House of Representatives
Florida Republican’s Immigration Bill: ‘Dignity’ or Amnesty?
Congress is split over talk of blocking deportations for illegal immigrants—with a new bill in the hopper that would put a temporary pause on the removal of some migrants working in the United States. Rep. Maria Elvira…
Green’s Retirement Spurs Race to Chair Homeland Security Panel
Rep. Mark Green’s sudden retirement from Congress has left a major job opening for his fellow Republicans—replacing the Tennessean as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Now, with President Donald Trump in…
At-Risk Ohio Dem Embraces Crockett
Ohio could help determine which party controls the House of Representatives following the 2026 midterms. Two Democrats, Reps. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio’s 9th Congressional District and Emilia Sykes of Ohio’s 13th Congressional…
Aging Congress Copes With Hospitalizations, Deaths of Legislators
The sudden hospitalization this week of retiring Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., was a reminder of the stresses of politics on an aging Congress. Smith, 67, was hospitalized Wednesday after not feeling well. She was discharged from…
House Cuts Funding From NPR, PBS
House Republicans passed a bill defunding foreign aid and public broadcasting shortly after Midnight on Friday, in the first legislative codification of President Donald Trump’s cuts to discretionary spending. “This isn’t the…
Johnson, GOP Seek to Reclaim Edge on Epstein Files Messaging
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., is seeking to counter Democrats’ messaging on calling for the release of shielded files on the now-deceased convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein—a surprise issue that is…
Freedom Caucus Wins on Provision Against Digital US Dollar
After slowing down the Republican leadership’s attempt to advance a bundle of cryptocurrency market reform bills, the conservative House Freedom Caucus and its allies appear to have secured a promise to prohibit the Federal…
California’s Newsom Contemplates Repoliticizing Redistricting
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is contemplating scrapping the state’s independent redistricting commission even as his party struggles to win back voter approval. “ playing by a different set of rules. They can’t…
Inside the Final Push to Pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
It was an incredibly hectic and high-stakes 48 hours as House leadership cobbled together the votes to send the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to President Donald Trump’s desk. Few, if any, are better positioned to discuss what…
Inside the Final Push to Pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
It was an incredibly hectic and high-stakes 48 hours as House leadership cobbled together the votes to send the One Big, Beautiful Bill to President Donald Trump’s desk. Few, if any, are better positioned to discuss what…
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