Republicans choose violence in bonkers day on Capitol Hill
A series of shouting matches and physical altercations show that the party of Trump has abandoned any sense of decorum.
By Jesse Valentine - November 16, 2023A series of shouting matches and physical altercations show that the party of Trump has abandoned any sense of decorum.
By Jesse Valentine - November 16, 2023The California Republican could barely shepherd must-pass legislation through the House or govern his own conference.
By Emily Singer - October 04, 2023The California Republican told his conference that he would not run for the job again.
By Associated Press - October 04, 2023Congress came to agreement on a stopgap funding bill on Saturday, hours before the government was set to run out of money.
By Associated Press - October 02, 2023The Biden administration said if a shutdown occurs, nearly 2,000 projects would experience delays.
By Oliver Willis - September 29, 2023The Senate advanced a bipartisan plan to avert a shutdown, but the House GOP refuses to support it.
By Josh Israel - September 28, 2023The right flank of the House Republican caucus has vowed to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker if he doesn't adhere to its demands.
By Emily Singer - September 21, 2023The two Republican senators oppose even considering legislation to help avert an Oct. 1 shutdown.
By Josh Israel - September 20, 2023The GOP majority has again scrapped plans to vote on must-pass legislation, making another federal government shutdown likely.
By Josh Israel and Emily Singer - September 15, 2023House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
By Josh Israel - September 13, 2023House Republicans’ defense funding bill includes limits on military diversity programs.
By Oliver Willis - September 12, 2023House Speaker Kevin McCarthy vowed on Sept. 2 that he would not launch an impeachment inquiry 'through a declaration by one person.' Now he has done just that.
By Emily Singer - September 12, 2023The right wing would prefer another shutdown to a stopgap extension of government funding.
By Josh Israel - August 23, 2023Pennsylvania’s eight Republican representatives have filed more than 100 bills, but few would address the campaign priorities the party promised it would tackle.
By Josh Israel - August 22, 2023The Department of Labor reported earlier this month that inflation growth decreased in June to the lowest level since 2021.
By Oliver Willis - July 27, 2023Republicans are demanding deep spending cuts, including billions in cuts to food stamps.
By Emily Singer - July 26, 2023House Democrats said they will introduce a resolution to censure the New York Republican, who was caught telling numerous lies about his background and work history.
By Emily Singer - July 18, 2023House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says far-right extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘is one of the best members we have.’
By Josh Israel - July 12, 2023Trump will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Miami on dozens of counts of improperly handling classified documents and obstruction of justice.
By Emily Singer - June 13, 2023GOP lawmakers are already attacking the Justice Department before seeing the charges and evidence against the former president.
By Josh Israel - June 09, 2023The GOP leadership canceled this week's votes after members of their own caucus refused to schedule four bills for a vote.
By Josh Israel - June 08, 2023The bipartisan compromise between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed with only 17 Republicans voting yes.
By Josh Israel - June 02, 2023The bill now moves to the Senate, where speedy action will be required before a potential U.S. default.
By Josh Israel - June 01, 2023The House speaker said President Biden 'walled off' potential cuts to the programs during debt ceiling negotiations.
By Emily Singer - June 01, 2023A default by the U.S. government on its debts could affect 6 million jobs and trigger global economic chaos, but President Joe Biden has struck a compromise with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to prevent that.
By Oliver Willis - May 31, 2023But so far zero have joined the Democrats' effort to make that happen.
By Josh Israel - May 25, 2023The California Republican blamed Democrats for two bills he helped pass as House majority leader.
By Josh Israel - May 23, 2023Several people have stepped forward to discredit a New York Post story that Republicans claimed was evidence that Biden's policies were bad for veterans.
By Oliver Willis - May 19, 2023A federal grand jury indicted Santos on 13 criminal charges on May 10.
By Josh Israel - May 18, 2023The debt ceiling bill Republicans passed would result in a 22% funding cut across the board — without any carve-out for veterans programs.
By Emily Singer and Josh Israel - May 02, 2023