Jun 22 Rep. George Santos’ relatives signed his bail bond to keep him out of jail while awaiting trial By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The documents revealed that the Republican's congressman's father, Gercino dos Santos Jr., and an aunt, Elma Preven, co-signed the $500,000 bond that enabled his pretrial release as he awaits trial on federal charges. Continue reading
Jun 01 WATCH: Senate approves bipartisan debt ceiling bill By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 10 Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to charges alleging fraud, theft during political campaign By Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press U.S. Rep. George Santos, infamous for fabricating his life story, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he duped donors, stole from his campaign and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while cheating to collect unemployment benefits he didn't… Continue reading
Apr 26 McCarthy works to unite House GOP on debt ceiling bill in late-night changes By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press House Republicans have made post-midnight changes to their sweeping debt ceiling package to win over holdouts. Continue reading
Apr 20 WATCH: House votes on anti-trans school sports bill By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Republican-led House has passed a bill that would bar federally supported schools and colleges from allowing transgender athletes whose biological sex assigned at birth was male from competing on girls or women's sports teams. Continue reading
Apr 19 House passes bill to overturn D.C. police accountability law By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press It's the third time this year that House Republicans have sought to overturn local D.C. legislation, claiming officials have been soft on crime in the midst of a multi-year spike. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 5:06 Congress remains far from an agreement as debt ceiling crisis looms By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins Tuesday is Tax Day, but we're still waiting to see how long the country has before it defaults on its own bills, more than $31 trillion worth. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins has the latest on how lawmakers plan on avoiding… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 10:33 Kamala Harris meets with Tennessee Democrats expelled from state House by GOP lawmakers By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens It was a chaotic scene at the Tennessee Capitol Thursday as two Black members of the state House of Representatives were kicked out of office by the Republican supermajority. In response, Vice President Harris traveled to Nashville to meet with… Continue watching
Mar 29 WATCH: House hearing examines U.S. assistance to Ukraine amid Russian invasion By Julie Pace, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The U.S. military “has a long ways to go” to beef up its munitions stockpiles and ensure the country is ready for any large-scale war, the top U.S. military officer told Congress on Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 5:00 A look at competitive House seats as 2024 campaign takes shape By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman As the potential 2024 presidential matchups gain attention, the battle lines for the House of Representatives are also emerging. Both the Republican and Democratic campaign organizations are figuring out their vulnerabilities and potential districts to win back. Amy Walter of… Continue watching