Politics Feb 22 Speaker McCarthy grants Tucker Carlson access to Jan. 6 surveillance footage A hard-right political commentator, Carlson says his team is spending the week at the Capitol poring through the video and preparing to reveal their findings. But granting such high-profile access to sensitive security details to such a deeply partisan figure…
Politics Feb 17 Colleagues praise Fetterman for seeking depression treatment The office of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says he has checked himself into the hospital for clinical depression. His public struggle is extraordinary in a building where few talk about their own mental health, but his colleagues have been supportive.
Politics Feb 09 20 years after the conflict, Senate to vote on repeal of Iraq war authorizations The Iraq vote is being sought by a bipartisan group of senators who want to reclaim congressional powers over U.S. military strikes and deployments.
Politics Feb 08 In new role as labor committee chair, Bernie Sanders says corporations ‘should be nervous’ As the new chairman of the Senate committee that oversees health and labor issues, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says some corporations "should be nervous."…
Politics Jan 11 House Republicans use new majority to approve anti-abortion measures Neither is expected to pass the Democratic-led Senate, but Republicans said they were making good on promises to address the issue along with other legislative priorities in the first days in power.
Politics Jan 06 On 2nd anniversary of Capitol attack, speaker gridlock paralyzes House again Washington has one specialty that has long endured — memorializing and coming together over a national trauma.
Politics Jan 03 WATCH: McConnell celebrates milestone as longest serving Senate party leader Democrats are again claiming the Senate majority, but much of the chamber’s focus is on the top Republican as Mitch McConnell becomes the longest serving Senate leader in history.
Politics Jan 02 Jan. 6 panel shutting down after concluding 18-month investigation The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection and having sent its work to the Justice Department along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President Donald Trump.
Politics Dec 29 Jan. 6 committee drops Donald Trump subpoena as it wraps up work The House Jan. 6 committee has dropped its subpoena against former President Donald Trump as it wraps up work and prepares to dissolve next week.
Politics Dec 28 Rep. Jamie Raskin says he’s been diagnosed with lymphoma The Maryland congressman said Wednesday that he has a “serious but curable form of cancer” and he is beginning several months of treatment.