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George Santos Is Being Investigated by House Ethics Committee
The House Ethics Committee said it has opened an investigation into a series of alleged unlawful acts by freshman New York Republican Representative George Santos. → Read More
Top Congressional Leaders Will Get Briefing on Classified Documents
A select group of congressional leaders on Tuesday will hear from administration officials about classified documents found in the possession of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, people familiar with the matter said. → Read More
Minnesota Congresswoman Escapes Attack in DC Apartment Building Elevator
Representative Angie Craig escaped an attack Thursday morning by tossing hot coffee at a man who punched her in an elevator of her Washington apartment building, police said. → Read More
GOP’s Probe Into Hunter Biden Risks Political Blowback
The House Republican investigation into the financial dealings of President Joe Biden’s family risks turning off more voters than it attracts, as Democrats paint the inquiry as time-consuming political retribution that diverts attention from the approaching debt crisis and other problems. → Read More
Trump Charges in Georgia Over 2020 Could Lead to Bigger Fed Case
The first major criminal charges that Donald Trump could face for interfering in the 2020 election might come from Atlanta — and what happens in Georgia isn’t expected to stay in Georgia. → Read More
McCarthy Starts Out With Agenda Already Hemmed In by Dissidents
Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sought to rally Republicans with pledges to champion federal spending cuts, strengthen border security and counter “woke indoctrination,” hinting at his dependence on a small group of populist conservatives over the next two years. → Read More
McCarthy Blocked Again in Stunning Loss on 14th Speaker Vote
Republican Kevin McCarthy suffered a stunning and humiliating loss in the 14th round of balloting for speaker, just hours after he and his allies had put together a compromise they expected would win over his opponents. → Read More
McCarthy Deal Emerging With Leading Conservative Opponents
(Bloomberg) -- Kevin McCarthy told Republicans he is closing in on a deal in the ongoing... → Read More
McCarthy’s Fight to Become Speaker Drags Into Fourth Day
The US House adjourned as Kevin McCarthy’s allies tried to strike a deal with members of the group who’ve blocked the California Republican from being elected speaker in a historic 11 rounds of voting. → Read More
McCarthy Blocked in Historic Ninth Vote for US House Speaker
Republican Kevin McCarthy was blocked in his bid to become US House speaker for a historic ninth time on Thursday, leaving his party fractured and the chamber paralyzed for a third straight day. → Read More
McCarthy Again Blocked in Bid for House Speaker as Conservatives Rebel
Representative Kevin McCarthy again failed to sway a group of dissident GOP lawmakers and his bid to become House speaker was blocked for the fifth time, deepening the chaos that has enveloped the Republican Party in the first days of the new Congress. In the unofficial tally of Wednesday’s second roll call ballot, 20 out of 222 House Republicans opposed McCarthy, enough votes to deny him the… → Read More
GOP Hard-Liners Angle for Plum Posts as Price of McCarthy Votes
Florida Republican Matt Gaetz, who was among those who questioned whether the coronavirus originated in a lab in China, wants to chair a House Armed Services subcommittee. Maryland Republican Andy Harris, one of Congress’s most conspicuous opponents of abortion and recreational marijuana, wants the gavel of the Appropriations subcommittee on health and human services. And a freshman wants two… → Read More
House Adjourns With McCarthy’s Speaker Bid Still in Doubt
The House abruptly adjourned Tuesday without electing a new speaker after Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed to win a majority in three rounds of voting amid a rebellion by a small group of conservatives. The losses on consecutive votes were a personal and political blow to McCarthy, who has spent the past year courting hard-line conservatives in the Republican caucus, and overshadowed the… → Read More
McCarthy Loses Third Round of Voting for House Speaker
Ramon Abbas perfected a simple internet scam that helped him launder millions of dollars, riches he shamelessly flaunted on Instagram. Better known as @Hushpuppi, the young Nigerian became a fixture among the global elite as fashion houses showered him with gifts. But his fame would ultimately be his downfall → Read More
10 Lawmakers to Watch in 2023 Who Could Shape Politics, Influence Business
Bloomberg identified 10 US lawmakers with the legislative expertise, political stature, and ability to get things done in a divided Congress — and they’ll be making waves in 2023. → Read More
Liz Cheney & Bennie Thompson, the Jan. 6 Committee’s Stewards
Unlikely co-stars of the most momentous congressional hearings in American politics in decades, the pair led a committee that interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses about the insurrection and Donald Trump’s role in encouraging it. → Read More
Georgia Senate Runoff Draws Big Money, Big Names From Both Parties to Boost Vote
Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker are scrambling to get their supporters back to the polls one more time and find any Georgia voters still left to persuade with a little more than a week to go before the state’s Dec. 6 US Senate runoff. → Read More
New York’s Jeffries Makes Formal Bid to Lead House Democrats
New York Representative Hakeem Jeffries on Friday formally put himself in the running to become the House Democratic leader as the party undergoes a historic generational shift. → Read More
Pelosi to Exit as Top House Democrat, Ending Historic Era
Nancy Pelosi announced she will step down as House Democratic leader, ending her history-making tenure as the first woman to serve as speaker and opening the way for a generational change in her party’s congressional leadership. → Read More
Pelosi Says She’ll Always Have Influence Over House Democrats
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she’ll “always have influence” over Democrats in the US House, while declining to say whether she’ll seek another term later as their top leader. → Read More