rate.
January 28, 2026
Congress
Elon’s back: The tech mogul’s checkbook and platform are galvanizing the GOP
His recent footprint includes a $10 million investment in the Kentucky Senate race and an all-out influence campaign targeting Senate Republicans.
January 28, 2026
Congress
Ilhan Omar sprayed with liquid at Minneapolis town hall
The attack on the progressive lawmaker briefly interrupted her remarks.
January 28, 2026
Congress
The DHS crisis is squeezing Susan Collins
The Maine Republican is under immense pressure as a huge funding package hangs by a thread and federal agents swarm her state.
January 28, 2026
Congress
Alex Pretti was shot by 2 CBP agents, not just 1, report finds
Authorities believe two federal officers fired their weapons in the shooting that killed Alex Pretti as he was wrestled to the ground in Minneapolis, according to a preliminary Homeland...
January 27, 2026
Congress
John Thune declines chance to back Noem after Minnesota killing
Senate Majority Leader John Thune declined to say Tuesday whether he had confidence in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as President Donald Trump faces calls to fire her and...