House GOP acknowledges it is holding economy hostage in debt ceiling fight
The Republican caucus says Democrats must meet all their demands before they'll agree to raise the debt ceiling.
By Josh Israel - May 24, 2023The Republican caucus says Democrats must meet all their demands before they'll agree to raise the debt ceiling.
By Josh Israel - May 24, 2023The Georgia Republican questioned whether a stepmother is a real parent and called a Cabinet secretary a liar during committee hearings.
By Emily Singer - April 27, 2023The House passed a bill on Thursday that would bar transgender, gender-nonconforming, and intersex student athletes from participating in school sports.
By Josh Israel - April 20, 2023Despite having a Republican majority in the House his entire time as a member of Congress, very few of the bills and resolutions he sponsored eventually passed.
By Josh Israel - March 17, 2023Democrat Jennifer McClellan will be the state’s first Black congresswoman.
By Josh Israel - February 22, 2023Leon Benjamin has said COVID-19 vaccines contain ‘satanic’ properties and the pandemic was manufactured by ‘elites’ to create a ‘new world order.’
By Emily Singer - February 01, 2023The Georgia Republican was previously banned from Twitter for pushing misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine and has promoted conspiracy theories about the virus’s origin.
By Emily Singer - January 26, 2023The House GOP has not expressed similar concern about antisemitism among its own caucus members.
By Josh Israel - January 23, 2023Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher is co-sponsor of a bill that would ban the social media platform in the United States.
By Josh Israel - January 12, 2023Republicans backing McCarthy in his troubled bid to become speaker of the House are losing patience with members of their own caucus as the vote drags on.
By Josh Israel - January 05, 2023The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack has officially concluded business, although the effects its findings will have remain to be seen.
By Associated Press - January 03, 2023Even some Senate Republicans are acknowledging the mess.
By Josh Israel - December 16, 2022The bipartisan Pregnant Women in Custody Act would establish standards for medical care and nutrition for women in custody.
By Josh Israel - December 02, 2022U.S. Rep.-elect Shri Thanedar says, ‘I achieved my goals, and it’s time for me to help others achieve theirs.’
By Kaishi Chhabra - November 30, 2022Extremist factions within the Republican Party could wield disproportionate power in the 118th Congress. Expect internal discord, investigations, and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
By Nick Vachon - November 23, 2022‘For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect,’ the California Democrat said Thursday.
By Associated Press - November 17, 2022Republicans significantly underperformed the prediction of a 2022 ‘red wave.’
By Oliver Willis - November 09, 2022The Georgia Republican — who lost her committee seats thanks to her racist and violent social media comments — could be placed on the investigative House Oversight Committee if her party flips the House.
By Emily Singer - November 07, 2022House Republicans’ Stop the Sexualization of Children Act of 2022 would ban school discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity for children under 10.
By Emily Singer - October 19, 2022Republicans in Congress have a history of using the national debt ceiling as a tool for demanding budget cuts — but only when a Democrat is in the White House.
By Josh Israel - October 11, 2022‘I wish, as a man, I didn’t have to make this decision. I wish women could make this decision,’ Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) said during a debate on Oct. 6.
By Emily Singer - October 07, 2022J.R. Majewski never deployed to Afghanistan but instead completed a six-month stint helping to load planes at an air base in Qatar, military documents show.
By Associated Press - September 21, 2022Peltola will become the first Alaska Native to serve in the House and the first woman to hold the seat.
By Associated Press - September 01, 2022The Inflation Reduction Act passed on Friday on a party-line vote.
By Josh Israel - August 15, 2022The improvements in consumer outlook come along with other positive indicators about the overall health of the U.S. economy.
By Oliver Willis - August 08, 2022Government and legal experts ask: Can further limits be put on presidential authority to make sure there are no repeats of 2020 in future administrations?
By Associated Press - July 17, 2022Hillary Scholten is running for the seat held by GOP Rep. Peter Meijer in Michigan’s redrawn 3rd Congressional District.
By Adrian Cole - July 14, 2022In footage released by the House committee, an unidentified man walked toward the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, holding a flagpole that appeared to have a sharpened end, which he said was ‘for a certain person.’
By Associated Press - June 15, 2022The House panel will examine Donald Trump’s ‘relentless effort on Jan. 6, and in the days beforehand, to pressure Vice President Pence to refuse to count lawful electoral votes,’ Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said.
By Associated Press - June 15, 2022Experts say shipping cost increases are a key driver of high retail prices and inflation.
By Oliver Willis - June 09, 2022