Category: Congress
January 15, 2026
Congress
Billy Long apologizes for joking about Iceland as ’52nd state’
Former Rep. Billy Long has reportedly apologized after privately joking to House lawmakers that Iceland would be the "52nd state" and he would be its governor. Long was recently...
January 15, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: A crypto titan flexes in the Senate
Tim Scott is facing a crypto calamity. Landmark digital asset legislation that the Senate Banking chair hoped to advance out of committee Thursday is in extreme jeopardy after one...
January 15, 2026
Congress
Cassidy raises $1.65 million for reelection fight
Sen. Bill Cassidy raised $1.65 million in the latest fundraising quarter and has $11 million in cash on hand, his team told POLITICO, as he seeks to ward off...
January 15, 2026
Congress
Congressional Black Caucus endorses former rival Rep. Adriano Espaillat over Black primary challenger
The CBC’s political wing is endorsing Espaillat after excluding him from the group almost a decade ago.
January 15, 2026
Congress
Tim Scott postpones Senate Banking crypto vote
Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott is abandoning plans to hold a vote Thursday on landmark cryptocurrency legislation amid surprise new opposition from a leading crypto firm and uncertainty about...
January 14, 2026
Congress
Republicans point fingers at Democrats, Biden at first Jan. 6 committee hearing
House Republicans used the first hearing of the new committee to investigate the Capitol attacks on Jan 6, 2021, to explore the Biden-era investigation into the pipe bombs left...
January 14, 2026
Congress
Embarrassing floor meltdown has House Republicans questioning their leaders
A group of pro-labor holdouts handed the GOP its latest setback and underscored the tough path for party-line legislation this year.
January 14, 2026
Congress
House Judiciary Committee schedules Bondi testimony for Feb. 11
Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before the House Judiciary Committee Feb. 11, Rep. Jim Jordan, who chairs the panel, said in an interview Wednesday night. Her appearance, which...
January 14, 2026
Congress
Slotkin says she is under investigation for November military video
Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday confirmed she is under federal investigation for her participation in a November video urging military members not to follow illegal orders. In a video...
January 14, 2026
Congress
GOP scrambles to kill Venezuela war powers resolution
Senate GOP leaders are working overtime to quash a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to come to Congress before taking additional military action in Venezuela. They don’t yet know...