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House Oversight Chair Questions $1.3 Million in Payments to Hunter Biden and Relatives
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said he had national security concerns about the payments to the president’s son, brother and daughter-in-law.
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Longtime Lawmaker John Olver of Mass. Dies at 86
Former U.S. Rep. John Olver, a Democrat who represented western Massachusetts communities for more than two decades in Congress, has died. He was 86. Olver served in both the Massachusetts House and Senate before winning a 1991 special election for the Congressional seat left vacant by a death in the office of Republican Rep. Silvio O. Conte. Olver would hold…
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No Dad Jokes Here: Newly Launched Congressional Dads Caucus to Focus on Policies for Working Families
A group of House Democrats announced Thursday they were forming the Congressional Dads Caucus to focus on family issues.
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Congressman Wears Baby in Carrier During House Speaker Votes: ‘Guys Need to Do Our Part'
Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) took care of his 4-month old son during the hours-long process on Capitol Hill.
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Biden on Speaker Votes: ‘It's Embarrassing For the Country'
President Joe Biden shared his thoughts on the House of Representatives inability to select a Speaker, saying “to be able to have a Congress that can’t function is embarrassing.”
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NY Rep.-Elect George Santos Admits Lies, Says, ‘We Do Stupid Things in Life'
The Nassau County GOP is expected to release a statement Tuesday on the controversy surrounding Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., who admitted a day ago that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for a seat in the U.S. House.
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Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin Dies at 61 After Cancer Battle
McEachin, a Democrat who represented a district stretching from Richmond to the North Carolina line, was first elected to Congress in 2016.
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Rep. Katherine Clark Aims to Be House Dem Whip
Clark, D-Mass., currently assistant speaker of the House, is hoping to be minority whip.
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Maxwell Frost Becomes First Gen Z Person Elected to Congress
The 25-year-old won the election for Florida’s 10th Congressional District seat in the House.
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House Passes Compromise Gun Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate’s Gun Safety Bill on Friday. The bill will next head to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
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Democrats, Republicans Fight to a Redistricting Stalemate
The once-a-decade congressional redistricting cycle is ending in a draw. That means Republicans will maintain a modest advantage in the battle for control of the House of Representatives in the coming decade. They can win a majority of House seats with just under a majority of the national vote. Democrats will normally need to win just above half of the...
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House Votes to Let Aides Unionize, Bargain Collectively
The House approved a resolution Tuesday that will pave the way for letting congressional staff join a union and engage in collective bargaining, a move that proponents say would enhance the ability of aides from low- and middle-income families to make ends meet in a region with steep housing costs.
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House Panels Probe Gov't Use of Facial Recognition Software
Two House committees have launched an investigation into the government’s use of facial recognition software.
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House Prepares Short-Term Bill Keeping Government Open
A top Democrat has unveiled compromise legislation that would keep the government functioning through March 11 and avert a federal shutdown later this month.