Politics Jan 31 Rep. Santos temporarily steps down from 2 committees amid ethics issues Santos has faced numerous calls for his resignation and is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family background.
Politics Jan 24 WATCH: McCarthy says he’ll block Schiff, Swalwell from House intelligence committee Speaker Kevin McCarthy is reiterating that he will block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of California from serving on the House committee that oversees national intelligence.
Politics Jan 04 Who are the House Republicans voting against Kevin McCarthy for speaker? The Republicans opposing Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid to become the next House speaker generally have made their mark as part of the GOP's ultra conservative wing.
Politics Jan 03 WATCH: House adjourns on the 2nd day of voting after McCarthy falls short of majority House Republicans plowed through the second day of the new Congress, with no clear off-ramp from their political chaos over electing leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker.
Politics Jan 03 Kevin McCarthy fails in 2 votes for House speaker, pledges to keep fighting Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed in two rounds of voting to become House speaker Tuesday, a historic defeat with no clear way out as House Republicans dug in for a long, messy start for the new Congress.
Politics Dec 23 House passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill with Ukraine aid A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House on Friday as lawmakers race to finish their work for the year and avoid a partial government shutdown.
Politics Dec 22 Senate passes $1.7 trillion spending bill to finance government, aid Ukraine The Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies through September and provides another large round of aid to Ukraine one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's dramatic address to a joint meeting of Congress.
Politics Dec 16 Biden signs bill to keep government open through Dec. 23 President Joe Biden has signed legislation to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for the holidays and a new Congress is sworn in.
Politics Dec 15 Senate passes defense spending bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense has passed the Senate and now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
Politics Dec 14 Lawmakers in Congress reach agreement to avert government shutdown Lawmakers leading the negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government for the current fiscal year say they've reached agreement on a "framework" that should allow them to complete work on the bill over the next week and avoid…