Oct 10 Congress approves massive water-projects bill By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Lawmakers from both parties hailed the measure, which they said will create jobs and help communities across the country fix irrigation systems, maintain dams and reduce flooding. Continue reading
Oct 05 Indictment of GOP incumbent puts California House race into play By Julie Watson, Associated Press Duncan Hunter, R-California, has been indicted for alleged misuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds. Continue reading
Sep 15 The latest roadblock to Trump's plan to put drug prices in ads: House Republicans By Nicholas Florko, STAT President Trump’s splashiest idea for lowering the cost of prescription drug prices was to force pharmaceutical companies to include the prices of their products in TV and other advertisements. Continue reading
Sep 13 Lawmakers want to know how 'deepfake' videos of real people could threaten national security By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press The rising capabilities of the technology are fueling concerns it could be used to make a bogus video, for example, of an American politician accepting a bribe or of a U.S. or an adversarial foreign leader warning of an impending… Continue reading
Sep 13 Congress moving ahead on spending to avert shutdown By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Congress is moving to avert a legislative disaster that could lead to a partial government shutdown just weeks before the November midterm elections. Continue reading
Sep 10 Ron DeSantis, Florida GOP nominee for governor, resigns from Congress By Associated Press DeSantis sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday announcing his immediate resignation. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 6:41 Twitter and Facebook face lawmaker concerns over policing their platforms Twitter and Facebook, the world's largest social media giants, told the senators investigating Russia's tactics during the U.S. elections that they had improved their defenses, but some still lawmakers believe the companies need regulation. Meanwhile, the question of whether social… Continue watching
Sep 03 Congress must consider Kavanaugh nomination, pay the bills By Kevin Freking, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Other items on the agenda when Congress returns Tuesday: passing a farm bill, renewing federal aviation programs, and grilling social media executives about foreign interference in their operations and whether they are biased against conservatives, as President Donald Trump has… Continue reading
Aug 28 Support builds for plan to rename Senate building for John McCain By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A proposal to rename the Russell Senate Office building after Arizona Sen. John McCain appears to be gaining bipartisan support, but success is far from assured. Continue reading
Aug 08 Rashida Tlaib wins John Conyers' seat, likely to become first Muslim woman to join Congress By Corey Williams, Associated Press No Republicans or third-party candidates ran in Tuesday's District 13 primary race, meaning Tlaib is set to win the seat in November's election and begin serving a full two-year term in January. Continue reading