![Mitch McConnell falls down stairs while exiting Senate chamber after HUD secretary vote]()
Former Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell fell on a small set of stairs on Wednesday as he was exiting the Senate chamber. Former Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell fell on a...
![Former DOD official who called Obama a ‘terrorist leader’ tapped as Pentagon personnel chief]()
President Donald Trump has nominated Anthony Tata, whose bid for a top Pentagon post in the president’s first term was undermined by his inflammatory comments, for a leading role...
![Capitol Police report surge in threats against members of Congress in 2024]()
Threats against members of Congress and the Capitol complex climbed for the second year in a row in 2024, according to a report released by the United States Capitol...
![Senate’s top appropriator says Elon Musk has gone too far]()
The Senate’s top appropriator thinks Elon Musk has gone too far. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, is raising alarms about the influence that billionaire Elon Musk...
![USAID workers hid Pride flags, ‘incriminating’ books when DOGE arrived: ‘It didn’t feel good’]()
A USAID worker said Monday that office employees scrambled to hide anything "incriminating" when the Department of Government Efficiency came knocking. A USAID worker said Monday that office employees...
![Senate confirms former NFL player Scott Turner as head of Housing and Urban Development]()
The upper chamber voted 55-44 to approve the former Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers cornerback-turned-Dallas housing developer to Trump's cabinet. The upper chamber voted 55-44 to approve the...
![Second US judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order]()
A federal judge in Maryland became the second one nationally to block the Trump's administration from implementing the president's executive order aimed at curtailing birthright citizenship in the US. A...
![Republicans aim for ‘roughly’ $1 trillion in cuts as budget talks hit snags]()
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) confirmed that lawmakers are closing in on the "roughly" $1 trillion target but caveated that nothing has been finalized as of yet. House...
![Ex-NLRB member challenges Trump’s firing]()
The outcome of the case could determine whether other independent agencies can be insulated from the president’s reach.
![Rep. Al Green is filing new impeachment articles against Trump]()
Rep. Al Green said Wednesday he was introducing impeachment articles against Donald Trump after the president said the U.S. would "take over" Gaza. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to...
