Pelosi hospitalized in Luxembourg after sustaining injury
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was hospitalized for evaluation in Luxembourg after sustaining an injury during a trip with a congressional delegation, her spokesperson said Friday. It remains...
View ArticleRaskin demands FBI vetting of Trump nominees, details on Epshteyn
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Friday made a series of demands of the Trump transition team, asking for assurances President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees will undergo FBI vetting while also requesting...
View ArticleTrump team rejects Bragg's 'Dark Dream Scenario' for hush money case
President-elect Trump’s attorneys on Friday condemned Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) suggested alternatives to dismissing Trump’s hush money criminal conviction, going as far to call...
View ArticleTwo states sue Glock over add-on allowing machine gun-like firing
(The Hill) – Officials in New Jersey and Minnesota filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock Thursday, demanding the company suspend its sale of weapons that can be easily converted with a switch...
View ArticleTrump says GOP will push to eliminate daylight saving time
(The Hill) – President-elect Trump on Friday said Republicans would push to eliminate daylight saving time, calling it "inconvenient" and "costly." "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to...
View ArticleWarren on RFK Jr. pick: 'Say goodbye to your smile and say hello to polio'
(The Hill) – Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sounded the alarm over anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect's Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services...
View ArticleTexas AG sues New York doctor for providing abortion pills across state lines
(The Hill) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor alleging she violated state law by prescribing abortion medication to Texans via telehealth appointments. Both...
View ArticleLawmakers tell Apple, Google to prepare for TikTok ban
(The Hill) — The top lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) told Apple and Google on Friday to prepare to remove TikTok from their app stores, as a potential ban...
View Article5 ways congressional investigations could change in the next Congress and beyond
The future of congressional investigations could be defined by Republican eagerness to probe private industry and less willingness to defer to the Justice Department, experts say. House Republicans...
View ArticleMomentum builds around Social Security reforms ahead of Senate vote
Momentum is building around legislation that could mean higher Social Security benefits for some Americans as Senate leadership tees up a vote for next week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer...
View ArticlePelosi 'on the mend' after hip replacement surgery in Germany
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who was hospitalized during a trip to Luxembourg, underwent hip surgery early Saturday, according to a spokesperson. “Earlier this morning, Speaker...
View ArticleMcConnell blasts ‘effort to undermine’ polio vaccine linked to RFK Jr.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Friday blasted “specious disinformation that threatens the advance of lifesaving medical progress” after The New York Times reported that a lawyer...
View ArticleTrump leans on czars for key policy areas
President-elect Trump is signaling he plans to lean on appointed czars to carry out his plans in key policy areas, specifically when it comes to immigration and energy production, centralizing power...
View ArticleDemocrats recalibrate their resistance to Trump
Democrats are not planning an all-hands resistance to President-elect Trump. At least not in 2016 style, when lawmakers, activists, volunteers and millions of angry voters mounted a party-wide effort...
View ArticleTrump leans on extended family for key White House roles
President-elect Trump’s extended family will fill his inner circle during his second term while his immediate family members step back from formal roles, a change in dynamics from his first...
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5 Senate Republicans who could face primaries in 2026
Republican senators are gearing up for the possibility of primary challenges ahead of the 2026 midterms as they seek to navigate the new political environment of a second Trump administration....
View ArticleLawmakers struggle to reach deal to avert government shutdown
Congressional negotiators are struggling to reach a deal to keep the government's lights on past Dec. 20. Text of a continuing resolution (CR) for a government funding package was expected Sunday...
View ArticleYouth movement among House Democrats is overrated
The youth movement among House Democrats? Don't believe the hype. Even as a few Democratic committee heads are being pushed aside for younger replacements, the party is elevating some of its most...
View ArticleSpeaker Johnson faces 'complicated' decision on crucial Rules Committee chair
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is barreling into a tricky — yet critical — decision over whom to appoint as the next chair of the House Rules Committee, a post that will set the tone for legislating and...
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Trump girds for battle with Democrats, Supreme Court over birthright citizenship
(The Hill) - President-elect Trump, Democratic lawmakers and the Supreme Court are on a collision course over restricting birthright citizenship, which Trump has identified as a top priority for his...
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