Politics Jul 12 WATCH: FBI Director Chris Wray defends the ‘real FBI’ against criticism from House Republicans Republicans are prepared to aggressively question the director on several fronts, including the recent indictment of former President Donald Trump.
Politics Jul 08 What to know as GOP leaders gear up to investigate the Hunter Biden case The Republican chairmen of three key House committees are joining forces to probe the Justice Department’s handling of charges against Hunter Biden after making sweeping claims about misconduct at the agency.
Politics Jun 25 House GOP begins push for new restrictions on abortion access in post-Roe era In a flurry of little-noticed legislative action, Republican lawmakers are pushing abortion policy changes, trying to build on the work of activists whose strategy successfully elevated their fight to the nation's highest court.
Politics Jun 23 GOP releases testimony alleging DOJ interference in Hunter Biden tax case House Republicans released testimony Thursday from two IRS whistleblowers who allege that the Justice Department interfered with their yearslong investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter — a charge the department swiftly denied.
Politics Jun 10 Trump allies in Congress leap to defend former president after federal indictment Former President Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified documents is set to play out in a federal court in Florida. But in the halls of Congress, Republicans have been preparing for months to wage an aggressive counteroffensive against…
Politics Jun 07 What you need to know about the Republican-FBI clash over a Biden-related document The yearslong feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor as lawmakers prepare a resolution to hold bureau director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress.
Politics Jun 03 Many Democratic lawmakers frustrated by debt deal’s work requirements for food aid Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal, fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel in the years ahead.
Politics Jun 01 Senate votes to avoid a default, sends debt ceiling bill to Biden The compromise package negotiated between Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy leaves neither Republicans nor Democrats fully pleased with the outcome.
Politics Jun 01 WATCH: Senate approves bipartisan debt ceiling bill The result, after weeks of hard-fought budget negotiations, shelves the volatile debt ceiling issue that risked upending the U.S. and global economy until 2025 after the next presidential election.
Politics May 31 House approves debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends deal to Senate Despite deep disappointment from hard-right Republicans that budget cuts don't go far enough, it was approved on a bipartisan House vote with Democrats. The Senate is expected to act quickly by the end of the week.