Politics

GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer of Kentucky are planning to visit Jan. 6 defendants being held in the Washington, D.C. jail.  A spokesperson for Comer has…

Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday voted against legislation that would permanently classify both fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule 1 drugs that carry the toughest penalties for trafficking and…

Republican Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin let loose on Teamsters president Sean O’Brien during a heated Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Wednesday as the two clashed over O’Brien’s salary compared to that…

The House on Wednesday rejected a resolution from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., requiring the U.S. to remove the roughly 900 service members stationed in Syria that some say are beating back terrorists that could threaten…

House leadership from both parties is demanding answers about the ‘significant data breach’ of DC Health Link resulting in personal information like Social Security numbers of House members and their staff being sold on the…

The Senate voted 81-14 on Wednesday to block the Washington, D.C. city council’s dramatic overhaul of its criminal code that Republicans and many Democrats complained would ease criminal penalties in a city that is already…

School choice legislation passed the Republican-held Arkansas State Legislature on Tuesday afternoon and will head to Gov. Sarah Sanders’ desk for her signature. Senate Bill 294, also known as ‘Arkansas LEARNS’, passed 26-8, marking the…

Republicans in the House of Representatives are set to advance legislation that would ban biological males from competing in women’s sports for the first time. The House Education and Workforce Committee, headed by Chairwoman Rep.…

A Missouri law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws is unconstitutional and void, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Brian Wimes ruled the 2021 law is preempted by the federal government…

Ned Price will step down from his role as a spokesman for the State Department for a new senior position within the department, officials said.  Price had been the face of the State Department since…