Jan 19 Watch 6:51 What Congress is doing as Trump expands presidential power By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura This week marks one year since Donald Trump re-entered the White House, and we'll be delving into various aspects of his presidency. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins begins our coverage by looking at his expansion of presidential power and how it’s… Continue watching
Jan 17 AP analysis shows 10% of U.S. House members have announced they're not running for reelection By Maya Sweedler, Hyojin Yoo, Simran Parwani, Pablo Barria Urenda, Eunice Esomonu, Associated Press Dozens of U.S. House members have announced they are not running for reelection. Some are seeking other offices, while others are retiring after decades of service. Continue reading
Jan 14 GOP senators break with Trump on these 2 points By Lisa Desjardins There's been important pushback from some Republicans in Congress. Their numbers are not large, but the GOP lawmakers who are breaking with the president are doing so, unmistakably, in two key areas. Continue reading
Jan 13 Jack Smith will testify publicly about his Trump investigations By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The former Justice Department special counsel has already testified behind closed doors before the committee. Continue reading
Jan 10 Congress debates possible consequences for ICE and Noem after Renee Good's killing By Matt Brown, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation into Renee Good's shooting death and policy changes over law enforcement raids to the defunding of ICE operations and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, in what is fast becoming an inflection… Continue reading
Jan 09 House easily passes spending package as lawmakers work to avoid another shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills on Thursday that would fund parts of the federal government through September, demonstrating the eagerness of lawmakers to avoid another government shutdown near the end of the month. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: Rep. Steny Hoyer announces retirement in emotional House floor speech By Lisa Mascaro, Brian Witte, Associated Press The longest-serving Democrat in Congress and once a rival to become House speaker announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: House passes bill to extend ACA subsidies after GOP members help force vote By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as renegade GOP lawmakers joined essentially all Democrats in voting… Continue reading
Jan 07 5 things on Congress' agenda right now By Lisa Desjardins We lay out a rough to-do list for members of Congress as they return from holiday break. Continue reading
Jan 06 Rep. Jim Baird expected to make full recovery from car accident, office says By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the congressman's wife was also hospitalized. Continue reading