Category: Congress
January 06, 2026
Congress
Indiana congressman Jim Baird and wife hospitalized after car crash
Indiana Rep. Jim Baird and his wife are being hospitalized following a serious car crash, President Donald Trump confirmed in televised comments to House Republicans on Monday. "They're going...
January 06, 2026
Congress
GOP lawmaker Doug LaMalfa dies at 65
The Republican represented a rural northern California district.
January 06, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Trump huddles with House GOP
House Republicans will hear directly from President Donald Trump on Tuesday for the first time since the administration’s extraordinary capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. A wider group of...
January 06, 2026
Congress
‘Don’t expect troops on the ground,’ Johnson says after Venezuela briefing
Top Trump officials conducted a two-hour session with senior lawmakers — many of whom want more answers about what lies ahead.
January 05, 2026
Congress
Ethics watchdog outlines allegations against Georgia Republican’s chief of staff
A nonpartisan Congressional watchdog is alleging that Brandon Phillips, who has served as Rep. Mike Collins’ chief of staff, hired a romantic interest as an office intern and illicitly...
January 05, 2026
Congress
Schumer calls out DOJ for not providing unredacted Epstein contacts
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday blasted the Justice Department for not providing Congress with an unredacted report of political leaders referenced in documents related to convicted sex...
January 05, 2026
Congress
Krishnamoorthi steps down as top Democrat on House China panel
Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is stepping down as the top Democrat on the select House committee on competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, according to...
January 05, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Congress confronts Venezuela fallout
Venezuela will dominate the congressional agenda this week, with Republicans lacking a unified vision on what happens next after the capture of Nicolás Maduro and the Senate poised to...
January 05, 2026
Congress
Old headaches will plague Mike Johnson in the new year
The speaker is working to refocus Republicans on cost-of-living matters. But he will find it hard to escape nasty internal clashes.
January 03, 2026
Congress
‘Iraq 2.0’: Democrats seethe at Trump’s surprise Venezuela strike
The operation quickly united rank-and-file lawmakers behind a message that the president illegally bypassed Congress and has no plan for the aftermath.