The National Republican Congressional Committee expanded its list of Democratic lawmakers who are expected to vacate their seats next year, for a total of 40 Democrats likely to call it quits in Congress. The NRCC, which is the House Republican campaig…
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Louie Gohmert announces bid for Texas attorney general
Rep. Louie Gohmert will retire from Congress to run for Texas attorney general, he announced Monday night. The Texas Republican officially said he would run for the office on Newsmax TV’s “Stinchfield” show. Mr. Gohmert had said last …
Lauren Boebert’s bill would block federal payouts to illegal immigrants separated under Trump
Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, introduced legislation Monday morning that would prohibit settlement payments to illegal aliens of any amount as part of litigation filed by criminals suing the federal government. Titled “We’re Not Paying You …
House Dems celebrate Biden welfare bill’s passage
House Democrats celebrated the passage Friday of President Biden’s massive social welfare and climate bill, brushing aside threats that vulnerable members will be hammered over the vote by Republicans in next year’s midterm elections. Rep. Josh G…
Speaker Pelosi dodges retirement question again
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused on Friday to say if she plans to run for reelection, or would make her plans known upon the possible final passage of President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar spending package. “I’m not here to t…
Lawmakers clash over Treasury nominee’s Soviet background, anti-fossil fuel positions
Fireworks erupted on the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday over President Biden’s nominee to lead a top regulatory post in the Treasury Department, with Republicans challenging her worldview as a native of the Soviet Union and Democrats accusi…
Boebert’s comments on Gosar censure spark Democrats’ clapback
Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, has stirred up Democratic lawmakers whom she targeted in remarks on the House floor during the debate over the censure of Rep. Paul Gosar, Arizona Republican. Republicans and Democrats took to the House floor W…
House Democrats censure GOP’s Paul Gosar, strip lawmaker of committees
The House on Wednesday censured Rep. Paul Gosar and stripped him of his committee posts because of an animated video he posted online depicting a sword-fighting death of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Democrats approved the punishments in a near party-…
House Democrats ready to censure GOP’s Paul Gosar, strip him of committee posts
House lawmakers on Wednesday will vote on a resolution that would censure Rep. Paul Gosar and remove him from his committee posts because of an animated video he posted online. The video included a giant warrior with the face of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-…
House GOP eyes future probes of Afghan pullout, Hunter Biden, Fauci, DOJ-White House collusion
House Republicans, who are increasingly confident they will take back the majority next year, say they will launch tough oversight investigations of the Biden administration and hold accountable Democratic lawmakers who abused majority rule against GOP…