Nov 29 Watch 7:04 Rep. Swalwell on how House Democrats intend to block Trump’s ‘worst instincts’ In the wake of Michael Cohen’s admission that he lied to Congress about his interactions with Russia, Judy Woodruff talks to Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., for his reaction and how he hopes the incoming House Democratic majority will help “fill… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 7:08 Tamara Keith and Stuart Rothenberg on election process vs. outcome The initial despondency of Democrats on election night receded once the full scope of their House victory became clear -- although disappointments remained. In Politics Monday, NPR’s Tamara Keith and Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections join John Yang to discuss… Continue watching
Nov 09 Meet some of the newest members of the 116th Congress By Tess Conciatori At least 88 new House members will join Congress next year. Here are profiles on several freshmen lawmakers headed to Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Nov 08 Democrats could use House majority to subpoena Trump’s financial records By Tami Abdollah, Stephen Braun, Associated Press Democrats could dig into the president's business dealings, including foreign government spending at Trump properties and spending by Trump's charitable foundation. Continue reading
Nov 07 Trump backs Pelosi, who says as House speaker she would ‘show the power of the gavel’ By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press “People will see a Congress that is very different than we have now,” U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said. Continue reading
Nov 07 Dems take back House, but GOP retains Senate, setting up divided Congress By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Democrats picked up the 23 seats they would need to take from the GOP, but lost in many of the key Senate races. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 9:30 Two tight races in New Jersey could help Democrats flip the House By Jeff Greenfield, Laura Fong, Pavni Mittal Five of New Jersey’s 12 House seats are held by Republicans. This election, two of those seats -- the 7th and the 11th congressional districts -- are key targets by Democrats who hope to flip the House in their favor. Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 4:12 This Minnesota district is one that could decide control of Congress This year Minnesota is home to the only two Democratic-held House seats that are rated a toss-up. Republican Jim Hagedorn and Democrat Dan Feehan are competing in a district that's voted for both parties, and where issues of health care… Continue watching
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
Aug 07 Live Michigan primary election results: Democrat Gretchen Whitmer wins nomination for governor By Associated Press Watch this map for live results. Continue reading