Biden pledges to veto House Republican bill that would slash IRS funding
The government would lose an estimated $185 billion in tax revenue over the next decade if the bill became law.
By Oliver Willis - January 10, 2023The government would lose an estimated $185 billion in tax revenue over the next decade if the bill became law.
By Oliver Willis - January 10, 2023Without a speaker, House members cannot be sworn in, business cannot be conducted, and pay for thousands of staffers is in jeopardy.
By Emily Singer - January 06, 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 of Representatives is at a standstill because the new GOP majority failed to elect a speaker.
By Emily Singer - January 04, 2023The ‘Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act’ would help wealthy tax cheats evade the law.
By Josh Israel - January 03, 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, 2023The committee may also make ethics referrals for five Congress members, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who defied subpoenas from the panel.
By Associated Press - December 19, 2022Republican Rep.-elect George Santos lied about where he worked, his business ventures, his education, and more, according to a report by the New York Times.
By Emily Singer - December 19, 2022Even some Senate Republicans are acknowledging the mess.
By Josh Israel - December 16, 2022GOP Whip Steve Scalise is urging his caucus to oppose even a brief continuing resolution to avert a holiday crisis.
By Josh Israel - December 14, 2022The Kentucky Republican has promised to investigate debunked claims of conservative censorship online.
By Josh Israel - December 12, 2022Republican officials attacked President Joe Biden for negotiating Brittney Griner’s release from Russia.
By Oliver Willis - December 09, 2022‘They have no idea what integrity is,’ the brother of the late Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick said of their refusal to shake GOP leaders’ hands at a congressional gold medal ceremony.
By Emily Singer - December 06, 2022Kevin McCarthy has pledged that his party will oppose a budget bill funding the Defense Department’s operations next year if a rule supported by the president and military isn’t revoked.
By Oliver Willis - December 06, 2022The Republican nominee for House speaker has written only eight laws in his eight terms in office.
By Josh Israel - December 01, 2022The California Republican has not followed through on the policies he proposed during his 2002 State Assembly campaign and 2006 U.S. House campaign.
By Josh Israel - November 30, 2022Kevin McCarthy may not have the votes needed to become House speaker.
By Josh Israel - November 29, 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, 2022House Republicans have a history of promoting conspiracy theories against Democratic presidents.
By Oliver Willis - November 18, 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, 2022House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy previously said his caucus would not ‘play politics’ with impeachment.
By Josh Israel - November 17, 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, 2022The Ohio Republican Senate nominee has also been accused of making offensive comments about Jews.
By Josh Israel - November 02, 2022Arizona Rep. David Schweikert also said House Republicans want to ‘break up’ the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
By Josh Israel - October 18, 2022The Senate Leadership Fund and the Congressional Leadership Fund, which are reportedly aligned with Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, are lying about the Inflation Reduction Act.
By Josh Israel - September 15, 2022The Ulster County executive won a tight race in a swing district after putting abortion rights at the center of his campaign.
By Josh Israel - August 24, 2022‘Tonight the FBI officially became the enemy of the people!!!’ Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas tweeted.
By Emily Singer - August 09, 2022Disinformation on social media has led to migrant surges at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent years.
By Oliver Willis - April 29, 2022The North Carolina Republican was caught with a gun at the airport for the second time in as many years.
By Emily Singer - April 26, 2022‘Authoritarians don’t come to power alone. They come to power on the backs of men like Kevin McCarthy,’ Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) tweeted on Friday.
By Kaishi Chhabra - April 26, 2022